Voters in Massachusetts battered down a proposal that would have raised the minimum wage of tipped workers to match that of nontipped workers.

Question 5 was failing 64%-36% around the time when the Associated Press called the contest at 12:30 a.m. Eastern time with over 70% of the ballots counted.

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