Oregon's 8th House district

District 8 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 includes a portion of Lane County, including most of downtown Eugene and the University of Oregon. The current representative for the district is Democrat Paul Holvey of Eugene.[1][2]

Oregon's 8th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

Election results

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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 Mark Hass Democratic 64.08% Lisa Michaels Republican 35.92% No third candidate
2002[a] Floyd Prozanski Democratic 73.28% Greg McNeill Republican 26.71% 0.01%
2004[b] Paul Holvey Democratic 71.31% Bill Young Republican 28.69%
2006 Paul Holvey Democratic 77.21% Andrew Hill Republican 22.79%
2008 Paul Holvey Democratic 97.97% Unopposed 2.03%
2010 Paul Holvey Democratic 72.62% Simone Gordon Republican 27.19% No third candidate 0.19%
2012 Paul Holvey Democratic 70.63% Aaron Baker Republican 26.11% Lucien Blansett Constitution 3.08% 0.18%
2014 Paul Holvey Democratic 96.61% Unopposed 3.39%
2016 Paul Holvey Democratic 69.31% Mary Tucker Republican 26.37% Marsha Sherwood Libertarian 4.09% 0.23%
2018 Paul Holvey Democratic 79.85% Marsha Sherwood Libertarian 19.50% No third candidate 0.65%
2020 Paul Holvey Democratic 67.69% Timothy W. Aldal Republican 29.11% Marsha Sherwood Libertarian 3.00% 0.18%
2022 Paul Holvey Democratic 84.73% Michael F. Moore Republican 15.01% No third candidate 0.26%
  1. ^ Floyd Prozanski was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 40, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
  2. ^ Paul Holvey was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on January 16, 2004 to replace Floyd Prozanski, who resigned to take an appointment to the District 4 seat in the Oregon Senate.[5][6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative Paul Holvey". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "OR State House 08 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Prozanski, Floyd". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Representative Paul Holvey, Biography". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "OR State House 08 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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