Oregon's 23rd House district

Oregon's 23rd House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 23 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 Polk and Yamhill counties. The district includes Dallas, Falls City, Oregon, Dayton, Oregon, Dundee, and Newberg as well as parts of Amity. The district is currently represented by Anna Scharf of Amity, who was appointed on July 12, 2021, after its former Representative Mike Nearman was expelled from office.

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[1][2] are as follows:

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Write-in percentage
2000 Kurt Schrader Democratic 76.79% Marvin Wallace Constitution 23.21% No third candidate No fourth candidate
2002[a] Lane Shetterly Republican 67.97% Peter Leung Democratic 31.58% 0.46%
2004 Brian Boquist Republican 61.16% Dick Reynolds Democratic 35.10% Paul Delaney Libertarian 3.74%
2006 Brian Boquist Republican 57.94% Jason Brown Democratic 37.87% Paul Delaney Libertarian 4.08% 0.12%
2008 Jim Thompson Republican 57.36% Jason Brown Democratic 42.43% No third candidate 0.20%
2010 Jim Thompson Republican 68.03% Wesley West Democratic 31.79% 0.18%
2012 Jim Thompson Republican 59.10% Ross Swartzendruber Democratic 32.88% Alex Polikoff Pacific Green 7.88% 0.14%
2014 Mike Nearman Republican 52.77% Wanda Davis Democratic 36.06% Alex Polikoff Pacific Green 4.63% Mark Karnowski Libertarian 2.48% 4.07%
2016 Mike Nearman Republican 52.77% Jim Thompson Independent 37.16% Alex Polikoff Pacific Green 5.73% Garrett Leeds Libertarian 4.19% 0.16%
2018 Mike Nearman Republican 54.35% Danny Jaffer Democratic 43.30% Mark Karnowski Libertarian 2.23% No fourth candidate 0.11%
2020 Mike Nearman Republican 58.33% Sean K Scorvo Democratic 34.91% Alex Pokiloff Pacific Green 4.32% Scott D Clawson Libertarian 2.35% 0.09%
2022 Anna Scharf Republican 63.18% Kriss Wright Democratic 36.56% No third candidate No fourth candidate .26%
2024 Anna Scharf Republican 62.1% Kriss Wright Democratic 37.8% .1%
  1. ^ Lane Shetterly was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 34, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "OR State House 23 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Shetterly, Lane". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.