US EditionLive 2025 Election Results: Santa Clara County Measure A, other Bay Area races
Measure A, a 0.625% sales tax, is set to raise $330 million annually to support Santa Clara County's public hospitals amid a $1 billion federal Medicaid funding cut.
- On Nov. 4, 2025, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure A, a five-eighths cent sales tax increase, with 200,430 yes votes and 152,850 no votes in early returns.
- Facing federal cuts, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors warned unprecedented Medicaid cuts in H.R. 1 will cause a roughly $1 billion annual revenue loss and risk shuttering hospitals.
- Measure A would raise a 0.625% general sales tax, expected to generate $330 million annually for the county general fund; the tax takes effect April 1 and expires in 2031 unless renewed.
- Supporters argued the measure would help keep all four county hospitals open though it would not fully replace lost federal funding, while doctors and patient advocates warned cuts would strain emergency departments.
- Opponents argued Measure A's sales tax is a general tax, hitting working-class residents hardest, while the Yes on Measure A campaign reported over $2.6 million through Oct. 31 versus $357 for opponents.
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Santa Clara County’s hospital tax passes
BY DANIEL SCHRAGERDaily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County voters are on track to approve a 5/8 percent sales tax increase, which proponents say will fund the count’s public hospital system amid federal cuts, in tonight’s special election. Measure A leads by a 57% to 43% margin according to the initial election results released by the county. So far, 317,707 votes have been counted. The tax was designed to combat cuts to Medicaid in H.R.1, the…
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East Bay TimesSanta Clara County’s Measure A appears to be heading to victory
Measure A is expected to generate $330 million if passed.
Early election results show overwhelming support for Santa Clara County Measure A
Results coming out of Santa Clara County late Tuesday show overwhelming support for Measure A. If approved, the measure adopts a five-eighths cent general sales tax for five years. Supporters say the funding will help soften federal cuts to the county. A “Yes” vote on Measure A will provide about $330 million annually to help lessen the blow of a projected $1 billion loss in cuts from what President Donald Trump calls his “big beautiful bill” pa…
Santa Clara County Sales Tax Measure Appears Poised to Pass Amid Federal Cuts
Santa Clara County voters appear to approve Measure A, a sales tax increase aimed at raising $330 million annually to offset deep federal cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs that threaten local health services.
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