Oregon's 49th House district

District 49 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2023, the district is contained entirely within Multnomah County and includes the cities of Fairview, Wood Village, and Troutdale as well as a portion of north Gresham.

Oregon's 49th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

The current representative for the district is Democrat Zach Hudson of Troutdale.[1][2]

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-ins
2000 Carl Wilson Republican 70.89% Dave Toler Independent 29.11% No third candidate
2002[a] Karen Minnis Republican 60.24% Pamela Spradling Democratic 39.26% 0.50%
2004 Karen Minnis Republican 53.52% Rob Brading Democratic 46.48%
2006 Karen Minnis Republican 51.80% Rob Brading Democratic 47.64% 0.55%
2008 Nick Kahl Democratic 56.04% John Nelsen Republican 43.46% 0.51%
2010 Matthew Wand Republican 53.39% Nick Kahl Democratic 46.61%
2012 Chris Gorsek Democratic 54.22% Matthew Wand Republican 45.43% 0.35%
2014 Chris Gorsek Democratic 60.39% Bill Beckers Republican 38.93% 0.68%
2016 Chris Gorsek Democratic 96.51% Unopposed 3.49%
2018 Chris Gorsek Democratic 51.25% Justin Hwang Republican 44.82% Heather Ricks Libertarian 3.83% 0.10%
2020 Zach Hudson Democratic 57.26% Greg Johnson Republican 42.39% No third candidate 0.35%
2022 Zach Hudson Democratic 52.08% Randy Lauer Republican 47.79% 0.13%
  1. ^ Karen Minnis was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 20, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States census.[5]

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 Chris Gorsek". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "OR State House 49 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Minnis, Karen". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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