Oregon's 31st House district

District 31 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2013, the boundary for the district includes all of Columbia County and portions of Multnomah and Washington counties. The current representative for the district is Democrat Brad Witt of Clatskanie.[1][2]

District map

Election results

District boundaries have changed over time, therefore, representatives before 2013 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 Opponent Party Percent
2000 Jackie Winters Republican 63.14% Lloyd Kumley Democratic 36.86%
2002[lower-alpha 1] Betsy Johnson Democratic 66.58% Bob Ekstrom Constitution 23.92% Mervin Arnold Independent 9.00% Write-ins 0.50%
2004 Betsy Johnson Democratic 76.10% Ron Ross Constitution 23.11% Write-ins 0.79%
2006[lower-alpha 2] Brad Witt Democratic 58.78% Mike Kocher Republican 29.19% Bob Ekstrom Constitution 11.78% Write-ins 0.25%
2008 Sara Gelser Democratic 96.31% Write-ins 3.69%
2010 Brad Witt Democratic 57.03% Ed DeCoste Republican 42.59% Write-ins 0.37%
2012 Brad Witt Democratic 53.23% Lew Barnes Republican 41.70% Ray Biggs Constitution 2.66% Robert Miller Libertarian 2.26% Write-ins 0.15%
2014 Brad Witt Democratic 54.45% Larry Ericksen Republican 40.83% Robert Miller Libertarian 4.34% Write-ins 0.38%
2016 Brad Witt Democratic 80.48% Robert Miller Libertarian 18.71% Write-ins 0.81%
2018 Brad Witt Democratic 53.93% Brian Stout Republican 45.85% Write-ins 0.23%
  1. Betsy Johnson was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 1, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
  2. Brad Witt was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on January 26, 2005 to replace Betsy Johnson, who resigned to take an appointment to the District 16 seat in the Oregon Senate.[5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. "Representative Brad Witt". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. "OR State House 31 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. "Johnson, Elizabeth "Betsy"". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. "State Government Legislators and Staff, 2005 Regular Session". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. "OR State House 31 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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