Defend Oregon claimed victory on Measure 64 race Thursday, as opponents of the measure narrowly pulled ahead with 92 percent of votes counted.

The measure, which would make it illegal for public employees to add automatic payroll deductions for union and charity dues, is losing by 13,000 votes. If the results hold, it means conservative activist Bill Sizemore, who put five measures on the Oregon ballot, did not get a single measure passed this election cycle.

Sizemore’s other initiatives, Measures 58, 59, 60 and 63 already failed, according to The Oregonian, who called all five races.

Defend Oregon, which was made up of over 200 organizations that would have somehow been impacted by one of Sizemore’s initiatives, claimed victory in the defeat.

"The Defend Oregon Coalition is immensely grateful for the support and leadership of Oregon's labor community for recognizing the threat these measures posed, and literally stepping up to defend Oregon." says Kevin Looper, director of the Defend Oregon Coalition. "The election results show that the people of this state believe in protecting Oregon's priorities -- education, health care, and human services—and are ready to move the state forward."

The AP is reporting that Sizemore is already hard at work on 13 more Oregon ballot measures in 2010.