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Ballot measure campaign finance, 2016
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In 2016, 162 statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in 35 states. Of these measures, 76 were put on the ballot by citizens through signature petitions, rather than by state legislatures. Eight measures were on pre-November elections, leaving 154 measures for statewide ballots in November.
- Note: 165 measures had qualified for the ballot. The Arkansas Supreme Court, however, removed two certified measures from the ballot on October 13, 2016, and another on October 27, reducing to 162 the number of measures voters considered.
For election results for all statewide ballot measures, click here.
Ballotpedia identified $886.2 million in contributions to support or oppose statewide measures on ballots in 2016.
In 2014, for comparison, $467 million was raised through to support or oppose 158 statewide ballot measures across 42 states.
Overview
Ballot measure contributions, 2016-2024
The following graph shows the total contributions to state ballot measure committees in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024. California, as the state that often has the most committee contributions, is highlighted.
States with most contributions
For 2016, the following 10 states had the most ballot measure campaign contributions:
State | Measures | Contributions |
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California | 18 | $480,225,990 |
Colorado | 9 | $61,176,834 |
Massachusetts | 4 | $60,615,255 |
Oregon | 4 | $55,021,968 |
Nevada | 4 | $39,292,624 |
Missouri | 2 | $27,101,155 |
New Jersey | 2 | $25,101,545 |
Arizona | 4 | $23,268,432 |
Oklahoma | 7 | $22,695,334 |
Maine | 6 | $20,791,871 |
Measures with most contributions
For 2016, campaigns surrounding the following 10 ballot measures had received the most contributions:
Measure | Support | Opposition | Total | Outcome |
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California Proposition 61 | $19,302,196.55 | $109,106,160.61 | $128,408,357.16 | ![]() |
California Proposition 56 | $34,507,787.21 | $70,978,345.45 | $105,486,132.66 | ![]() |
California Proposition 52 | $60,282,906.94 | $11,563,131.05 | $71,846,037.99 | ![]() |
California Proposition 55 | $59,420,917.59 | $3,000.00 | $59,423,917.59 | ![]() |
Oregon Measure 97 | $18,789,009.33 | $28,132,809.64 | $46,921,818.97 | ![]() |
Massachusetts Question 2 | $25,791,310.35 | $17,228,189.61 | $43,019,499.96 | ![]() |
Florida Amendment 1 | $25,944,125.13 | $2,294,938.87 | $28,239,064.00 | ![]() |
California Proposition 64 | $26,550,422.44 | $1,152,623.80 | $27,703,046.24 | ![]() |
California Proposition 53 | $5,039,605.42 | $22,332,198.67 | $27,371,804.09 | ![]() |
Nevada Question 1 | $19,847,006.84 | $6,656,042.51 | $26,503,049.35 | ![]() |
2016 ballot measure contributions
The following tables list statewide measures on ballots in 2016, support and opposition contributions for each measure, and the outcome of each measure. The charts and separated by citizen-initiated measures and referred ballot measures.
Citizen-initiated ballot measures
The following table lists citizen-initiated ballot measures that were placed on the ballot through a signature drive. The following table lists citizen-initiated ballot measures, including veto referendums, that were placed on the ballot through a signature drive.
Referred ballot measures
The following table lists referred ballot measures. Legislatures voted to place these measures on the ballot, or the measures, such as constitutional convention questions, were put on the ballot through an automatic legal process.
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