2020 Oregon House of Representatives election

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2020 Oregon House of Representatives election
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  2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022  

All 60 seats in the Oregon House of Representatives
31 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Tina Kotek (3x4a).jpg Christine Drazan (3x4a).jpg
Leader Tina Kotek Christine Drazan
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 2011September 16, 2019
Leader's seat 44th-N/NE Portland 39th-Canby
Last election38 seats, 56.9%22 seats, 39.5%
Seats won3723
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1,210,848958,075
Percentage55.03%43.54%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.91%Increase2.svg 4.00%

Oregon House of Representatives Election 2020 - Results by District.svg
Results
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain

Speaker before election

Tina Kotek
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Tina Kotek
Democratic

The 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election being held on May 19, 2020. Voters in the 60 districts of the Oregon House of Representatives elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for the Oregon State Senate and for U.S. President.

Contents

The Democratic Party kept their majority. [1] The Oregon Legislature does not have term limits.

Background

Democrats have held the Oregon House since 2007 and the chamber was not considered competitive in 2020.

Electoral system

The 60 members of the Oregon State House are elected from single-member districts by first-past-the-post voting to two-year terms. Contested nominations of the Democratic and Republican parties for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor-party and independent candidates were nominated by petition and write-in candidates had to file a request with the Secretary of State's office for votes for them to be counted.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Likely DOctober 21, 2020

Results summary

Results[ citation needed ]
AffiliationCandidatesVotesVote %Seats Won
Democratic 601,210,84855.03%37
Republican 53958,07543.54%23
Libertarian 813,5950.62%0
Pacific Green 22,4630.11%0
Working Families 15,2640.24%0
Write-in N/A10,2260.46%0
Total1242,200,471100.00%60

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 52, 0.21%
  2. District 31, 1.2%
  3. District 20, 3.94%
  4. District 11, 4.32%
  5. District 10, 4.93%
  6. District 50, 7.3%
  7. District 32, 8.44%
  8. District 19, 8.96%
  9. District 40, 9.37%
  10. District 51, 9.68%

Results by district

1st District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Brock Smith 28,125 68.85%
Democratic Calla Felicity12,65930.99%
Write-in 650.16%
Total votes40,849 100.00%

2nd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gary Leif 24,341 71.62%
Democratic Charles Lee9,54628.09%
Write-in 1010.30%
Total votes33,988 100.00%

3rd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lily Morgan 24,609 66.75%
Democratic Jerry Morgan12,08132.77%
Write-in 1780.48%
Total votes36,868 100.00%

4th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duane Stark 26,199 68.92%
Democratic Mary Middleton11,75730.93%
Write-in 580.15%
Total votes38,014 100.00%

5th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pam Marsh 27,069 66.36%
Republican Sandra Abercrombie13,67833.53%
Write-in 470.12%
Total votes40,794 100.00%

6th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kim Wallan 18,673 54.57%
Democratic Alberto Enriquez14,74843.10%
Libertarian Alex Levi Usselman7792.28%
Write-in 210.06%
Total votes34,221 100.00%

7th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cedric Ross Hayden 25,076 67.76%
Democratic Jerry Samaniego11,86132.05%
Write-in 690.19%
Total votes37,006 100.00%

8th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul Holvey 27,886 67.69%
Republican Timothy Aldal11,99329.11%
Libertarian Martha A Sherwood1,2393.01%
Write-in 760.18%
Total votes41,194 100.00%

9th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Boomer Wright 21,724 57.54%
Democratic Cal Mukumoto15,98842.35%
Write-in 440.12%
Total votes37,756 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

10th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Gomberg 20,294 52.31%
Republican Max Sherman18,38347.38%
Write-in 1190.31%
Total votes38,796 100.00%

11th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marty Wilde 19,552 52.07%
Republican Katie Boshart Glaser17,92847.75%
Write-in 690.18%
Total votes37,549 100.00%

12th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Lively 18,227 56.61%
Republican Ruth Linoz13,88343.11%
Write-in 900.28%
Total votes32,200 100.00%

13th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nancy Nathanson 27,723 70.60%
Republican David J Smith11,48829.26%
Write-in 540.14%
Total votes39,265 100.00%

14th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julie Fahey 21,669 59.11%
Republican Rich Cunningham14,90040.64%
Write-in 920.25%
Total votes36,661 100.00%

15th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shelly Boshart Davis 23,481 59.72%
Democratic Miriam Cummins15,74740.05%
Write-in 900.23%
Total votes39,318 100.00%

16th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Rayfield 25,742 75.86%
Republican Jason Hughes8,09923.87%
Write-in 910.27%
Total votes33,932 100.00%

17th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jami Cate 26,398 69.22%
Democratic Paige Hook10,98828.81%
Green Timothy L Dehne6931.82%
Write-in 600.16%
Total votes38,139 100.00%

18th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Lewis 25,996 70.20%
Democratic Jamie Morrison10,93329.53%
Write-in 1000.27%
Total votes37,029 100.00%

19th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Raquel Moore-Green 20,659 54.37%
Democratic Jacqueline Leung17,25345.41%
Write-in 860.23%
Total votes37,998 100.00%

20th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul Evans 20,573 51.84%
Republican Selma Pierce19,01247.90%
Write-in 1020.26%
Total votes39,687 100.00%

21st District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Clem 16,433 60.58%
Republican Jack Esp10,61039.11%
Write-in 840.31%
Total votes27,127 100.00%

22nd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Teresa Alonso Leon 12,168 56.74%
Republican Anna Kasachev9,21842.98%
Write-in 590.28%
Total votes21,445 100.00%

23rd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Nearman 23,884 58.33%
Democratic Sean Scorvo14,29234.90%
Green Alex Polikoff1,7704.32%
Libertarian Scott D Clawson9632.35%
Write-in 370.09%
Total votes40,946 100.00%

24th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Noble 21,427 57.64%
Democratic Lynette Shaw15,67542.17%
Write-in 720.19%
Total votes37,174 100.00%

25th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Post 20,421 56.58%
Democratic Ramiro Navarro Jr.15,61343.26%
Write-in 570.16%
Total votes36,091 100.00%

26th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Courtney Neron 23,815 54.05%
Republican Peggy Stevens19,20143.58%
Libertarian Tim E Nelson1,0022.27%
Write-in 400.09%
Total votes44,058 100.00%

27th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sheri Schouten 25,539 69.31%
Republican Sandra Nelson11,25730.55%
Write-in 530.14%
Total votes36,849 100.00%

28th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wlnsvey Campos 21,563 65.15%
Republican Daniel Martin11,46234.63%
Write-in 730.22%
Total votes33,098 100.00%

29th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Susan McLain 17,200 57.78%
Republican Dale Fishback12,50742.01%
Write-in 630.21%
Total votes29,770 100.00%

30th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janeen Sollman 25,837 93.18%
Write-in 1,8926.82%
Total votes27,729 100.00%

31st District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bradley Witt 21,536 50.53%
Republican Brian Stout21,02549.33%
Write-in 590.14%
Total votes42,620 100.00%

32nd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Suzanne Weber 21,941 54.12%
Democratic Debbie Booth-Schmidt18,52045.68%
Write-in 810.20%
Total votes40,542 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

33rd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maxine Dexter 33,707 75.64%
Republican Dick Courter10,79624.23%
Write-in 590.13%
Total votes44,562 100.00%

34th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Helm 26,867 96.74%
Write-in 9043.26%
Total votes27,771 100.00%

35th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dacia Grayber 27,771 67.13%
Republican Bob Niemeyer12,89332.69%
Write-in 710.18%
Total votes39,437 100.00%

36th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Reynolds 34,577 83.06%
Republican James A Ball6,98616.78%
Write-in 660.16%
Total votes41,629 100.00%

37th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rachel Prusak 23,757 57.15%
Republican Kelly Sloop17,77042.75%
Write-in 440.11%
Total votes41,571 100.00%

38th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrea Salinas 31,911 72.35%
Republican Patrick Castles12,15227.55%
Write-in 430.10%
Total votes44,106 100.00%

39th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christine Drazan 26,202 62.22%
Democratic Tessah Danel14,98535.58%
Libertarian Kenny Sernach8682.06%
Write-in 570.14%
Total votes42,112 100.00%

40th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Meek 21,168 54.60%
Republican Josh Howard17,53545.23%
Write-in 630.16%
Total votes100.00%

41st District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karin Power 30,725 73.74%
Republican Michael Newgard10,87826.11%
Write-in 620.15%
Total votes41,665 100.00%

42nd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rob Nosse 40,456 98.19%
Write-in 7441.81%
Total votes41,200 100.00%

43rd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tawna Sanchez 39,274 98.80%
Write-in 4791.20%
Total votes39,753 100.00%

44th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tina Kotek 32,465 87.19%
Republican Margo Logan4,64312.47%
Write-in 1270.34%
Total votes37,235 100.00%

45th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara Smith Warner 31,326 97.26%
Write-in 8832.74%
Total votes32,209 100.00%

46th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Khanh Pham 30,155 97.63%
Write-in 7312.37%
Total votes30,886 100.00%

47th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Diego Hernandez 13,631 49.32%
Republican Ryan Gardner8,67731.40%
Working Families Ashton Simpson5,26419.05%
Write-in 640.23%
Total votes27,636 100.00%

48th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeff Reardon 21,328 75.68%
Libertarian Edward Marihart6,29122.32%
Write-in 5642.00%
Total votes28,183 100.00%

49th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Zach Hudson 16,091 57.26%
Republican Joe Demers11,91242.39%
Write-in 970.35%
Total votes28,100 100.00%

50th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ricki Ruiz 15,662 53.59%
Republican Amelia Salvador13,52646.29%
Write-in 350.12%
Total votes29,223 100.00%

51st District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janelle Bynum 18,939 52.83%
Republican Jane Hays15,46643.15%
Libertarian Donald B Crawford1,3933.89%
Write-in 480.13%
Total votes35,846 100.00%

52nd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anna Williams 19,209 48.73%
Republican Jeffrey Helfrich19,12548.52%
Libertarian Stephen D Aldor1,0602.69%
Write-in 260.07%
Total votes39,420 100.00%

53rd District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Zika 27,442 57.07%
Democratic Emerson Levy20,56942.78%
Write-in 720.15%
Total votes48,083 100.00%

54th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jason Kropf 27,999 60.04%
Republican Cheri Helt 18,15338.93%
Write-in 4801.03%
Total votes46,632 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

55th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Vikki Breese-Iverson 31,572 73.54%
Democratic Barbara Fontaine11,30026.32%
Write-in 620.14%
Total votes42,934 100.00%

56th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican E. Werner Reschke 23,604 72.59%
Democratic Faith Leith8,85927.24%
Write-in 550.17%
Total votes32,518 100.00%

57th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Smith 19,487 76.56%
Democratic Roland Ruhe5,91723.25%
Write-in 480.19%
Total votes25,452 100.00%

58th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bobby Levy 24,846 72.79%
Democratic Nolan Bylenga9,23027.04%
Write-in 570.17%
Total votes34,133 100.00%

59th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Bonham 23,560 59.84%
Democratic Arlene Burns15,75940.03%
Write-in 520.13%
Total votes39,371 100.00%

60th District

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Owens 23,252 77.44%
Democratic Beth E Spell6,72422.39%
Write-in 510.17%
Total votes30,027 100.00%

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