2018 Oregon Ballot Measure 102

{{short description|Affordable housing ballot initiative}}

{{Infobox referendum

|name = Measure 102

|title = Allows local bonds for financing affordable housing with nongovernmental entities. Requires voter approval, annual audits.

| country = Oregon

|yes = 1,037,922

|no = 786,225

|invalid =

|total = 1,824,147

|turnoutpct =

|notes = Source: Oregon State Elections Division{{cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-2018-official-results.pdf|author=Elections Division|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State|title=November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes|accessdate=September 28, 2019}}

|map = File:2018 Oregon Ballot Measure 102 results map by county.svg

|mapcaption = Results by county
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Yes

{{Legend|#B6C8D9|50%-60%}}

{{Legend|#7d9cbb|60%-70%}}

{{Legend|#47729e|70%-80%}}

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No

{{Legend|#DEDEBD|50%-60%}}

{{Legend|#BCBC83|60%-70%}}

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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".{{Cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/08/6564e184eb471/oregon-ballot-measures-at-30ye.html|title=Oregon ballot measures at 30-year low. Here's why.|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-measure-102-affordable-housing-result/|title=Oregon Voters Pass Affordable Housing Measure 102|date=November 6, 2018|work=OPB|accessdate=September 28, 2019}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2018/11/2018_measure_102_affordable_housing.html|title=Oregon Measure 102, statewide affordable housing amendment, cruises to approval: Election results 2018|date=November 7, 2018|first=Elliot|last=Njus|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=September 28, 2019}}

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

Vote tallies by county:

width="60%" class="wikitable sortable"

! width="11%" | County

! width="10%" | Yes

! width="10%" | Votes

! width="10%" | No

! width="10%" | Votes

! width="10%" | Total

align="center"|Baker

|align="center"|38.65

|align="center"|3,106

|align="center"|61.35

|align="center"|4,931

|align="center"|8,037

align="center"|Benton

|align="center"|63.06

|align="center"|27,448

|align="center"|36.94

|align="center"|16,076

|align="center"|43,524

align="center"|Clackamas

|align="center"|52.62

|align="center"|102,690

|align="center"|47.38

|align="center"|92,451

|align="center"|195,141

align="center"|Clatsop

|align="center"|53.77

|align="center"|9,656

|align="center"|46.23

|align="center"|8,301

|align="center"|17,957

align="center"|Columbia

|align="center"|46.41

|align="center"|11,136

|align="center"|53.59

|align="center"|12,862

|align="center"|23,998

align="center"|Coos

|align="center"|46.99

|align="center"|13,169

|align="center"|53.01

|align="center"|14,854

|align="center"|28,023

align="center"|Crook

|align="center"|45.50

|align="center"|5,069

|align="center"|54.50

|align="center"|6,074

|align="center"|11,143

align="center"|Curry

|align="center"|52.39

|align="center"|5,917

|align="center"|47.61

|align="center"|5,377

|align="center"|11,294

align="center"|Deschutes

|align="center"|58.47

|align="center"|54,689

|align="center"|41.53

|align="center"|38,837

|align="center"|93,526

align="center"|Douglas

|align="center"|42.31

|align="center"|20,136

|align="center"|57.69

|align="center"|27,463

|align="center"|47,599

align="center"|Gilliam

|align="center"|46.60

|align="center"|452

|align="center"|53.40

|align="center"|518

|align="center"|970

align="center"|Grant

|align="center"|40.43

|align="center"|1,504

|align="center"|59.57

|align="center"|2,216

|align="center"|3,720

align="center"|Harney

|align="center"|38.21

|align="center"|1,309

|align="center"|61.79

|align="center"|2,117

|align="center"|3,426

align="center"|Hood River

|align="center"|63.17

|align="center"|6,664

|align="center"|36.83

|align="center"|3,885

|align="center"|10,549

align="center"|Jackson

|align="center"|52.29

|align="center"|52,241

|align="center"|47.71

|align="center"|47,664

|align="center"|99,905

align="center"|Jefferson

|align="center"|48.15

|align="center"|4,135

|align="center"|51.85

|align="center"|4,453

|align="center"|8,588

align="center"|Josephine

|align="center"|46.61

|align="center"|18,279

|align="center"|53.39

|align="center"|20,945

|align="center"|39,224

align="center"|Klamath

|align="center"|45.44

|align="center"|12,612

|align="center"|54.56

|align="center"|15,145

|align="center"|27,757

align="center"|Lake

|align="center"|38.85

|align="center"|1,324

|align="center"|61.15

|align="center"|2,084

|align="center"|3,408

align="center"|Lane

|align="center"|57.39

|align="center"|100,187

|align="center"|42.61

|align="center"|74,356

|align="center"|174,543

align="center"|Lincoln

|align="center"|55.31

|align="center"|13,093

|align="center"|44.69

|align="center"|10,580

|align="center"|23,673

align="center"|Linn

|align="center"|44.74

|align="center"|23,880

|align="center"|55.26

|align="center"|29,501

|align="center"|53,381

align="center"|Malheur

|align="center"|44.20

|align="center"|3,879

|align="center"|55.80

|align="center"|4,898

|align="center"|8,777

align="center"|Marion

|align="center"|52.34

|align="center"|64,103

|align="center"|47.66

|align="center"|58,372

|align="center"|122,475

align="center"|Morrow

|align="center"|42.06

|align="center"|1,553

|align="center"|57.94

|align="center"|2,139

|align="center"|3,692

align="center"|Multnomah

|align="center"|71.72

|align="center"|266,514

|align="center"|28.28

|align="center"|105,082

|align="center"|371,596

align="center"|Polk

|align="center"|51.35

|align="center"|18,782

|align="center"|48.65

|align="center"|17,795

|align="center"|36,577

align="center"|Sherman

|align="center"|40.11

|align="center"|377

|align="center"|59.89

|align="center"|563

|align="center"|940

align="center"|Tillamook

|align="center"|53.42

|align="center"|6,862

|align="center"|46.58

|align="center"|5,984

|align="center"|12,846

align="center"|Umatilla

|align="center"|43.50

|align="center"|10,256

|align="center"|56.50

|align="center"|13,322

|align="center"|23,578

align="center"|Union

|align="center"|42.42

|align="center"|4,847

|align="center"|57.58

|align="center"|6,580

|align="center"|11,427

align="center"|Wallowa

|align="center"|46.98

|align="center"|1,850

|align="center"|53.02

|align="center"|2,088

|align="center"|3,938

align="center"|Wasco

|align="center"|49.09

|align="center"|5,421

|align="center"|50.91

|align="center"|5,623

|align="center"|11,044

align="center"|Washington

|align="center"|58.18

|align="center"|140,983

|align="center"|41.82

|align="center"|101,337

|align="center"|242,320

align="center"|Wheeler

|align="center"|43.47

|align="center"|333

|align="center"|56.53

|align="center"|433

|align="center"|766

align="center"|Yamhill

|align="center"|52.39

|align="center"|23,466

|align="center"|47.61

|align="center"|21,319

|align="center"|44,785

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