Voters in at least 14 states sided with conservatives on at least 20 statewide ballot measures on Nov. 3, according to Associated Press calls. They approved citizen-only voting rules, voter ID, tax limits and new school rules, and rejected an abortion-rights amendment in Idaho.
Updated Nov. 4, 2026, 12:20 p.m. ET. All results are unofficial and not certified. Vote counts and percentages are from NPR’s tally of Associated Press data as of 10:17 a.m. ET Nov. 4 (11:55 a.m. ET for measures still being counted), except Florida’s, which are from the Florida Division of Elections’ unofficial results as of 11:01 a.m. ET. A measure is counted here only if the AP has called it or NBC News projects it, except Florida Amendment 3, which is explained in How we counted.
2026 ballot measures gave conservatives a strong night in the states. Voters approved 19 conservative-backed measures and rejected one abortion-rights amendment, for at least 20 conservative wins in 14 states, according to AP race calls reported by NPR and, for Florida, station projections and an AP call reported by WESH and Action News Jax. NBC News projects the same outcome on 12 of them. None of the 20 has been called the other way.
Citizenship and voting led the list. Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota and West Virginia approved rules saying only U.S. citizens may vote, and Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio approved voter ID measures. West Virginia’s citizenship amendment had the widest margin of any measure on this list, at 79.3% For. Arizona had the most, with four.
Here is every measure, grouped by topic, with what it does according to the official ballot language.
Only citizens vote
Five of the six states that voted on citizen-only voting measures approved them, each with more than 60% of the vote. Arizona’s Proposition 144, which covers voter ID and citizenship, is not yet called.
| Measure | What it does | Result | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Ballot Measure 3 | Changes state law to say that only U.S. citizens who meet the other requirements may vote. The ballot language says it does not change the requirements to vote. | Yes 69.6% | AP called; NBC News projects |
| Arkansas Issue 1 | Amends the state constitution so that only U.S. citizens who meet the qualifications of an elector may vote in any state or local election in Arkansas. | For 69.1% | AP called; NBC News projects |
| Kansas Constitutional Amendment | Amends the state constitution to clarify that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in Kansas. | Yes 63.7% | AP called; NBC News projects |
| South Dakota Constitutional Amendment J | Amends the state constitution to clarify that a person must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible to vote. | Yes 61.5% | AP called; NBC News projects |
| West Virginia Amendment 1 | Amends the state constitution so that only U.S. citizens who are citizens of West Virginia are qualified to vote in its elections. | For 79.3% | AP called; NBC News projects |
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Voter ID
Three of the states with voter ID on the ballot this year approved photo ID or identity rules for voters.
| Measure | What it does | Result | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Question 7 | Amends the state constitution to require photo ID to vote in person, or certain personal information to verify identity on a mail ballot. This was the second of the two votes Nevada requires for a citizen-proposed amendment. | Yes 62.3% | AP called; NBC News projects |
| North Carolina photo ID amendment | Amends the state constitution to require all voters, not just those voting in person, to show photo ID before voting. | For 59.6% | AP called; NBC News projects |
| Ohio Issue 3 | Requires voters to present photo identification in order to vote. | Yes 65.3% | AP called; NBC News projects |
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Taxes
Voters in three states put new limits on taxes.
| Measure | What it does | Result | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Proposition 316 | Bars local governments from adopting or raising a tax on groceries without voter approval, applies retroactively, and caps any such tax at 2%. | Yes 61.4% | AP called |
| Tennessee Amendment 2 | Amends the state constitution to bar the Legislature from imposing a state property tax on real, personal or mixed property. | Yes 66.7% | AP called; NBC News projects |
| Florida Amendment 3 | Amends the state constitution to raise the homestead exemption from non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, and to cut the yearly cap on assessment increases for non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, effective Jan. 1, 2027. | Yes 61.98% | NBC 6 South Florida and CBS News Miami projected it to pass, and WESH and Action News Jax report an AP call |
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Limited government: traffic cameras
| Measure | What it does | Result | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Proposition 319 | Bars state agencies and local governments from using photo enforcement systems for traffic enforcement unless provided by a contract as of Dec. 31, 2026, and requires local governments to get voter approval to keep using them. | Yes 61.1% | AP called; NBC News projects |
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Schools
Three measures set new rules for public schools in Arizona and Alabama.
| Measure | What it does | Result | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Proposition 318 | Requires all schools and athletic associations to designate teams as male, female or coed based on athletes’ biological sex at birth, and bars them from allowing use of private spaces not designated for a person’s sex. | Yes 58.9% | AP called; NBC News projects |
| Alabama Statewide Amendment 3 | Requires local school boards to have every public K-12 school recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of each school day, and to adopt a policy authorizing student-initiated, student-led prayer. | Yes 62.6% | AP called |
| Alabama Statewide Amendment 4 | Requires local school boards to have every public K-12 school broadcast or sanction the performance of the first stanza of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at least once a week during school hours. | Yes 58.6% | AP called |
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Gun rights, crime and the border
| Measure | What it does | Result | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Issue 2 | Amends the state constitution to protect the right to keep and bear arms for common defense, lawful hunting, recreation and any other lawful purpose, including ammunition, accessories and components, and calls it a right that “shall not be infringed.” | For 70.8% | AP called |
| Arizona Proposition 317 | Declares drug cartels terrorist organizations and directs the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to do everything in its authority to address them. | Yes 57.0% | AP called |
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Equal treatment and official English
| Measure | What it does | Result | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Question 3 | Amends the state constitution to bar state and local governments from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, anyone based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in public employment, education, contracting or administration. | Yes 56.4% | AP called |
| Idaho HJR 6 | Amends the state constitution to make English Idaho’s official language and to require English in public proceedings, documents, instruction and other public acts, except where federal law requires otherwise. | Yes 63.2% | AP called |
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Abortion: Idaho voters said no
| Measure | What it does | Result | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Proposition 1 | Would have created a right to abortion before fetal viability, and after viability to protect health, along with a right to privacy and liability protections for health care providers. Voters rejected it, so current Idaho law stays in place. | No 56.0% | AP called; NBC News projects |
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Still counting
Politics Elections has not confirmed an AP call or an NBC News projection for these measures, so they are not in the count above. The side conservatives backed is ahead in each as of 11:55 a.m. ET unless noted, and the results could change.
- California Proposition 42 (bans new state taxes on personal property): Yes 54.3%, 59% of expected vote in. Leading, not a call.
- California Proposition 40 (one-time wealth tax on fortunes over $1 billion): No 55.6%, 60% in. Leading, not a call.
- Colorado Proposition 132 (tougher fentanyl penalties): Yes 52.7%, 76% in. Leading, not a call.
- Colorado Proposition 134 (school sports by biological sex): Yes 52.4%, 76% in. Leading, not a call.
- Colorado Proposition 135 (bars gender surgery for minors): Yes 51.9%, 76% in. Leading, not a call.
- Missouri Amendment 8 (requires elected county sheriffs): Yes 51.0%, 98% in. Leading, not a call.
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 2 (free school meals): No 50.6%, 97% in. Leading, not a call.
- Washington Initiative 638 (school sports by biological sex): Yes 56.8%, 60% in. Leading, not a call.
How we counted
Politics Elections counted a measure when the AP had called it or NBC News projected it, and the winning side was the one conservatives backed. For each, we checked the summary against the official ballot language published by the state or, where the state site was unavailable, by a county election office. Arizona’s text comes from Coconino County’s ballot page, and Tennessee’s comes from the Davidson County Election Commission’s official sample ballot. Florida’s ballot measures are not in NPR’s or NBC News’ results data, but NBC 6 South Florida and CBS News Miami projected Florida Amendment 3 to pass. Florida Amendment 3 is counted based on those station projections and the AP call reported by WESH and Action News Jax; the state’s unofficial count shows Yes above the 60% needed.
The total is a floor. At least 26 more statewide measures with a conservative side, including measures in Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska and North Carolina, are not in AP or NBC News results data, so none of them is counted here. Some conservative-backed measures were defeated, according to AP calls, and several more are not yet called.
We left out two called measures where the conservative label is less clear: Tennessee Amendment 3, on crime victims’ rights, and Nebraska Amendment 1, a rejected plan to let state senators serve three consecutive terms instead of two. All results stay unofficial until states certify them.
Sources: race calls by The Associated Press and unofficial vote counts as reported in NPR election results, as of 10:17 a.m. ET Nov. 4, 2026; projections from NBC News; for Florida Amendment 3, projections by NBC 6 South Florida and CBS News Miami and the AP call reported by WESH and Action News Jax; Florida results from the Florida Division of Elections (unofficial, 11:01 a.m. ET Nov. 4); official ballot language from the secretaries of state of Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Ohio, South Dakota and West Virginia, the Alaska Division of Elections, the Florida Division of Elections, the Wisconsin Elections Commission, Coconino County (Ariz.) Elections, the Davidson County (Tenn.) Election Commission, the Haywood County (N.C.) Board of Elections and the Nevada Secretary of State’s ballot question booklet (via Eureka County). Shares were calculated by Politics Elections.
Updated Nov. 4, 2026, 12:20 p.m. ET.
