Oregon's 56th House district
Appearance
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District 56 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 includes portions of Jackson and Klamath counties, including parts of Eagle Point, Medford, Klamath Falls, and White City. The current representative for the district is Republican Emily McIntire of Eagle Point.[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 | Patti Smith | Republican | 56.94% | Paul Zastrow | Democratic | 43.06% | No third candidate | |||
2002[a] | Bill Garrard | Republican | 97.29% | Unopposed | 2.71% | |||||
2004 | Bill Garrard | Republican | 66.03% | James Calvert | Democratic | 33.97% | No third candidate | |||
2006 | Bill Garrard | Republican | 66.51% | James Calvert | Democratic | 33.25% | 0.23% | |||
2008 | Bill Garrard | Republican | 97.27% | Unopposed | 2.73% | |||||
2010 | Bill Garrard | Republican | 96.73% | 3.27% | ||||||
2012 | Gail Whitsett | Republican | 96.79% | 3.21% | ||||||
2014 | Gail Whitsett | Republican | 97.24% | 2.76% | ||||||
2016 | E. Werner Reschke | Republican | 48.65% | Al Switzer | Democratic | 40.26% | Jonah Hakanson | [b] | 10.85% | 0.24% |
2018 | E. Werner Reschke | Republican | 71.78% | Taylor Tupper | Democratic | 27.95% | No third candidate | 0.27% | ||
2020 | E. Werner Reschke | Republican | 72.59% | Faith Leith | Democratic | 27.24% | 0.27% | |||
2022 | Emily McIntire | Republican | 72.60% | Jonathan Chenjeri | Democratic | 27.23% | 0.17% |
- ^ Bill Garrard was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 53, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
- ^ Jonah Hakanson ran with no party affiliation in this election.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Representative Emily McIntire". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "OR State House 56 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Garrard, Bill". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "OR State House 56". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.