Daily: Election Night

Proposition 8 likely to pass; students to protest

MASARU OKA/The Stanford Daily

By: Devin Banerjee and An Le Nguyen

This article was reported by An Le Nguyen and written by Devin Banerjee.

The $70-million campaign to overturn California’s Proposition 8 quickly lost traction Tuesday night as poll results showed California voters leaning toward overturning same-sex marriage in the state. As of press time, 52 percent of voters favored passage of the proposition, with 89 percent of precincts reporting.

During the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s election, much of the Stanford community lashed out against Prop. 8. If passed, the proposition would amend the Golden State’s Constitution to “eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California.”