2020 Oregon House of Representatives election
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All 60 seats in the Oregon House of Representatives
31 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tina Kotek Christine Drazan
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 2011 September 16, 2019
Leader's seat 44th-N/NE Portland 39th-Canby
Last election 38 seats, 56.9% 22 seats, 39.5%
Seats won 37 23
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,210,848 958,075
Percentage 55.03% 43.54%
Swing Decrease 1.91% Increase 4.00%
Results
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election

Tina Kotek
Democratic

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Tina Kotek
Democratic

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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.

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

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Likely D October 21, 2020

Results summary

Results[citation needed]
Affiliation Candidates Votes Vote % Seats Won
Democratic 60 1,210,848 55.03% 37
Republican 53 958,075 43.54% 23
Libertarian 8 13,595 0.62% 0
Pacific Green 2 2,463 0.11% 0
Working Families 1 5,264 0.24% 0
Write-in N/A 10,226 0.46% 0
Total 124 2,200,471 100.00% 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
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Brock Smith 28,125 68.85%
Democratic Calla Felicity 12,659 30.99%
Write-in 65 0.16%
Total votes 40,849 100.00%

2nd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Leif 24,341 71.62%
Democratic Charles Lee 9,546 28.09%
Write-in 101 0.30%
Total votes 33,988 100.00%

3rd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lily Morgan 24,609 66.75%
Democratic Jerry Morgan 12,081 32.77%
Write-in 178 0.48%
Total votes 36,868 100.00%

4th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duane Stark 26,199 68.92%
Democratic Mary Middleton 11,757 30.93%
Write-in 58 0.15%
Total votes 38,014 100.00%

5th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pam Marsh 27,069 66.36%
Republican Sandra Abercrombie 13,678 33.53%
Write-in 47 0.12%
Total votes 40,794 100.00%

6th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Wallan 18,673 54.57%
Democratic Alberto Enriquez 14,748 43.10%
Libertarian Alex Levi Usselman 779 2.28%
Write-in 21 0.06%
Total votes 34,221 100.00%

7th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cedric Ross Hayden 25,076 67.76%
Democratic Jerry Samaniego 11,861 32.05%
Write-in 69 0.19%
Total votes 37,006 100.00%

8th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Holvey 27,886 67.69%
Republican Timothy Aldal 11,993 29.11%
Libertarian Martha A Sherwood 1,239 3.01%
Write-in 76 0.18%
Total votes 41,194 100.00%

9th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Boomer Wright 21,724 57.54%
Democratic Cal Mukumoto 15,988 42.35%
Write-in 44 0.12%
Total votes 37,756 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

10th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Gomberg 20,294 52.31%
Republican Max Sherman 18,383 47.38%
Write-in 119 0.31%
Total votes 38,796 100.00%

11th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marty Wilde 19,552 52.07%
Republican Katie Boshart Glaser 17,928 47.75%
Write-in 69 0.18%
Total votes 37,549 100.00%

12th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lively 18,227 56.61%
Republican Ruth Linoz 13,883 43.11%
Write-in 90 0.28%
Total votes 32,200 100.00%

13th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Nathanson 27,723 70.60%
Republican David J Smith 11,488 29.26%
Write-in 54 0.14%
Total votes 39,265 100.00%

14th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Fahey 21,669 59.11%
Republican Rich Cunningham 14,900 40.64%
Write-in 92 0.25%
Total votes 36,661 100.00%

15th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shelly Boshart Davis 23,481 59.72%
Democratic Miriam Cummins 15,747 40.05%
Write-in 90 0.23%
Total votes 39,318 100.00%

16th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Rayfield 25,742 75.86%
Republican Jason Hughes 8,099 23.87%
Write-in 91 0.27%
Total votes 33,932 100.00%

17th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jami Cate 26,398 69.22%
Democratic Paige Hook 10,988 28.81%
Green Timothy L Dehne 693 1.82%
Write-in 60 0.16%
Total votes 38,139 100.00%

18th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Lewis 25,996 70.20%
Democratic Jamie Morrison 10,933 29.53%
Write-in 100 0.27%
Total votes 37,029 100.00%

19th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raquel Moore-Green 20,659 54.37%
Democratic Jacqueline Leung 17,253 45.41%
Write-in 86 0.23%
Total votes 37,998 100.00%

20th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Evans 20,573 51.84%
Republican Selma Pierce 19,012 47.90%
Write-in 102 0.26%
Total votes 39,687 100.00%

21st District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Clem 16,433 60.58%
Republican Jack Esp 10,610 39.11%
Write-in 84 0.31%
Total votes 27,127 100.00%

22nd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Teresa Alonso Leon 12,168 56.74%
Republican Anna Kasachev 9,218 42.98%
Write-in 59 0.28%
Total votes 21,445 100.00%

23rd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Nearman 23,884 58.33%
Democratic Sean Scorvo 14,292 34.90%
Green Alex Polikoff 1,770 4.32%
Libertarian Scott D Clawson 963 2.35%
Write-in 37 0.09%
Total votes 40,946 100.00%

24th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Noble 21,427 57.64%
Democratic Lynette Shaw 15,675 42.17%
Write-in 72 0.19%
Total votes 37,174 100.00%

25th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Post 20,421 56.58%
Democratic Ramiro Navarro Jr. 15,613 43.26%
Write-in 57 0.16%
Total votes 36,091 100.00%

26th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Courtney Neron 23,815 54.05%
Republican Peggy Stevens 19,201 43.58%
Libertarian Tim E Nelson 1,002 2.27%
Write-in 40 0.09%
Total votes 44,058 100.00%

27th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheri Schouten 25,539 69.31%
Republican Sandra Nelson 11,257 30.55%
Write-in 53 0.14%
Total votes 36,849 100.00%

28th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wlnsvey Campos 21,563 65.15%
Republican Daniel Martin 11,462 34.63%
Write-in 73 0.22%
Total votes 33,098 100.00%

29th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan McLain 17,200 57.78%
Republican Dale Fishback 12,507 42.01%
Write-in 63 0.21%
Total votes 29,770 100.00%

30th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janeen Sollman 25,837 93.18%
Write-in 1,892 6.82%
Total votes 27,729 100.00%

31st District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bradley Witt 21,536 50.53%
Republican Brian Stout 21,025 49.33%
Write-in 59 0.14%
Total votes 42,620 100.00%

32nd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Suzanne Weber 21,941 54.12%
Democratic Debbie Booth-Schmidt 18,520 45.68%
Write-in 81 0.20%
Total votes 40,542 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

33rd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Dexter 33,707 75.64%
Republican Dick Courter 10,796 24.23%
Write-in 59 0.13%
Total votes 44,562 100.00%

34th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ken Helm 26,867 96.74%
Write-in 904 3.26%
Total votes 27,771 100.00%

35th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dacia Grayber 27,771 67.13%
Republican Bob Niemeyer 12,893 32.69%
Write-in 71 0.18%
Total votes 39,437 100.00%

36th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Reynolds 34,577 83.06%
Republican James A Ball 6,986 16.78%
Write-in 66 0.16%
Total votes 41,629 100.00%

37th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Prusak 23,757 57.15%
Republican Kelly Sloop 17,770 42.75%
Write-in 44 0.11%
Total votes 41,571 100.00%

38th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrea Salinas 31,911 72.35%
Republican Patrick Castles 12,152 27.55%
Write-in 43 0.10%
Total votes 44,106 100.00%

39th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christine Drazan 26,202 62.22%
Democratic Tessah Danel 14,985 35.58%
Libertarian Kenny Sernach 868 2.06%
Write-in 57 0.14%
Total votes 42,112 100.00%

40th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Meek 21,168 54.60%
Republican Josh Howard 17,535 45.23%
Write-in 63 0.16%
Total votes 100.00%

41st District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karin Power 30,725 73.74%
Republican Michael Newgard 10,878 26.11%
Write-in 62 0.15%
Total votes 41,665 100.00%

42nd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rob Nosse 40,456 98.19%
Write-in 744 1.81%
Total votes 41,200 100.00%

43rd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tawna Sanchez 39,274 98.80%
Write-in 479 1.20%
Total votes 39,753 100.00%

44th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tina Kotek 32,465 87.19%
Republican Margo Logan 4,643 12.47%
Write-in 127 0.34%
Total votes 37,235 100.00%

45th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Smith Warner 31,326 97.26%
Write-in 883 2.74%
Total votes 32,209 100.00%

46th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Khanh Pham 30,155 97.63%
Write-in 731 2.37%
Total votes 30,886 100.00%

47th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diego Hernandez 13,631 49.32%
Republican Ryan Gardner 8,677 31.40%
Working Families Ashton Simpson 5,264 19.05%
Write-in 64 0.23%
Total votes 27,636 100.00%

48th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Reardon 21,328 75.68%
Libertarian Edward Marihart 6,291 22.32%
Write-in 564 2.00%
Total votes 28,183 100.00%

49th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zach Hudson 16,091 57.26%
Republican Joe Demers 11,912 42.39%
Write-in 97 0.35%
Total votes 28,100 100.00%

50th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ricki Ruiz 15,662 53.59%
Republican Amelia Salvador 13,526 46.29%
Write-in 35 0.12%
Total votes 29,223 100.00%

51st District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janelle Bynum 18,939 52.83%
Republican Jane Hays 15,466 43.15%
Libertarian Donald B Crawford 1,393 3.89%
Write-in 48 0.13%
Total votes 35,846 100.00%

52nd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Williams 19,209 48.73%
Republican Jeffrey Helfrich 19,125 48.52%
Libertarian Stephen D Aldor 1,060 2.69%
Write-in 26 0.07%
Total votes 39,420 100.00%

53rd District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Zika 27,442 57.07%
Democratic Emerson Levy 20,569 42.78%
Write-in 72 0.15%
Total votes 48,083 100.00%

54th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Kropf 27,999 60.04%
Republican Cheri Helt 18,153 38.93%
Write-in 480 1.03%
Total votes 46,632 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

55th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vikki Breese-Iverson 31,572 73.54%
Democratic Barbara Fontaine 11,300 26.32%
Write-in 62 0.14%
Total votes 42,934 100.00%

56th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E. Werner Reschke 23,604 72.59%
Democratic Faith Leith 8,859 27.24%
Write-in 55 0.17%
Total votes 32,518 100.00%

57th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Smith 19,487 76.56%
Democratic Roland Ruhe 5,917 23.25%
Write-in 48 0.19%
Total votes 25,452 100.00%

58th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby Levy 24,846 72.79%
Democratic Nolan Bylenga 9,230 27.04%
Write-in 57 0.17%
Total votes 34,133 100.00%

59th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Bonham 23,560 59.84%
Democratic Arlene Burns 15,759 40.03%
Write-in 52 0.13%
Total votes 39,371 100.00%

60th District

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Owens 23,252 77.44%
Democratic Beth E Spell 6,724 22.39%
Write-in 51 0.17%
Total votes 30,027 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oregon Secretary of State". results.oregonvotes.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

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