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| 2002{{efn|Ben Westlund was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented [[Oregon's 55th House district|District 55]], but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the [[2000 United States census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=39075|title=Westlund, Ben|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref>}}
| 2002{{efn|Ben Westlund was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented [[Oregon's 55th House district|District 55]], but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the [[2000 United States census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=39075|title=Westlund, Ben|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref>}}

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Oregon's 53rd House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 53 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 Deschutes County and includes the cities of Redmond, Oregon, Sisters, and Tumalo as well as northern parts of Bend and the Redmond Municipal Airport. The current representative for the district is Democrat Emerson Levy of Redmond.[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 Garrard Republican 56.54% Wayne Snoozy Democratic 43.46% No third candidate
2002[a] Ben Westlund Republican 65.96% Cylvia Hayes Democratic 30.54% Curt Wagoner Libertarian 3.50%
2004[b] Gene Whisnant Republican 83.53% Mark Francis Constitution 15.39% No third candidate 1.08%
2006 Gene Whisnant Republican 59.11% Bill Smith Democratic 40.78% 0.11%
2008 Gene Whisnant Republican 67.13% Conrad Ruel Democratic 32.72% 0.15%
2010 Gene Whisnant Republican 72.82% John Huddle Democratic 27.01% 0.17%
2012 Gene Whisnant Republican 97.92% Unopposed 2.08%
2014 Gene Whisnant Republican 97.67% 2.33%
2016 Gene Whisnant Republican 67.45% Michael Graham Democratic 32.38% No third candidate 0.17%
2018 Jack Zika Republican 56.44% Eileen Kiely Democratic 43.42% 0.14%
2020 Jack Zika Republican 57.10% Emerson Levy Democratic 42.80% 0.10%
2022 Emerson Levy Democratic 50.61% Michael Sipe Republican 49.30% 0.89%
  1. ^ Ben Westlund was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 55, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States census.[5]
  2. ^ Gene Whisnant was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on September 3, 2003 to replace Ben Westlund, who resigned to take an appointment to the 27th district seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative Jack Zika". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "OR State House 53 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Westlund, Ben". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Westlund, Ben". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Sinks, James (December 12, 2006). "Independent Westlund switches to Democrat". The Bend Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "OR State House 53 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.