Oregon's 60th House district

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District 60 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the boundary for the district contains all of Baker, Grant, Harney, Lake, and Malheur counties and a portion of Deschutes County. The district covers the entire southeastern corner of the state and is the largest House district in Oregon. The district is currently represented by Mark Owens of Crane. It was previously represented by Republican Lynn Findley, who was appointed to the Oregon Senate on January 6, 2020. [1]

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Election results

District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, representatives before 2021 may not represent the same constituency as today. General election results from 2000 to present [2] [3] are as follows:

YearCandidatePartyPercentOpponentPartyPercent Write-in percentage
2000 Tom Butler Republican 100.00%Unopposed
2002Tom ButlerRepublican71.95%Roxanna Swann Democratic 27.82%0.24%
2004Tom ButlerRepublican98.20%Unopposed1.80%
2006Tom ButlerRepublican74.29%Peter HallDemocratic25.45%0.26%
2008 [lower-alpha 1] Cliff Bentz Republican97.95%Unopposed2.05%
2010 Cliff BentzRepublican98.50%1.50%
2012 Cliff BentzRepublican98.71%1.29%
2014 Cliff BentzRepublican81.99%Peter HallDemocratic17.76%0.26%
2016 Cliff BentzRepublican98.45%Unopposed1.55%
2018 [lower-alpha 2] Lynn Findley Republican98.38%1.62%
2020 [lower-alpha 3] Mark Owens Republican77.44%Beth SpellDemocratic22.39%0.17%
2022 Mark OwensRepublican89.19%Antonio SunseriDemocratic10.33%0.48%
  1. Cliff Bentz was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on January 22, 2008 to replace Tom Butler, who resigned from office. [4] [5] [6]
  2. Lynn Findley was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on January 25, 2018 to replace Cliff Bentz, who resigned to take an appointment to the District 30 seat in the Oregon Senate. [7] [8] [9] [10]
  3. Mark Owens was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on January 21, 2020 to replace Lynn Findley, who resigned to take an appointment to the District 30 seat in the Oregon Senate.

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