2012 Washington Referendum 74

Referendum Measure No. 74

November 6, 2012

Same-Sex Marriage
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,659,915 53.70%
No 1,431,285 46.30%
Valid votes 3,091,200 97.42%
Invalid or blank votes 81,730 2.58%
Total votes 3,172,930 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 3,905,140 81.25%

Source: General Election Results - Wash. Secretary of State
Results by county. Size shows total votes cast, Approved is green, Rejected is orange

Referendum 74 (R-74 or Ref 74) was a Washington state referendum to approve or reject the February 2012 bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.[1] On June 12, 2012, state officials announced that enough signatures in favor of the referendum had been submitted and scheduled the referendum to appear on the ballot in the November 6 general election.[2] The law was upheld by voters in the November 6, 2012 election by a final margin of 7.4% (53.7% approve, 46.3% reject) and the result was certified on December 5.[3]

  1. ^ "Proposed Referendum Measures—2012". Washington State Secretary of State. February 13, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Anti-gay-marriage measure qualifies for Wash. state ballot". USA Today. June 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  3. ^ Official Press Release (December 5, 2012). "Gov. Gregoire and Secretary Reed certify Referendum 74". Governor of Washington. Archived from the original on January 8, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

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