# Rent Control Ballot Initiatives Won Almost Everywhere

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rent-control-ballot-initiatives-won-almost-everywhere/
- Published: 2026-11-11T21:10:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T22:40:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/2026/11/11/rent-control-ballot-initiatives-won-almost-everywhere/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- Elizabeth voters restored a cap on rent rises.
- San Pablo’s rent-control measure was set to pass.
- Redwood City was the notable local defeat.

## Summary

Voters approved rent-control measures in most of the local ballot contests described, tightening limits on rent increases and adding tenant protections. The results show how rent-control proposals can win support in local elections, even though California voters have repeatedly rejected statewide versions.

In Elizabeth, New Jersey, 68 per cent backed a temporary cap limiting annual increases to the lower of 3 per cent or $20 a month, replacing rules introduced in 2023. San Pablo’s Measure S was on course to pass with nearly 60 per cent support, while Redwood City’s Measure E appeared headed for defeat, with 55 per cent voting against it. Voters also rejected a Salinas proposal to repeal rent stabilisation; measures passed in Augusta, Maine, and Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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