Proposition 34: Death penalty

By roughly the same margin -- 53.1 percent to 46.9 percent -- voters decided against a measure to abolish capital punishment in California and make life imprisonment without the possibility of parole the maximum punishment for murder. The measure would have applied retroactively to all death row inmates.

Proposition 38: Other tax increase

A measure that would raise income taxes for almost all income levels for 12 years resoundingly failed, according to unofficial results on the California secretary of state website. Almost 5.7 million voters, or 72.6 percent of ballots cast, disapproved of the measure that would dedicate revenue to K-12 education, debt reduction and early childhood programs. This measure was in competition with Brown's Proposition 30.

Colorado

Marijuana legalization

A measure to amend the state constitution to legalize and regulate the production, possession and distribution of marijuana for people age 21 and older passed.

Florida

Obamacare

The measure to amend the state constitution to prohibit individuals and businesses from being compelled to participate in any health care system failed by a narrow margin.

With more than 96 percent of the vote counted, 52 percent, or 3.6 million people, opposed the measure, compared to 48 percent, 3.4 million people, for it.

Under Florida state law, the measure required 60 percent of the vote to pass.

Abortion funding

Voters nixed a constitutional amendment that would have banned the use of public funds for abortions, with the exception of rape, incest and cases where the mother's life is in danger, according to a CNN projection.

Maine

Same-sex marriage

The effort to repeal a previous state law banning same-sex marriage passed.

Maryland

Same-sex marriage

The vote in support of a new law allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state of Maryland was approved by a slim margin.

Massachusetts

Medical marijuana

The measure to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes was ahead by nearly 2-to-1.

Minnesota

Same-sex marriage