Oregon's 47th House district

Oregon's 47th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 47 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 entirely within Multnomah County and includes much of East Portland. It was formerly represented by Democrat Diego Hernandez of Portland, who resigned in February 2021 amid an ethics scandal. It is now represented by Andrea Valderrama.[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] are as follows:

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Write-ins percentage
2000 Joanne Verger Democratic 71.70% Christina Alexander Pacific Green 28.30% No third candidate
2002[a] Jeff Merkley Democratic 93.03% Unopposed 6.97%
2004 Jeff Merkley Democratic 64.65% Frank Cleys Republican 35.35% No third candidate
2006 Jeff Merkley Democratic 63.97% Bruce McCain Republican 35.66% 0.37%
2008 Jefferson Smith Democratic 96.57% Unopposed 3.43%
2010 Jefferson Smith Democratic 62.39% Dee Flowers Republican 37.30% No third candidate 0.31%
2012 Jessica Vega Pederson Democratic 64.84% Maggie Nelson Republican 34.68% 0.48%
2014 Jessica Vega Pederson Democratic 95.36% Unopposed 4.64%
2016 Diego Hernandez Democratic 66.91% Michael Langley Independent 32.82% No third candidate 0.27%
2018 Diego Hernandez Democratic 95.98% Unoppoed 4.02%
2020 Diego Hernandez Democratic 49.32% Ryan Gardner Republican 31.40% Ashton Simpson Working Families 19.05% 0.23%
2022 Andrea Valderrama[b] Democratic 68.56% Bill Stewart Republican 31.23% No third candidate 0.21%
  1. ^ Jeff Merkley was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 16, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States census.
  2. ^ Andrea Valderrama was the incumbent in this election. She was appointed on March 23, 2021 to replace Diego Hernandez, who resigned.

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative Diego Hernandez". Oregon State Legislature. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.