LA County's Measure ER passes with 50.64% in the final count
Issue
Measure ER passed in the LA County Registrar-Recorder's final count, 1,013,747 yes (50.64%) to 987,977 no (49.36%), and its half-cent health sales tax starts October 1, 2026. It will raise roughly $1 billion a year through 2031, with about 45% going to nonprofit clinics.
It does not erase state budget risk for health centers.
Key points
- The official final count is 1,013,747 yes (50.64%) to 987,977 no (49.36%), so Measure ER passed.
- The tax starts October 1, 2026 and raises about $1 billion a year through 2031, with about 45% going to nonprofit clinics.
- Largest local backstop for federal Medicaid cuts in the U.S. Now arrives while the signed budget moves UIS/PPS risk into a July 1, 2027 planning horizon.
- County health taxes now stand at 2 wins, Santa Clara and LA, and 1 loss in Contra Costa, where voters rejected a general-fund version.
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- State health elections and ballot measures
County and city health measures
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FQHC Talent. (2026, June 10). LA County's Measure ER passes with 50.64% in the final count. Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/la-measure-er-election-day-june-2-2026