Oregon's 7th House district
District 7 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 in Lane County and entirely envelops the city of Springfield. The current representative for the district is Democratic John Lively of Springfield.[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][4] are as follows:
| Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Write-in percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bill Witt | Republican | 50.80% | Mitch Greenlick | Democratic | 49.20% | No third candidate | |||
| 2002[a] | Jeff Kruse | Republican | 65.51% | Donald Nordin | Democratic | 34.26% | 0.23% | |||
| 2004[b] | Bruce Hanna | Republican | 62.31% | Shirley Cairns | Democratic | 37.69% | ||||
| 2006 | Bruce Hanna | Republican | 98.63% | Unopposed | 1.37% | |||||
| 2008 | Bruce Hanna | Republican | 63.71% | Donald Nordin | Democratic | 36.01% | No third candidate | 0.28% | ||
| 2010 | Bruce Hanna | Republican | 64.55% | Sara Byers | Democratic | 35.17% | 0.28% | |||
| 2012 | Bruce Hanna | Republican | 69.18% | Fergus McLean | Democratic | 30.53% | 0.28% | |||
| 2014 | Cedric Ross Hayden | Republican | 79.70% | Brandon Boertje | Libertarian | 17.76% | 2.54% | |||
| 2016 | Cedric Ross Hayden | Republican | 65.35% | Vincent Portulano | Democratic | 23.80% | Fergus McLean | Independent | 10.60% | 0.25% |
| 2018 | Cedric Ross Hayden | Republican | 60.83% | Christy Inskip | Democratic | 38.89% | No third candidate | 0.28% | ||
| 2020 | Cedric Ross Hayden | Republican | 67.76% | Jerry M. Samaniego | Democratic | 32.05% | 0.19% | |||
| 2022[c] | John Lively | Democratic | 51.80% | Alan Stout | Republican | 47.68% | 0.69% | |||
- ^ Jeff Kruse was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 45, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
- ^ Bruce Hanna was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on March 30, 2004 to replace Jeff Kruse, who resigned from office to run for the District 1 seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7]
- ^ John Lively was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 12, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2020 United States Census.
See also
References
- ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Representative John Lively". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "OR State House 07 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "Kruse, Jeff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Eugene Weekly : News : 10.23.08 (Underdog Speaks Out)". Eugene Weekly. February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "OR State House 07 - Special". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.