Oregon's 53rd House district

District 53 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 a portion of Deschutes County. The current representative for the district is Republican Jack Zika of Redmond.[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
2000 Bill Garrard Republican 56.54% Wayne Snoozy Democratic 43.46%
2002[lower-alpha 1] Ben Westlund Republican 65.96% Cylvia Hayes Democratic 30.54% Curt Wagoner Libertarian 3.50%
2004[lower-alpha 2] Gene Whisnant Republican 83.53% Mark Francis Constitution 15.39% Write-ins 1.08%
2006 Gene Whisnant Republican 59.11% Bill Smith Democratic 40.78% Write-ins 0.11%
2008 Gene Whisnant Republican 67.13% Conrad Ruel Democratic 32.72% Write-ins 0.15%
2010 Gene Whisnant Republican 72.82% John Huddle Democratic 27.01% Write-ins 0.17%
2012 Gene Whisnant Republican 97.92% Write-ins 2.08%
2014 Gene Whisnant Republican 97.67% Write-ins 2.33%
2016 Gene Whisnant Republican 67.45% Michael Graham Democratic 32.38% Write-ins 0.17%
2018 Jack Zika Republican 56.44% Eileen Kiely Democratic 43.42% Write-ins 0.14%
  1. Ben Westlund was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 55, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
  2. Gene Whisnant was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on September 3, 2003 to replace Ben Westlund, who resigned to take an appointment to the District 27 seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8]

See also

References
  1. "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. "Representative Jack Zika". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. "OR State House 53 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. "Westlund, Ben". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. "Westlund, Ben". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. Sinks, James (December 12, 2006). "Independent Westlund switches to Democrat". The Bend Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. "OR State House 53 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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