Oregon's 53rd House district
District 53 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the district is contained entirely within Deschutes County and includes the cities of Redmond, Oregon, Sisters, and Tumalo as well as northern parts of Bend and the Redmond Municipal Airport. The current representative for the district is Democrat Emerson Levy of Redmond.[1][2]
Election results
[edit]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[3][4] are as follows:
| Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Write-in percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bill Garrard | Republican | 56.54% | Wayne Snoozy | Democratic | 43.46% | No third candidate | |||
| 2002[a] | Ben Westlund | Republican | 65.96% | Cylvia Hayes | Democratic | 30.54% | Curt Wagoner | Libertarian | 3.50% | |
| 2004[b] | Gene Whisnant | Republican | 83.53% | Mark Francis | Constitution | 15.39% | No third candidate | 1.08% | ||
| 2006 | Gene Whisnant | Republican | 59.11% | Bill Smith | Democratic | 40.78% | 0.11% | |||
| 2008 | Gene Whisnant | Republican | 67.13% | Conrad Ruel | Democratic | 32.72% | 0.15% | |||
| 2010 | Gene Whisnant | Republican | 72.82% | John Huddle | Democratic | 27.01% | 0.17% | |||
| 2012 | Gene Whisnant | Republican | 97.92% | Unopposed | 2.08% | |||||
| 2014 | Gene Whisnant | Republican | 97.67% | 2.33% | ||||||
| 2016 | Gene Whisnant | Republican | 67.45% | Michael Graham | Democratic | 32.38% | No third candidate | 0.17% | ||
| 2018 | Jack Zika | Republican | 56.44% | Eileen Kiely | Democratic | 43.42% | 0.14% | |||
| 2020 | Jack Zika | Republican | 57.10% | Emerson Levy | Democratic | 42.80% | 0.10% | |||
| 2022 | Emerson Levy | Democratic | 50.61% | Michael Sipe | Republican | 49.30% | 0.89% | |||
- ^ Ben Westlund was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 55, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States census.[5]
- ^ Gene Whisnant was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on September 3, 2003 to replace Ben Westlund, who resigned to take an appointment to the 27th district seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Representative Jack Zika". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "OR State House 53 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Westlund, Ben". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Westlund, Ben". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Sinks, James (December 12, 2006). "Independent Westlund switches to Democrat". The Bend Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "OR State House 53 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.