Oregon's 44th House district

Oregon's 44th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 44 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the district is contained entirely within Multnomah County and covers parts of north and northeast Portland, including the Portland International Airport. The current representative for the district is Democrat Travis Nelson of Portland.[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 Al King Democratic 52.54% Ed Kemp Republican 47.46% No third candidate
2002[a] Gary Hansen Democratic 77.89% Martin Kennedy Constitution 12.52% Thomas Albright Socialist 8.01% 1.58%
2004 Gary Hansen Democratic 79.88% Aaron Huddart Republican 17.57% Robert Morton Constitution 2.55%
2006 Tina Kotek Democratic 78.82% Jay Kushner Republican 20.64% No third candidate 0.55%
2008 Tina Kotek Democratic 97.64% Unopposed 2.39%
2010 Tina Kotek Democratic 80.87% Kitty Harmon Republican 18.77% No third candidate 0.36%
2012 Tina Kotek Democratic 86.32% Michael Harrington Republican 13.21% 0.47%
2014 Tina Kotek Democratic 85.53% Michael Harrington Republican 13.64% 0.84%
2016 Tina Kotek Democratic 79.67% Joe Rowe Pacific Green 19.50% 0.82%
2018 Tina Kotek Democratic 89.07% Manny Guerra Libertarian 10.42% 0.51%
2020 Tina Kotek Democratic 87.19% Logan Margo Republican 12.47% 0.34%
2022 Travis Nelson[b] Democratic 87.65% Rolf Schuler Republican 11.42% Morgan Hinthorne Constitution 0.77% 0.16%
  1. ^ Gary Hansen was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 17, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
  2. ^ Travis Nelson was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on February 1, 2022 to replace Tina Kotek, who resigned to run for governor.

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "House Speaker Tina Kotek". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "OR State House 44 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Hansen, Gary D." Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.