Oregon's 51st House district

Oregon's 51st House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 51 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the district is located entirely within Clackamas County and includes Beavercreek, Canby, Eagle Creek, Estacada, and Sandy. The current representative for the district is Republican Christine Drazan of Canby.[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 Write-in percentage
2000 Cherryl Walker Republican 66.31% Lon Holston Democratic 33.69%
2002[a] Linda Flores Republican 57.91% Jan Lee Democratic 42.02% 0.07%
2004 Linda Flores Republican 53.32% Kathryn Firestone Democratic 46.68%
2006 Linda Flores Republican 57.58% Ryan Olds Democratic 42.28% 0.15%
2008 Brent Barton Democratic 51.68% Linda Flores Republican 48.08% 0.24%
2010 Patrick Sheehan Republican 54.58% Cheryl Myers Democratic 45.25% 0.18%
2012 Shemia Fagan Democratic 52.77% Patrick Sheehan Republican 46.96% 0.28%
2014 Shemia Fagan Democratic 52.42% Jodi Bailey Republican 47.10% 0.48%
2016 Janelle Bynum Democratic 50.85% Lori Chavez-DeRemer Republican 48.85% 0.31%
2018 Janelle Bynum Democratic 53.92% Lori Chavez-DeRemer Republican 45.85% 0.23%
2020 Janelle Bynum Democratic 52.83% Jane Hays Republican 43.15% 0.13%
2022 James Hieb[b] Republican 66.02% Walt Trandum Democratic 33.66% 0.32%
2024 Christine Drazan[c] Republican 94.1% Unopposed 5.9%
  1. ^ Jan Lee was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 10, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States census.[5]
  2. ^ James Hieb was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 39 after being appointed to the spot after Christine Drazan resigned to run for governor. He was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2020 United States census.
  3. ^ Christine Drazen beat[6] the incumbent in the May primary. Drazan was the House District 39 Representative from 2019 to 2022 before she resigned to run for Governor.

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative Christine Drazan". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "OR State House 51 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lee, Jan". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Fuentes, Carlos. "Reporter". Oregon Live. Oregonian. Retrieved June 8, 2024.