CA Prop. 38: Real-Time Election Results

The polls have closed, and results will soon start pouring in for the fate of Proposition 38, California's responses to the Trump administration's massive cuts to funding medical research, impacting studies on cancer, Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Proposition 38 would authorize the state to issue $8.4 billion in bonds to fund immunology and immunotherapy research. The measure would require the state to give half the funds to the University of California for research and the rest to public and nonprofit medical research facilities in the state. The measure would also require research facilities that develop medication with Prop. 38 funding to offer the drugs at a 20% discount to California residents while also giving 10% of the revenue back to the state.

The Secretary of State and Patch will update the results throughout the night as votes are tallied, and the page will be refreshed for the latest updates. Scroll through the graphic for real-time statewide Proposition results.

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Read more about it: What Is Prop 38? California's $8.4B Medical Research Bond Explained

The proposition was placed on the ballot through petition signatures.

Supporters include a number of organizations such as the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, ALS Association, Kidney Cancer Association, Prostate Cancer Foundation, and the American Nurses Association\California.

Supporters argued the proposition would help advance research into treatments and cures for diseases including cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's disease while requiring independent audits and other accountability measures.

Opponents argued the measure would leave taxpayers responsible for decades of new debt and restrict the state's ability to adjust medical research spending as health priorities change.