> WIN in New York: Rockefeller Reform
   in Albany County 

David Soares wins! Voters in Albany County, New York have made history by ousting their district attorney because of his support for the state's harsh Rockefeller Drug Laws, and electing his successor, David Soares, based on a strong commitment to Real Reform.

> WIN in Oakland: YES on Measure Z

Measure Z wins! Measure Z, spearheaded by the Drug Policy Alliance Network and other groups, will set the groundwork for decriminalizing marijuana while making private, adult cannabis use the lowest enforcement priority for police.

> California: Voters Say No to
   Proposition 66 

Prop. 66 fails. California voters have narrowly rejected Proposition 66. Prop. 66 would have restored California's "Three Strikes" law to the voters' original intent -- providing for sentences of 25-years-to-life for violent repeat offenders.

> New Mexico: 1st Congressional District

Heather Wilson wins. The Drug Policy Alliance Network (DPAN) organized actions and bought airtime in New Mexico to tell voters Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) has failed to stand up for medical marijuana patients. Wilson defeated State Sen. Richard Romero by ten points in the race to retain her congressional seat.

> Indiana: Governor's Race

Mitch Daniels wins. Indiana voters have elected a new governor who was convicted of marijuana possession while studying as an undergraduate at Princeton University. Despite his past, Mitch Daniels went on to become President George W. Bush's budget director before successfully running for governor.

> Alaska: Personal Possession of Marijuana

Measure 2 fails. Voters in Alaska turned down the chance to give adults the legal right to possess and privately use marijuana. Measure 2 would have set up a system of taxing and regulating marijuana while removing all criminal penalties for adults use.

> Oregon and Montana: Medical Marijuana

I-148 wins in Montana! Measure 33 fails in Oregon. This Election Day, Montana became the 12th state to enact a medical marijuana law and the second to do so this year. Meanwhile, Oregon voters have the chance to revise their existing law by allowing patients to get their medicine from dispensaries regulated by the state.

> Cities: Municipal Medical Marijuana

Wins in Ann Arbor, Columbia and Massachusetts; loss in Berkeley. Medical marijuana questions appeared on the ballot in three local elections this Election Day, two in cities that did not have any laws covering patients and their caregivers. Many Massachusetts voters also cast nonbinding ballots about state marijuana laws.

> California: Voters Say Yes to 69

Proposition 69 passes. California voters approved a ballot initiative to create a statewide database of DNA and pay for it by raising the fines on many minor offenses. All felony adult and juvenile arrestees, even those not charged or convicted, will be required to submit a sample of DNA taken by a swab of the mouth.