Yesterday, California voters considered Proposition 29, the California Cancer Research Act, on the statewide primary ballot. The measure aims to increase state tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack and apply the revenue to fund cancer and tobacco-related disease research and tobacco prevention and cessation programs in California.
With all precincts reporting, the results currently stand at 50.8% against, 49.2% in favor—a margin of just 63,176 votes out of nearly 3.9 million cast. However, absentee ballots are still being counted. The final results will be reported here as soon as they are available.