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California Prop 42

Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes And Certain Retroactive State Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.. 2026 results by county, from California's official results file: Yes 51.3%, No 48.7% statewide.

Statewide

Prohibits any new state tax (1) imposed on the ownership of personal property (all things people own other than real estate), or (2) that applies retroactively based on taxpayer’s past activities. Nullifies taxes enacted after January 1, 2026 that conflict with this measure.

A yes vote
The state could not establish new taxes on the ownership of financial assets or other personal property.
A no vote
The state would continue to have the option to establish new taxes on the ownership of financial assets or other personal property.
Yes 51.3% No 48.7%

6,491,507 yes and 6,163,388 no.

Official Voter Information Guide

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By county

58 counties: Yes has the most votes in 44, No has the most votes in 14. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyYesNoVotes
Alameda County39.1%60.9%544,678
Alpine County51.1%48.9%587
Amador County72.2%27.8%18,426
Butte County59.7%40.3%76,226
Calaveras County72.1%27.9%21,173
Colusa County66.3%33.7%5,833
Contra Costa County49.4%50.6%432,365
Del Norte County62.7%37.3%8,039
El Dorado County67.8%32.2%91,970
Fresno County57.0%43.0%247,750
Glenn County72.6%27.4%8,488
Humboldt County41.3%58.7%44,583
Imperial County58.8%41.2%40,053
Inyo County58.2%41.8%7,299
Kern County59.7%40.3%227,382
Kings County64.9%35.1%34,160
Lake County58.3%41.7%14,290
Lassen County79.0%21.0%8,802
Los Angeles County44.7%55.3%3,039,093
Madera County63.4%36.6%46,611
Marin County41.1%58.9%119,331
Mariposa County66.7%33.3%7,782
Mendocino County45.1%54.9%29,726
Merced County56.7%43.3%71,188
Modoc County76.1%23.9%3,131
Mono County50.8%49.2%4,852
Monterey County46.3%53.7%121,045
Napa County50.3%49.7%51,405
Nevada County54.4%45.6%50,640
Orange County58.9%41.1%1,127,077
Placer County65.4%34.6%184,352
Plumas County67.2%32.8%8,340
Riverside County59.0%41.0%656,374
Sacramento County52.6%47.4%531,402
San Benito County57.6%42.4%17,273
San Bernardino County57.3%42.7%611,475
San Diego County53.3%46.7%1,165,953
San Francisco County37.3%62.7%331,181
San Joaquin County61.0%39.0%212,813
San Luis Obispo County56.9%43.1%116,420
San Mateo County46.1%53.9%269,519
Santa Barbara County46.5%53.5%151,981
Santa Clara County49.0%51.0%601,582
Santa Cruz County36.3%63.7%112,138
Shasta County73.5%26.5%61,625
Sierra County69.2%30.8%1,491
Siskiyou County65.4%34.6%16,723
Solano County53.6%46.4%154,036
Sonoma County42.2%57.8%208,509
Stanislaus County61.6%38.4%151,512
Sutter County67.5%32.5%30,310
Tehama County73.3%26.7%20,830
Trinity County61.6%38.4%4,581
Tulare County62.8%37.2%114,487
Tuolumne County69.6%30.4%23,256
Ventura County54.7%45.3%292,659
Yolo County41.6%58.4%77,180
Yuba County67.9%32.1%22,908

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

California's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:48 PM. Unofficial until certified. California's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.