Ohio voters will overturn a law signed last year that limited collective bargaining rights for public workers, CNN projects.
With 28% of precincts reporting, 62% voted for repealing the law and 38% against it, according to the Ohio secretary of state's office.
The Republican-controlled legislature approved the bill, and Republican Gov. John Kasich signed it into law earlier this year. But opponents mounted a petition drive to get a repeal measure placed on the November ballot.
The measure was seen as a barometer for next year's general election in the key battleground state.
Repealing the anti-union law is seen as a victory for Democrats. But another measure on the Ohio ballot that would exempt Ohio residents from the compulsory health care mandate under President Obama's health care reform law is projected to pass. Since the law is a federal one, the state referendum is seen as a protest vote.
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