Voters in Washington state pushed back on the green energy agenda of the state’s Democrat leadership, voting in favor of blocking any bans on access to natural gas.

When local NBC affiliate KING 5 officially called the vote on Friday morning, a 51.4% majority of voters had approved Initiative 2066, which would require that utilities provide natural gas service to any person or business that opts for it. The ballot measure also bans the Washington Utility and Trade Commission from approving multiyear rate plans that require or incentivize ending natural gas service.

“Given the voting trends both on election night and these past two days, it’s clear that Initiative 2066 has been approved by Washington voters,” Building Industry Association of Washington Executive Vice President Greg Lane said in a statement Thursday. “And their message couldn’t be more clear: Washington families and businesses support keeping natural gas service and they demand to have energy choice.”

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