2018 Oregon Ballot Measure 102

Oregon Ballot Measure 102 was a ballot measure passed by voters in the November 6, 2018 general election. If passed, the measure "would allow local governments to issue bonds to pay for affordable housing projects that involve nonprofits or other nongovernmental entities".[2]

Measure 102
Allows local bonds for financing affordable housing with nongovernmental entities. Requires voter approval, annual audits.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,037,922 56.90%
No 786,225 43.10%
Total votes 1,824,147 100.00%
Results by county
Source: Oregon State Elections Division[1]

The Oregon state legislature voted to put the measure on the ballot for voter approval and it received broad bipartisan support during the election, including from both major party candidates in the 2018 Oregon gubernatorial election, Democrat Kate Brown and then-Republican Knute Buehler.[3] The measure also had the support of vocal opponents of an affordable housing bond that was put before Portland-area voters in the same election. It faced no major organized opposition.[4]

Early results from election night showed that the measure passed easily,[3][4] and the official results later published by the Oregon Secretary of State showed that the measure passed with 56.90% of the vote.[1]

Vote tallies by county:

County Yes Votes No Votes Total
Baker 38.65 3,106 61.35 4,931 8,037
Benton 63.06 27,448 36.94 16,076 43,524
Clackamas 52.62 102,690 47.38 92,451 195,141
Clatsop 53.77 9,656 46.23 8,301 17,957
Columbia 46.41 11,136 53.59 12,862 23,998
Coos 46.99 13,169 53.01 14,854 28,023
Crook 45.50 5,069 54.50 6,074 11,143
Curry 52.39 5,917 47.61 5,377 11,294
Deschutes 58.47 54,689 41.53 38,837 93,526
Douglas 42.31 20,136 57.69 27,463 47,599
Gilliam 46.60 452 53.40 518 970
Grant 40.43 1,504 59.57 2,216 3,720
Harney 38.21 1,309 61.79 2,117 3,426
Hood River 63.17 6,664 36.83 3,885 10,549
Jackson 52.29 52,241 47.71 47,664 99,905
Jefferson 48.15 4,135 51.85 4,453 8,588
Josephine 46.61 18,279 53.39 20,945 39,224
Klamath 45.44 12,612 54.56 15,145 27,757
Lake 38.85 1,324 61.15 2,084 3,408
Lane 57.39 100,187 42.61 74,356 174,543
Lincoln 55.31 13,093 44.69 10,580 23,673
Linn 44.74 23,880 55.26 29,501 53,381
Malheur 44.20 3,879 55.80 4,898 8,777
Marion 52.34 64,103 47.66 58,372 122,475
Morrow 42.06 1,553 57.94 2,139 3,692
Multnomah 71.72 266,514 28.28 105,082 371,596
Polk 51.35 18,782 48.65 17,795 36,577
Sherman 40.11 377 59.89 563 940
Tillamook 53.42 6,862 46.58 5,984 12,846
Umatilla 43.50 10,256 56.50 13,322 23,578
Union 42.42 4,847 57.58 6,580 11,427
Wallowa 46.98 1,850 53.02 2,088 3,938
Wasco 49.09 5,421 50.91 5,623 11,044
Washington 58.18 140,983 41.82 101,337 242,320
Wheeler 43.47 333 56.53 433 766
Yamhill 52.39 23,466 47.61 21,319 44,785

References

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  1. ^ a b Elections Division. "November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Oregon ballot measures at 30-year low. Here's why". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. ^ a b "Oregon Voters Pass Affordable Housing Measure 102". OPB. November 6, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Njus, Elliot (November 7, 2018). "Oregon Measure 102, statewide affordable housing amendment, cruises to approval: Election results 2018". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 28, 2019.