Oregon's 7th House district

Oregon's 7th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 7 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 is entirely in Lane County and entirely envelops the city of Springfield. The current representative for the district is Democratic John Lively of Springfield.[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 Bill Witt Republican 50.80% Mitch Greenlick Democratic 49.20% No third candidate
2002[a] Jeff Kruse Republican 65.51% Donald Nordin Democratic 34.26% 0.23%
2004[b] Bruce Hanna Republican 62.31% Shirley Cairns Democratic 37.69%
2006 Bruce Hanna Republican 98.63% Unopposed 1.37%
2008 Bruce Hanna Republican 63.71% Donald Nordin Democratic 36.01% No third candidate 0.28%
2010 Bruce Hanna Republican 64.55% Sara Byers Democratic 35.17% 0.28%
2012 Bruce Hanna Republican 69.18% Fergus McLean Democratic 30.53% 0.28%
2014 Cedric Ross Hayden Republican 79.70% Brandon Boertje Libertarian 17.76% 2.54%
2016 Cedric Ross Hayden Republican 65.35% Vincent Portulano Democratic 23.80% Fergus McLean Independent 10.60% 0.25%
2018 Cedric Ross Hayden Republican 60.83% Christy Inskip Democratic 38.89% No third candidate 0.28%
2020 Cedric Ross Hayden Republican 67.76% Jerry M. Samaniego Democratic 32.05% 0.19%
2022[c] John Lively Democratic 51.80% Alan Stout Republican 47.68% 0.69%
2024 John Lively Democratic 55.8% Cory Burket Republican 44.0% 0.2%
  1. ^ Jeff Kruse was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 45, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
  2. ^ Bruce Hanna was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on March 30, 2004 to replace Jeff Kruse, who resigned from office to run for the District 1 seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7]
  3. ^ John Lively was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 12, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2020 United States Census.

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative John Lively". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "OR State House 07 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Kruse, Jeff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Eugene Weekly : News : 10.23.08 (Underdog Speaks Out)". Eugene Weekly. February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "OR State House 07 - Special". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.