Measure J was soundly defeated by a margin of 85 to 15 percent. If adopted it would have effectively eliminated commercial-scale poultry and livestock production in the heavily rural county.  The Sonoma County Economic Development Board estimated that 11 CAFOs and 49 medium-sized facilities would have been affected, creating unemployment and reducing the availability of both poultry and red meat and limiting revenue for the county.

The result of the ballot on Measure J should deter organizations pursuing vegan and extremist environmental agendas to refrain from attempts at disrupting livestock agriculture conducted in accordance with state and federal recommendations.