Oregon's 31st House district

Oregon's 31st House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 31 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021,[1] the boundary for the district contains portions of Columbia County, Multnomah and Washington counties. The district includes Banks, Columbia City, North Plains, Scappoose, St. Helens, and Vernonia as well as Sauvie Island.[2] The current representative for the district is Republican Brian Stout of Columbia City.[3]

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[4][5] are as follows:

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Write-in percentage
2000 Jackie Winters Republican 63.14% Lloyd Kumley Democratic 36.86% No third candidate No fourth candidate
2002[a] Betsy Johnson Democratic 66.58% Bob Ekstrom Constitution 23.92% Mervin Arnold Independent 9.00% 0.50%
2004 Betsy Johnson Democratic 76.10% Ron Ross Constitution 23.11% No third candidate 0.79%
2006[b] Brad Witt Democratic 58.78% Michael Kocher Republican 29.19% Bob Ekstrom Constitution 11.78% 0.25%
2008 Brad Witt Democratic 96.31% Unopposed 3.69%
2010 Brad Witt Democratic 57.03% Ed DeCoste Republican 42.59% No third candidate No fourth candidate 0.37%
2012 Brad Witt Democratic 53.23% Lew Barnes Republican 41.70% Ray Biggs Constitution 2.66% Robert Miller Libertarian 2.26% 0.15%
2014 Brad Witt Democratic 54.45% Larry Ericksen Republican 40.83% Robert Miller Libertarian 4.34% No fourth candidate 0.38%
2016 Brad Witt Democratic 80.48% Robert Miller Libertarian 18.71% No third candidate 0.81%
2018 Brad Witt Democratic 53.93% Brian Stout Republican 45.85% 0.23%
2020 Brad Witt Democratic 50.53% Brian Stout Republican 49.33% 0.14%
2022 Brian Stout Republican 59.31% Anthony Sorace Democrat 40.48% 0.21%
  1. ^ Betsy Johnson was the incumbent in the 2001 election. She previously represented District 1, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States census.[6]
  2. ^ Brad Witt was the incumbent in the 2005 election. He was appointed to this seat on January 26, 2005 to replace Betsy Johnson, who resigned to take an appointment to the 16th district seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8]

2024 election

On February 8, 2024, Representative Brian Stout announced that he would not be running for re-election. He endorsed Darcey Edwards.[9]Republican Drew Layda and Democrat Jordan Gutierrez have also announced campaigns.[10] The filing deadline for the election was March 12, 2024.

Each political party choose their candidate in the primary election on May 21, 2024. Jordan Gutierrez ran unopposed in and won the nomination for the Democratic Party. Two candidates ran for the republican nomination. Darcy Edwards won then nomination with 81% of the vote. Aaron L. Hall received 18% of the votes. [11]

The general election is on November 5, 2024.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oregon State Redistricting". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Oregon Blue Book". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Representative Brian Stout". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "OR State House 31 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Johnson, Elizabeth "Betsy"". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "State Government Legislators and Staff, 2005 Regular Session". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "OR State House 31 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Shumway, Julia (February 9, 2023). "Banks real estate agent files for Oregon House seat". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Biggers, Aurura (November 1, 2023). "Two Candidates For Oregon House District 31 Step Forward As Stout Remains Silent On Reelection". Columbia County Spotlight. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 Oregon Election Results". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "Oregon Elections, 2024". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved March 2, 2024.