Ballot measure campaign finance, 2022
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For elections in 2022, 140 statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in 38 states. Ballotpedia identified $1.10 billion in contributions to support or oppose statewide measures on ballots in 2022.
In 2020, for comparison, $1.24 billion was raised through December 31, 2020, to support or oppose 129 statewide ballot measures.
Overview
Comparison to prior years
The following graph shows the total contributions to state ballot measure committees in 2018, 2020, and 2022. California, as the state with the most committee contributions, is highlighted.
States with most contributions
The following five states had the most ballot measure campaign contributions:
State | Measures | Contributions |
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California | 7 | $724,847,875 |
Michigan | 3 | $102,391,250 |
Massachusetts | 4 | $71,457,334 |
Colorado | 11 | $45,640,682 |
Nevada | 3 | $25,443,272 |
Measures with most contributions
The campaigns surrounding the following 10 ballot measures had received the most contributions:
2022 ballot measure contributions
The following tables list statewide measures on ballots in 2022, support and opposition contributions for each measure, and the outcome of each measure.
Citizen-initiated ballot measures
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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