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Special Report · Results

2026 Ballot Measures: Election Night Results

What voters decided on Nov. 3, what is still being counted, and what changes next.

Special Report · By Buddy Sox · 4 Nov 2026 · 6 min read

Results as of

Nov. 4

Unofficial, early Wednesday

6

measures passed, of the 11 in our guide

1

failed: Missouri Amendment 3

4

not yet called, in Colorado and Washington

At a glance

Results at a glance

As of early Wednesday, Nov. 4, voters approved restrictions on transgender students in Arizona and Nebraska, rejected Missouri's combined abortion and gender-care amendment, and approved LGBTQ+ protections in Vermont and Virginia. Colorado's two trans-youth measures and Washington's two initiatives are not yet called.

Voters split: every sports measure passed or is leading, while marriage equality and equal protection won easily and Missouri's constitutional care ban failed. This follows our 2026 Voter's Guide, which explains what each measure does.

Read this first

All figures are unofficial and will change as counting continues, especially in all-mail Colorado and Washington. No result is final until each state certifies its canvass. This page reports results. It does not take sides.

Sex work

Colorado's Prop 133 passed

Just under 62% voted yes, and the Associated Press called it shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to Colorado Newsline.

Trafficking a child for sexual servitude becomes a class 1 felony with mandatory life without parole, replacing the current range of 8 to 48 years, and the crime now covers buying sex from a minor. Victim-service groups had warned that coerced victims could be exposed. The existing affirmative defense for coerced victims remains.

Adult sex work laws are unchanged. No measure on this year's ballot decriminalized, legalized or newly penalized adult sex work.

State by state

Every result, and what changes

Listed by state, with the latest unofficial yes share and who called it. Figures are as of early Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Arizona

Proposition 318: Passed

57.3% yes (981,777 votes) to 42.7% no in unofficial results from the Arizona Secretary of State. NBC News projected approval.

What changes: Schools and athletic associations must restrict restrooms, locker rooms and teams by the sex on a person's original birth certificate, starting Jan. 1, 2027. Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed similar bills from 2023 to 2025. As a voter-approved measure, it is now largely protected from legislative repeal, as KJZZ reported.

Colorado

Proposition 133: Passed

Just under 62% yes. Called by the Associated Press.

What changes: Life without parole for child sex trafficking, which now includes buying sex from a minor. Adult sex work laws are unchanged.

Colorado

Proposition 134: Leading, not called

52.2% yes to 47.8% no at midnight with about 73% counted. The Colorado Sun rated it too close to call.

If it holds: K-12 and college athletes at state-funded schools must play on teams matching biological sex starting Jan. 1, 2027, enforced in public schools by the Colorado Department of Education (Chalkbeat).

Colorado

Proposition 135: Leading, not called

51.5% yes to 48.5% no at 11:30 p.m., too close to call (Colorado Sun).

If it holds: Gender-transition surgeries for minors, and public funding for them, are banned. Hormones, puberty blockers and counseling are not affected (CPR).

Massachusetts

Question 1: Passed

Called by WBUR. The vote share was not reported.

What changes: The Legislature and the Governor's office lose their exemption from the state public records law in January 2027. More in the records section below.

Missouri

Amendment 3: Failed

About 55% no in preliminary results. The AP called the defeat (The Beacon, NPR).

What it means: The 2024 abortion-rights amendment stays. The minors' gender-care ban is not added to the constitution, but the 2023 statutory ban remains in force, with a sunset in 2027 (KY3).

Nebraska

Initiative 442: Passed

67.8% yes, per the MultiState results tracker.

What changes: Sex-based team designations and the bar on male students in female sports move from the 2025 statute into the state constitution, making them much harder to challenge or repeal.

Vermont

Proposal 4: Passed

79.1% yes (NBC News, Gayety).

What changes: Vermont's constitution now bars the state from denying equal treatment based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, along with race, sex, religion, disability and other traits. Federal law is unaffected.

Virginia

Question 2: Passed

57.3% yes with about 97% of expected votes in. The AP projected approval (NBC News, WSET).

What changes: The 2006 same-sex marriage ban is removed. The constitution now affirms that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender or race and requires equal treatment of valid marriages. Virginia becomes the fifth state to repeal such a ban and the first in the South to enshrine marriage equality (The 19th, 13News Now).

Washington

Initiative IL26-638: Leading, not called

56.8% yes (1,119,192 votes) to 43.2% no on Tuesday night (FOX 13). Mail ballots are still being counted, and the next update is due Wednesday afternoon (Axios Seattle).

If it holds: Trans girls are barred from girls' K-12 sports, and every girl on a girls' team must submit a provider statement verifying sex.

Washington

Initiative IL26-001: Trailing, not called

47.3% yes to 52.7% no on Tuesday night (FOX 13).

If it fails: The Legislature's 2025 version of the parental-rights law, with its safety carve-outs for at-risk students, stays in place.

Speech and records

One records win, no censorship vote

No statewide measure directly on speech or censorship was on the ballot. The closest was Massachusetts Question 1, on the public's right to government records.

Massachusetts voters ended the Legislature's and Governor's exemption from the public records law.

It takes effect in January 2027, according to WBUR. Contracts, spending records and settlement agreements become requestable. Lawmakers' communications with constituents and lobbyists stay exempt. Legislative leaders have raised separation-of-powers objections and are pursuing a narrower framework, so expect a fight over implementation.

What's next

Six things to watch

Colorado calls

Props 134 and 135 both lead by about 3 to 4 points. Watch for AP calls as the remaining mail ballots are counted.

Washington count

IL26-638 and IL26-001: the next ballot drop is Wednesday afternoon, and vote-by-mail counts can shift for days.

A legal challenge

Opponents of IL26-638 said before the vote they were preparing legal arguments if it passed (The 19th).

Missouri 2027 sunset

The statutory ban on minors' gender-transition care expires in 2027 unless the Legislature renews it.

Effective dates

Arizona Prop 318 and Colorado Prop 134, if it passes, take effect Jan. 1, 2027. Massachusetts Question 1 takes effect in January 2027.

Certification

All results are unofficial until each state certifies its canvass.

The record

Sources

  1. Unofficial results (Arizona Secretary of State)

  2. Arizona ballot measures (NBC News)

  3. Prop 318 early results (KJZZ)

  4. Prop 134 (Colorado Sun)

  5. Prop 135 (Colorado Sun)

  6. Props 133–135 (Colorado Newsline)

  7. Prop 134 (Chalkbeat Colorado)

  8. Props 134 and 135 (CPR)

  9. Missouri Amendment 3 (The Beacon)

  10. Missouri Amendment 3 (NPR)

  11. Missouri Amendment 3 (KY3)

  12. Nebraska results (MultiState)

  13. 2026 ballot measure results (NBC News)

  14. Vermont Proposal 4 (Gayety)

  15. Virginia ballot measures (NBC News)

  16. Virginia marriage amendment (WSET)

  17. Virginia marriage result (The 19th)

  18. Virginia marriage result (13News Now)

  19. Washington initiatives (FOX 13 Seattle)

  20. I-638 (Axios Seattle)

  21. Trans athletes and ballot measures (The 19th)

  22. Massachusetts Question 1 results (WBUR)

In this report

Journalism, not legal advice. Results are unofficial until each state certifies.

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