Map of Oregon's 16th House District as of September 27, 2021

District 16 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 within Benton County. The district is centered around Corvallis and includes Oregon State University. The current representative for the district is Democrat Dan Rayfield of Corvallis.[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 Opponent Party Percent Write-in percentage
2000 Jeff Merkley Democratic 83.54% David Tillemans Pacific Green 16.46% No third candidate No fourth candidate
2002[lower-alpha 1] Kelley Wirth Democratic 68.29% Scott Bisson Republican 31.47% 0.23%
2004 Kelley Wirth Democratic 62.51% Don Gist Republican 34.78% Jared Ellefson Libertarian 2.70%
2006[lower-alpha 2] Sara Gelser Democratic 67.37% Robin Brown Republican 32.45% No third candidate 0.18%
2008 Sara Gelser Democratic 97.00% Unopposed 3.00%
2010 Sara Gelser Democratic 68.77% Rose Cook Republican 30.94% No third candidate No third candidate 0.29%
2012 Sara Gelser Democratic 69.96% Andrew Decker Republican 26.58% Rachel Feigner Libertarian 3.17% 0.29%
2014 Dan Rayfield Democratic 72.12% Jacob Vandever Republican 27.39% No third candidate 0.19%
2016 Dan Rayfield Democratic 58.05% Judson McClure Republican 20.97% Sami Al-AbdRabbuh Progressive 15.98% Andrew Freborg Libertarian 4.81% 0.19%
2018 Dan Rayfield Democratic 97.44% Unopposed 2.56%
2020 Dan Rayfield Democratic 75.86% Jason Hughes Republican 23.87% No third candidate No fourth candidate 0.27%
2022 Dan Rayfield Democratic 75.17% Keith Lembke Republican 24.61% 0.22%
  1. ↑ Kelley Wirth was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 35, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
  2. ↑ Sara Gelser was the incumbent in this election. She was appointed to this seat on November 29, 2005 to replace Kelley Wirth, who resigned from office.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Representative Dan Rayfield". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "OR State House 16 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Wirth, Kelley". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ Cain, Brad (November 4, 2005). "Lawmaker denies meth charge". The Register-Guard (link via Google News). Associated Press. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "OR State House 16 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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