District 31 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021,[1] the boundary for the district contains portions of Columbia County, Multnomah and Washington counties. The district includes Banks, Columbia City, North Plains, Scappoose, St. Helens, and Vernonia as well as Sauvie Island.[2] The current representative for the district is Republican Brian Stout of Columbia City.[3]
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[4][5] are as follows:
| Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Write-in percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jackie Winters | Republican | 63.14% | Lloyd Kumley | Democratic | 36.86% | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | |||||
| 2002[a] | Betsy Johnson | Democratic | 66.58% | Bob Ekstrom | Constitution | 23.92% | Mervin Arnold | Independent | 9.00% | 0.50% | |||
| 2004 | Betsy Johnson | Democratic | 76.10% | Ron Ross | Constitution | 23.11% | No third candidate | 0.79% | |||||
| 2006[b] | Brad Witt | Democratic | 58.78% | Michael Kocher | Republican | 29.19% | Bob Ekstrom | Constitution | 11.78% | 0.25% | |||
| 2008 | Brad Witt | Democratic | 96.31% | Unopposed | 3.69% | ||||||||
| 2010 | Brad Witt | Democratic | 57.03% | Ed DeCoste | Republican | 42.59% | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.37% | ||||
| 2012 | Brad Witt | Democratic | 53.23% | Lew Barnes | Republican | 41.70% | Ray Biggs | Constitution | 2.66% | Robert Miller | Libertarian | 2.26% | 0.15% |
| 2014 | Brad Witt | Democratic | 54.45% | Larry Ericksen | Republican | 40.83% | Robert Miller | Libertarian | 4.34% | No fourth candidate | 0.38% | ||
| 2016 | Brad Witt | Democratic | 80.48% | Robert Miller | Libertarian | 18.71% | No third candidate | 0.81% | |||||
| 2018 | Brad Witt | Democratic | 53.93% | Brian Stout | Republican | 45.85% | 0.23% | ||||||
| 2020 | Brad Witt | Democratic | 50.53% | Brian Stout | Republican | 49.33% | 0.14% | ||||||
| 2022 | Brian Stout | Republican | 59.31% | Anthony Sorace | Democrat | 40.48% | 0.21% | ||||||
- ^ Betsy Johnson was the incumbent in the 2001 election. She previously represented District 1, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States census.[6]
- ^ Brad Witt was the incumbent in the 2005 election. He was appointed to this seat on January 26, 2005 to replace Betsy Johnson, who resigned to take an appointment to the 16th district seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8]
2024 election edit
On February 8, 2024, Representative Brian Stout announced that he would not be running for re-election. He endorsed Darcey Edwards.[9]
Republican Drew Layda and Democrat Jordan Gutierrez have also announced campaigns.[10]
The filing deadline for the election is March 12, 2024. Each political party will choose their candidate in a primary election on May 21, 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024.[11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Oregon State Redistricting". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon Blue Book". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "Representative Brian Stout". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "OR State House 31 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Johnson, Elizabeth "Betsy"". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "State Government Legislators and Staff, 2005 Regular Session". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "OR State House 31 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Shumway, Julia (February 9, 2023). "Banks real estate agent files for Oregon House seat". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Biggers, Aurura (November 1, 2023). "Two Candidates For Oregon House District 31 Step Forward As Stout Remains Silent On Reelection". Columbia County Spotlight. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Oregon Elections, 2024". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved March 2, 2024.