Oregon's 2nd House district
District 2 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the district covers most of Douglas County. The current representative for the district is Republican Virgle Osborne of Roseburg.[1][2]
Election results
[edit]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 | Elaine Hopson | Democratic | 58.13% | Diane Waldron | Republican | 41.87% | No third candidate | |||
| 2002[a] | Susan Morgan | Republican | 73.93% | Bruce Conk | Democratic | 25.70% | 0.37% | |||
| 2004 | Susan Morgan | Republican | 71.38% | Linda Mongkeya | Democratic | 28.62% | ||||
| 2006 | Susan Morgan | Republican | 97.41% | Unopposed | 2.59% | |||||
| 2008 | Tim Freeman | Republican | 64.50% | Harry McDermott | Democratic | 35.15% | No third candidate | 0.35% | ||
| 2010 | Tim Freeman | Republican | 71.98% | Harry McDermott | Democratic | 27.70% | 0.32% | |||
| 2012 | Tim Freeman | Republican | 76.91% | Jeff Adams | Libertarian | 22.28% | 0.81% | |||
| 2014 | Dallas Heard | Republican | 62.66% | Kerry Atherton | Democratic | 31.37% | Jeff Adams | Libertarian | 5.65% | 0.32% |
| 2016 | Dallas Heard | Republican | 97.51% | Unopposed | 2.49% | |||||
| 2018[b] | Gary Leif | Republican | 66.11% | Megan Salter | Democratic | 33.63% | No third candidate | 0.27% | ||
| 2020 | Gary Leif | Republican | 71.62% | Charles F. Lee | Democratic | 28.09% | 0.30% | |||
| 2022 | Virgle Osborne | Republican | 70.06% | Kevin Bell | Democratic | 27.20% | Edward Renfroe | Constitution | 2.51% | 0.23% |
- ^ Susan Morgan was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 46, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
- ^ Gary Leif was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on April 30, 2018 to replace Dallas Heard, who resigned to take an appointment to the District 1 seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Representative Virgle Osborne". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "OR State House 02 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "Morgan, Susan". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Heard, Dallas". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ Jones, Tyler (April 30, 2018). "Gary Leif selected to fill vacant District 2 seat in Oregon House". KEZI. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "OR State House 02 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.