North Dakota voters said no to both Measures 1 and 2 Tuesday, while the initiative's supporters said they couldn't compete with a well-funded opposition.

Measure 1, which would have amended the state constitution to create an oil trust fund, lost with about 64 percent of voters saying no. Measure 2 lost with about 70 percent voting against it.

The opposition, the group Partners to Protect North Dakota's Future, raised more than $500,000 to fight both Measures 1 and 2, airing commercials for weeks telling voters that a vote for them would mean no reduction in property taxes and less funding for state infrastructure.

The group took money from national groups such as the National Education Association.

Dustin Gawrylow, spokesman for Measure 2's sponsoring group Americans for Prosperity, said Tuesday night: "Money talks."

Dana Harsell, a political science professor at the University of North Dakota, said polls showed many undecided voters leading up to the election for both measures, which likely played a part in their defeat.

"If they don't understand the implications of the language, more often than not they'll err on the side of caution and vote no," Harsell said.

Gov. John Hoeven, who was re-elected to a third term Tuesday, said he would not propose a plan for property tax relief if Measures 1 or 2 passed.

Measure 1 was first introduced in the state Legislature in 2007 by Rep. Dave Weiler, R-Bismarck. Despite voters defeating Measure 1, Weiler said he and other supporters would regroup and try to work something out in the future.

"I expected it to be a close race," Weiler said. "When you get outspent 14-to-1 and you have a governor that has a 75 percent approval rating and is adamantly opposing a measure, that's a pretty tough uphill climb."

Measure 1 would have made it harder for lawmakers to access money from the oil trust fund. If it would have passed, $100 million from the fund would have gone to the general fund every biennium. Lawmakers used more than $200 million from the current oil trust fund lesion.

Measure 2 would have cut income taxes in half and corporate income taxes by 15 percent. The state tax department said if passed, Measure 2 would have cost state government $415 million.