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Which state ballot measures had the widest vote margins in California?
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Question: Which state ballot measures had the widest vote margins in California?
Answer: The 10 statewide ballot measures in California between 1910 and 2022 with the widest vote margins saw at least a 71% difference in vote share for the winning and losing sides. The ballot measure with the widest margin during that period was Proposition 12 in 1972, which was approved with a vote margin of 89.73% approving to 10.27% rejecting. The margin in absolute votes was 6,288,157. The following table shows the vote margins for the widest 10 ballot measure elections in California:[1]
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