Oregon's 49th House district
Appearance
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District 49 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2023, the district is contained entirely within Multnomah County and includes the cities of Fairview, Wood Village, and Troutdale as well as a portion of north Gresham.
The current representative for the district is Democrat Zach Hudson of Troutdale.[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-ins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Carl Wilson | Republican | 70.89% | Dave Toler | Independent | 29.11% | No third candidate | |||
2002[a] | Karen Minnis | Republican | 60.24% | Pamela Spradling | Democratic | 39.26% | 0.50% | |||
2004 | Karen Minnis | Republican | 53.52% | Rob Brading | Democratic | 46.48% | ||||
2006 | Karen Minnis | Republican | 51.80% | Rob Brading | Democratic | 47.64% | 0.55% | |||
2008 | Nick Kahl | Democratic | 56.04% | John Nelsen | Republican | 43.46% | 0.51% | |||
2010 | Matthew Wand | Republican | 53.39% | Nick Kahl | Democratic | 46.61% | ||||
2012 | Chris Gorsek | Democratic | 54.22% | Matthew Wand | Republican | 45.43% | 0.35% | |||
2014 | Chris Gorsek | Democratic | 60.39% | Bill Beckers | Republican | 38.93% | 0.68% | |||
2016 | Chris Gorsek | Democratic | 96.51% | Unopposed | 3.49% | |||||
2018 | Chris Gorsek | Democratic | 51.25% | Justin Hwang | Republican | 44.82% | Heather Ricks | Libertarian | 3.83% | 0.10% |
2020 | Zach Hudson | Democratic | 57.26% | Greg Johnson | Republican | 42.39% | No third candidate | 0.35% | ||
2022 | Zach Hudson | Democratic | 52.08% | Randy Lauer | Republican | 47.79% | 0.13% |
- ^ Karen Minnis was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 20, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States census.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Representative Chris Gorsek". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "OR State House 49 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Minnis, Karen". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.