The final unoffiicial results were posted by the Registrar within the past hour. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Measure J is nearly two percentage points shy of the two-thirds threshold needed for passage. It appears about 889,000 fewer people cast a vote in the Measure J election than in the Measure R election in 2008.
| J | Votes | Percent | |
| J – MTA SALES TAX CONTINUANCE – YES | 1,367,357 | 64.72 | |
| NO | 745,310 | 35.28 |
| Registration | 4,593,621 |
| Precincts Reporting | 4,993 |
| Total Precincts | 4,993 |
| % Precincts Reporting | 100 |
Well what I don’t understand is why Proposition 30 passes with just over 50 percent of the vote and Measure J requires 66.7%. They both explicitly raise taxes. Can someone please explain?