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
editDistrict 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[a] | 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[b] | 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% | ||||||
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Representative Dan Rayfield". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "OR State House 16 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Wirth, Kelley". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Cain, Brad (November 4, 2005). "Lawmaker denies meth charge". The Register-Guard (link via Google News). Associated Press. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "OR State House 16 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.