Californians who voted:
For Barack Obama: 6,194,012
Against parental notification before teen abortion: 5,071,449
To retain same-sex marriage: 4,806,595
Against parental notification before teen abortion: 5,071,449
To retain same-sex marriage: 4,806,595
Proposition 8 to define marriage as only between a man and woman got 52.2% (5,240,930 votes, with 96.8 precincts reporting, pending challenges.) If there's any consolation for the thousands of couples who got married in recent months, and other supporters, the last time California voted to ban gay marriage the initiative got 61.4% of the vote.
* AP exit poll: Black voters went 70% for Proposition 8.
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