Oregon's 25th House district

District 25 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the district is contained entirely within Washington County and includes Tigard and parts of Durham and south Beaverton. The current representative for the district is Democrat Ben Bowman. He succeeded Republican Jessica George, who was appointed to replace Bill Post of Keizer.[1][2]

Oregon's 25th 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 Carolyn Tomei Democratic 58.52% Dick Jones Republican 41.48% No third candidate
2002[a] Vic Backlund Republican 74.46% Jonathan Bella Democratic 25.22% 0.32%
2004 Kim Thatcher Republican 64.02% Roger Pike Democratic 35.98%
2006 Kim Thatcher Republican 57.02% Charles Lee Democratic 42.80% 0.18%
2008 Kim Thatcher Republican 95.81% Unopposed 4.19%
2010 Kim Thatcher Republican 66.25% Jim Dyer Democratic 33.58% No third candidate 0.17%
2012 Kim Thatcher Republican 63.45% Paul Holman Democratic 33.72% Ryan Haffner Libertarian 2.66% 0.18%
2014 Bill Post Republican 54.84% Charles Lee Independent 41.82% Josh Smith Pacific Green 3.12% 0.22%
2016 Bill Post Republican 63.64% Sharon Freeman Democratic 36.12% No third candidate 0.24%
2018 Bill Post Republican 58.32% Dave McCall Democratic 41.56% 0.13%
2020 Bill Post Republican 56.58% Ramiro Navarro, Jr. Democratic 43.26% 0.16%
2022 Ben Bowman Democratic 65.31% Bob Niemeyer Republican 34.52% 0.18%
  1. ^ Vic Backlund was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 33, 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 Ben Bowman". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "OR State House 25 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Backlund, Vic". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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