Oregon's 39th House district

Oregon's 39th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 39 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 almost entirely within Clackamas County with a very small sliver of Multnomah County and includes Clackamas and Happy Valley with a small sliver of outer southeastern Portland. The current representative for the district is Democrat Janelle Bynum.[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 Robert Ackerman Democratic 58.57% Christopher Bevans Republican 41.43% No third candidate
2002 Wayne Scott Republican 51.50% Martha Schrader Democratic 48.48% 0.03%
2004 Wayne Scott Republican 56.85% Doug Neeley Democratic 40.37% Wes Wagner Libertarian 2.79%
2006 Wayne Scott Republican 54.84% Mike Caudle Democratic 41.25% Wes Wagner Libertarian 3.67% 0.23%
2008 Bill Kennemer Republican 50.72% Toby Forsberg Democratic 49.00% No third candidate 0.28%
2010 Bill Kennemer Republican 57.94% Alice Norris Democratic 41.80% 0.26%
2012 Bill Kennemer Republican 61.29% Christopher Cameron Bangs Democratic 36.11% Blake Holmes Libertarian 2.49% 0.11%
2014 Bill Kennemer Republican 96.68% Unopposed 3.32%
2016 Bill Kennemer Republican 64.82% Charles Gallia Democratic 32.07% Kenny Sernach Libertarian 2.95% 0.16%
2018 Christine Drazan Republican 59.07% Elizabeth Graser-Lindsey Democratic 40.74% No third candidate 0.19%
2020 Christine Drazan Republican 62.22% Tessah Danel Democratic 35.58% Kenny Sernach Libertarian 2.06% 0.14%
2022 Janelle Bynum[a] Democratic 54.96% Kori Haynes Republican 44.87% No third candidate 0.17%
2024 April Dobson Democratic 54.43% Aimee Reiner Republican 45.34% No third candidate 0.23%
  1. ^ Janelle Bynum was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 51, 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 Janelle Bynum". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "OR State House 39 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.