District of Columbia
BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
NOVEMBER 3, 1998 GENERAL ELECTION
ELECTION RESULTS
INITIATIVE MEASURE #59
"Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998"
The totals on this page are the complete election results which include Absentee and Special Ballots tabulated on Monday, September 20, 1999.
FOR

75,536
69%

  
AGAINST

34,621
31%

 

WARD 1
FOR
   AGAINST     WARD 5 FOR   AGAINST  
PCT.
9,428
 
 2,953
 
 
PCT.
8,129
 
 4,635
 
SPC.
270
 
 57
 
 
SPC.
161
 
 70
 
ABS.
293
 
 111
 
 
ABS.
278
 
 167
 
TOTAL
 9,991
 76.2%
3,121
 23.8%
 
 TOTAL
 8,568
63.7%
4,872
36.3%
WARD 2
FOR
  
AGAINST
    
WARD 6
FOR
  
AGAINST
  
PCT.
9,998
 
 3,599
 
 
PCT.
8,978
 
 3,966
 
SPC.
290
 
 83
 
 
SPC.
227
 
 87
 
ABS.
348
 
 165
 
 
ABS.
279
 
 135
 
TOTAL
 10,636
 73.4%
3,847
26.6%
 
 TOTAL
9,484
 69.4%
4,188
30.6%
WARD 3
FOR
  
AGAINST
    
WARD 7
FOR
  
AGAINST
  
PCT.
14,838
 
 5,916
 
 
PCT.
6,536
 
 4,119
 
SPC.
279
 
 103
 
 
SPC.
135
 
 65
 
ABS.
578
 
 236
 
 
ABS.
134
 
 135
 
 TOTAL
 15,695
 71.5%
6,255
28.5%
 
 TOTAL
6,805
 61.2%
4,319
 38.8%
WARD 4
FOR
  
AGAINST
    
WARD 8
FOR
  
AGAINST
  
PCT.
10,110
 
 5,623
 
 
PCT.
3,682
 
 2,062
 
SPC.
159
 
 79
 
 
SPC.
96
 
 55
 
ABS.
246
 
 165
 
 
ABS.
64
 
 35
 
 TOTAL
 10,515
 64.2%
5,867
 35.8%
 
 TOTAL
3,842
 64.1%
2,152
 39.9%


PCT.=PRECINCT, SPC.=SPECIAL BALLOT, ABS.=ABSENTEE BALLOT
-
PRECINCT
FOR
%
AGAINST
%
  
PRECINCT
FOR
%
AGAINST
%
1
312
64.7
170
35.3
  
71
547
59.9
368
40.2
2
269
74.3
93
25.7
  
72
598
62.1
365
37.9
3
506
65.7
264
34.3
  
73
431
66.8
214
33.2
4
404
73.5
146
26.5
  
74
532
65.1
285
34.9
5
867
72.5
329
27.5
  
75
393
64.2
219
35.8
6
894
73.0
330
27.0
  
76
97
66.0
50
34.0
7
508
72.9
189
27.1
  
77
387
60.8
250
39.2
8
1086
71.2
440
28.8
  
78
347
64.3
193
35.7
9
377
58.9
263
41.1
  
79
218
65.7
114
34.3
10
728
67.7
347
32.3
  
80
351
65.4
186
34.6
11
1100
79.2
289
20.0
  
81
599
66.6
300
33.4
12
212
69.5
93
30.5
  
82
482
66.8
240
33.2
13
531
72.2
204
27.8
  
83
529
70.7
219
29.3
14
1000
79.2
262
20.8
  
84
651
73.9
230
26.1
15
1133
81.1
264
18.9
  
85
786
70.7
326
29.3
16
736
79.3
192
20.7
  
86
481
71.5
192
28.5
17
748
74.1
262
25.9
  
87
419
63.0
246
37.0
18
669
66.8
332
33.2
  
88
747
74.6
255
25.4
19
488
69.4
215
30.6
  
89
1009
72.9
375
27.1
20
279
71.7
110
28.3
  
90
487
77.1
145
22.9
21
226
74.1
79
25.9
  
91
752
73.7
268
26.3
22
584
76.7
177
23.3
  
92
197
63.5
113
36.5
23
243
73.4
88
26.6
  
93
234
63.4
135
36.6
24
1114
81.6
252
18.4
  
94
257
59.4
176
40.6
25
1433
81.7
322
18.3
  
95
198
59.8
133
40.2
26
1012
76.0
319
24.0
  
96
223
61.3
141
38.8
27
916
71.3
369
28.7
  
97
118
58.1
85
41.9
28
856
69.7
373
30.3
  
98
267
65.3
142
34.7
29
462
76.4
143
23.6
  
99
149
58.0
108
42.0
30
518
66.8
257
33.2
  
100
179
67.5
86
32.5
31
874
68.8
397
31.2
  
101
314
61.1
200
38.9
32
1005
71.9
392
28.1
  
102
382
59.3
262
40.7
33
1065
73.6
382
26.4
  
103
444
61.2
281
38.8
34
1178
73.7
420
26.3
  
104
321
59.0
223
41.0
35
988
80.7
237
19.3
  
105
290
61.4
182
38.6
36
467
71.2
189
28.8
  
106
448
58.7
315
41.3
37
445
71.3
179
28.7
  
107
179
63.9
101
36.1
38
299
65.7
156
34.3
  
108
304
59.1
210
40.9
39
805
78.8
217
21.2
  
109
273
61.1
174
38.9
40
934
78.7
253
21.3
  
110
860
63.0
504
37.0
41
346
68.7
158
31.3
  
111
258
61.6
161
38.4
42
224
65.9
116
34.1
  
112
444
61.1
283
38.9
43
232
62.2
141
37.8
  
113
407
61.6
254
38.4
44
495
64.9
268
35.1
  
114
322
64.0
181
36.0
45
342
60.4
224
39.6
  
115
198
60.4
130
39.6
46
536
61.3
339
38.7
  
116
269
65.0
145
35.0
47
474
65.4
251
34.6
  
117
124
68.5
57
31.5
48
691
67.5
332
32.5
  
118
251
67.3
122
32.7
49
146
69.9
63
30.1
  
119
297
66.4
150
33.6
50
780
71.4
312
28.6
  
120
231
61.9
142
38.1
51
1350
67.8
642
32.2
  
121
374
65.8
194
34.2
52
648
72.3
248
27.7
  
122
234
63.2
136
36.8
53
376
72.6
142
27.4
  
123
275
60.7
178
39.3
54
541
66.9
268
33.1
  
124
390
63.3
226
36.7
55
396
60.3
261
39.7
  
125
416
61.8
257
38.2
56
528
61.1
336
38.9
  
126
422
67.8
200
32.2
57
569
62.0
349
38.0
  
127
845
68.5
388
31.5
58
477
59.9
319
40.1
  
128
438
73.0
162
27.0
59
563
63.9
318
36.1
  
129
443
76.4
137
23.6
60
428
66.8
213
33.2
  
130
347
67.9
164
32.1
61
422
64.4
233
35.6
  
131
120
68.2
56
31.8
62
1122
65.3
597
34.7
  
132
234
63.8
133
36.2
63
847
69.4
373
30.6
  
133
205
59.4
140
40.6
64
606
62.6
362
37.4
  
134
201
61.7
125
38.3
65
551
59.5
375
40.5
  
135
498
65.8
259
34.2
66
1016
61.8
628
38.2
  
136
335
76.7
102
23.3
67
810
62.9
478
37.1
  
137
169
76.5
52
23.5
68
479
64.5
264
35.5
  
138
671
74.5
230
25.5
69
556
61.0
356
39.0
  
139
381
65.7
199
34.3
70
351
66.4
178
33.6
  
140
247
60.7
160
39.3