Oregon's 2nd House district

For Oregon's 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives, see Oregon's 2nd congressional district.

Oregon's 2nd House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 2 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the district covers most of Douglas County. The current representative for the district is Republican Virgle Osborne of Roseburg.[1][2]

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[3][4] are as follows:

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Write-in percentage
2000 Elaine Hopson Democratic 58.13% Diane Waldron Republican 41.87% No third candidate
2002[a] Susan Morgan Republican 73.93% Bruce Conk Democratic 25.70% 0.37%
2004 Susan Morgan Republican 71.38% Linda Mongkeya Democratic 28.62%
2006 Susan Morgan Republican 97.41% Unopposed 2.59%
2008 Tim Freeman Republican 64.50% Harry McDermott Democratic 35.15% No third candidate 0.35%
2010 Tim Freeman Republican 71.98% Harry McDermott Democratic 27.70% 0.32%
2012 Tim Freeman Republican 76.91% Jeff Adams Libertarian 22.28% 0.81%
2014 Dallas Heard Republican 62.66% Kerry Atherton Democratic 31.37% Jeff Adams Libertarian 5.65% 0.32%
2016 Dallas Heard Republican 97.51% Unopposed 2.49%
2018[b] Gary Leif Republican 66.11% Megan Salter Democratic 33.63% No third candidate 0.27%
2020 Gary Leif Republican 71.62% Charles F. Lee Democratic 28.09% 0.30%
2022 Virgle Osborne Republican 70.06% Kevin Bell Democratic 27.20% Edward Renfroe Constitution 2.51% 0.23%
  1. ^ Susan Morgan was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 46, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
  2. ^ Gary Leif was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on April 30, 2018 to replace Dallas Heard, who resigned to take an appointment to the District 1 seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative Virgle Osborne". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "OR State House 02 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Morgan, Susan". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Heard, Dallas". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Jones, Tyler (April 30, 2018). "Gary Leif selected to fill vacant District 2 seat in Oregon House". KEZI. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "OR State House 02 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.