2008 Oregon Ballot Measure 58
Prohibits teaching public school student in language other than English for more than two years. | ||||||||||||||||
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Results by county
Yes 50%-60%
60%-70%
No 50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||||||||||||||
Oregon Ballot Measure 58 was an initiated state statute ballot measure sponsored by Bill Sizemore that appeared on the November 4, 2008 general election ballot in Oregon. It was rejected by voters.
The initiative would have required "English immersion" in Oregon's public schools. "English immersion" wasn't defined in the measure, and there is no academic consensus as to what it means.
Vote tallies by county:
| County | No | Votes | Yes | Votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | 45.06 | 3,802 | 54.94 | 4,635 | 8,455 |
| Benton | 65.05 | 28,603 | 34.95 | 15,365 | 43,968 |
| Clackamas | 53.97 | 97,993 | 46.03 | 83,570 | 181,563 |
| Clatsop | 54.33 | 9,508 | 45.67 | 7,994 | 17,502 |
| Columbia | 49.57 | 11,784 | 50.43 | 11,987 | 23,771 |
| Coos | 50.10 | 14,974 | 49.90 | 14,916 | 29,890 |
| Crook | 42.48 | 4,242 | 57.52 | 5,743 | 9,985 |
| Curry | 45.23 | 5,335 | 54.77 | 6,461 | 11,796 |
| Deschutes | 51.61 | 38,909 | 48.39 | 36,475 | 75,384 |
| Douglas | 45.97 | 23,165 | 54.03 | 27,224 | 50,389 |
| Gilliam | 46.21 | 494 | 53.79 | 575 | 1,069 |
| Grant | 43.59 | 1,625 | 56.41 | 2,103 | 3,728 |
| Harney | 42.28 | 1,496 | 57.72 | 2,042 | 3,538 |
| Hood River | 59.71 | 5,557 | 40.29 | 3,750 | 9,307 |
| Jackson | 53.35 | 51,224 | 46.65 | 44,788 | 96,012 |
| Jefferson | 46.97 | 3,769 | 53.03 | 4,256 | 8,025 |
| Josephine | 47.90 | 19,078 | 52.10 | 20,752 | 39,830 |
| Klamath | 41.47 | 11,726 | 58.53 | 16,618 | 28,344 |
| Lake | 40.62 | 1,430 | 59.38 | 2,090 | 3,520 |
| Lane | 60.38 | 105,067 | 39.62 | 68,933 | 174,000 |
| Lincoln | 54.17 | 12,404 | 45.83 | 10,496 | 22,900 |
| Linn | 46.28 | 22,942 | 53.72 | 26,627 | 49,569 |
| Malheur | 35.19 | 3,535 | 64.81 | 6,511 | 10,046 |
| Marion | 46.98 | 56,194 | 53.02 | 63,425 | 119,619 |
| Morrow | 39.90 | 1,563 | 60.10 | 2,354 | 3,917 |
| Multnomah | 71.36 | 244,781 | 28.64 | 98,224 | 343,005 |
| Polk | 48.57 | 16,753 | 51.43 | 17,738 | 34,491 |
| Sherman | 46.67 | 462 | 53.33 | 528 | 990 |
| Tillamook | 51.56 | 6,559 | 48.44 | 6,163 | 12,722 |
| Umatilla | 42.01 | 10,270 | 57.99 | 14,174 | 24,444 |
| Union | 49.41 | 5,937 | 50.59 | 6,078 | 12,015 |
| Wallowa | 45.98 | 1,932 | 54.02 | 2,270 | 4,202 |
| Wasco | 52.93 | 5,734 | 47.07 | 5,100 | 10,834 |
| Washington | 57.32 | 127,893 | 42.68 | 95,215 | 223,108 |
| Wheeler | 47.19 | 369 | 52.81 | 413 | 782 |
| Yamhill | 49.14 | 20,587 | 50.86 | 21,310 | 41,897 |