The 2022 Oregon State House Elections: A Review

In the 2022 midterms, Oregon saw a contentious redistricting cycle in which the Democratic majority drew new legislative and congressional maps. In 2022, the new State House map was used, with Democrats winning the popular vote by 86,212 votes (or by 4.64%), but Republicans gaining two State House seats. The results will be explained on a county level for districts decided by 10.00% or less.

Overall Elections Results Table and Elections Maps

District	Rep Votes	Dem Votes	Total Votes	RPCT	DCPT
1	25,451	10,536	36,083	70.53%	29.20%
2	23,500	9,123	33,542	70.06%	27.20%
3	22,206	10,311	32,580	68.16%	31.65%
4	23,634	0	24,325	97.16%	0.00%
5	12,740	23,063	35,832	35.55%	64.36%
6	16,683	10,996	27,708	60.21%	39.69%
7	13,934	15,141	29,277	47.59%	51.72%
8	4,376	24,696	29,147	15.01%	84.73%
9	20,686	13,705	34,436	60.07%	39.80%
10	16,115	21,158	37,323	43.18%	56.69%
11	24,892	8,458	33,410	74.50%	25.32%
12	20,410	15,073	35,523	57.46%	42.43%
13	12,501	23,543	36,103	34.63%	65.21%
14	12,010	17,887	29,956	40.09%	59.71%
15	19,995	13,300	33,330	59.99%	39.90%
16	7,362	22,483	29,910	24.61%	75.17%
17	21,741	0	22,483	96.70%	0.00%
18	24,352	9,863	34,255	71.09%	28.79%
19	12,779	15,289	28,108	45.46%	54.39%
20	14,077	17,316	31,927	44.09%	54.24%
21	13,115	11,646	25,525	51.38%	45.63%
22	8,742	8,200	16,979	51.49%	48.29%
23	22,294	12,900	35,285	63.18%	36.56%
24	17,030	13,216	30,289	56.23%	43.63%
25	10,907	20,636	31,599	34.52%	65.31%
26	15,439	17,606	33,069	46.69%	53.24%
27	9,007	22,375	31,419	28.67%	71.21%
28	6,662	30,483	37,184	17.92%	81.98%
29	11,746	13,592	25,373	46.29%	53.57%
30	9,632	15,572	25,238	38.16%	61.70%
31	22,026	15,031	37,134	59.31%	40.48%
32	17,846	17,002	34,889	51.15%	48.73%
33	4,651	26,154	30,835	15.08%	84.82%
34	8,801	19,354	28,185	31.23%	68.67%
35	6,963	14,365	21,386	32.56%	67.17%
36	12,272	19,629	31,953	38.41%	61.43%
37	14,177	20,588	34,804	40.73%	59.15%
38	12,200	25,949	38,171	31.96%	67.98%
39	12,801	15,678	28,527	44.87%	54.96%
40	16,451	16,632	33,118	49.67%	50.22%
41	8,088	29,187	37,320	21.67%	78.21%
42	2,540	34,777	38,001	6.68%	91.52%
43	2,943	33,466	36,457	8.07%	91.80%
44	3,444	26,429	30,152	11.42%	87.65%
45	5,465	28,946	34,432	15.87%	84.07%
46	4,658	24,289	28,991	16.07%	83.78%
47	6,894	15,136	22,076	31.23%	68.56%
48	11,712	12,329	24,061	48.68%	51.24%
49	10,052	10,955	21,034	47.79%	52.08%
50	11,298	12,157	23,476	48.13%	51.78%
51	23,471	11,968	35,552	66.02%	33.66%
52	16,994	15,360	32,394	52.46%	47.42%
53	19,075	19,584	38,694	49.30%	50.61%
54	12,604	22,865	35,496	35.51%	64.42%
55	24,371	11,041	35,456	68.74%	31.14%
56	21,425	8,037	29,511	72.60%	27.23%
57	17,384	0	17,841	97.44%	0.00%
58	23,274	0	27,819	83.66%	0.00%
59	26,528	10,059	36,632	72.42%	27.46%
60	24,496	0	27,464	89.19%	0.00%
Total	878,922	965,134	1,859,079	47.28%	51.91%
Margin		D +86,212			D +4.64%

Oregon State House District 7

The 7^th State House District of Oregon is located entirely within Lane County, above the California-Oregon border. It is a moderately Democratic leaning district; Democrats had a 4,628-voter registration edge as of the November election there, or an advantage of 9.10%. It should be noted that as of 2022, the third party and non-affiliated voters made up a plurality of the district’s registered voters.

7^th District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	11,519	22.66%	16,147	31.76%	23,170	50,836
Margin			D +4,628	D +9.10%

In the primary elections for the 7^th State House District, Democratic incumbent John Lively ran for re-election, winning unopposed in the Democratic primary with 5,513 votes (97.78%), while in the Republican primary, Alan Stout finished first with 3,549 votes (82.59%) against Raiph Huber, who won 707 votes (16.45%). Both Lively and Stout advanced to the general election in November. Altogether, the Democratic primary saw 5,638 votes cast, while the Republican party saw 4,297 cast.

7^th District Election Result

County	Stout	Stout %	Lively	Lively %	Total
Total	13,934	47.59%	15,141	51.72%	29,277
Margin			D +1,207	D +4.13%

In the general election, Lively won a narrow victory over the Republican challenger Stout, winning the district by a margin of 1,207 votes (4.13%). This district could be a Republican target in 2024, although it would be tougher to win a Biden+13 seat in a presidential year as opposed to a midterm.

Oregon State House District 19

The 19^th State House District of Oregon is located entirely within Marion County and is another Democratic-leaning district, with a Democratic registration advantage of 3,904 voters as of the 2022 elections, or an advantage of 8.41%. As with the 7^th district, it should be noted that third-party and non-affiliated voters make up a plurality of the district’s voters. Joe Biden would have carried this district by 16% in 2020.

19^th District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	11,116	23.93%	15,020	32.34%	20,311	46,447
Margin			D +3,904	D +8.41%

In the primary elections for the 19^th State House District, Democrat Tom Andersen won the Democratic primary with 2,592 votes (36.46%) against both another challenger, Jackie Leung (who earned 2,285 votes, or 32.14%) and the incumbent Democrat, Brad Witt (who earned 2,188 votes, or 30.77%). On the Republican side, T.J. Sullivan ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Both Andersen and Sullivan advanced to the general election in November, with 7,110 and 3,992 votes being cast in the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively.

19^th District Election Result

County	Sullivan	Sullivan %	Andersen	Andersen %	Total
Total	12,779	45.46%	15,289	54.39%	28,108
Margin			D +2,510	D +8.93%

In the general election, Democratic candidate Andersen won a convincing victory over Sullivan, winning by a margin of 2,510 votes (8.93%).

Oregon State House District 21

The 21^st State House District of Oregon is located entirely within Marion County, and is a battleground district. Democrats have a registration advantage of less than 5.00%, or an advantage of 1,607 voters (3.6%) as of the November election. Biden would have carried the district by around seven percentage points.

21^st District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	11,375	25.49%	12,982	29.09%	20,264	44,621
Margin			D +1,607	D +3.60%

In the primary elections for the 21^st State House district, Ramiro Navarro, Jr. won the Democratic primary with 3,394 votes (63.80%), against Robert Husseman, who garnered 1,848 votes (34.74%). In the Republican primary, Kevin L. Mannix won with 4,712 votes (85.84%) against Kyler McNaught, who earned 749 votes (13.65%). Both Navarro and Mannix advanced to the general election with a Libertarian candidate, Michael Morrow, also advancing. The total amount of votes in the Republican primary were 5,489 cast, while on the Democratic side, only 5,320 votes were cast.

21^st District Election Result

County	Mannix	Mannix %	Navarro	Navarro %	Total
Total	13,115	51.38%	11,646	45.63%	25,525
Margin	R +1,469	R +5.75%

In the general election, the Republican candidate Mannix won a surprisingly large victory over the Democratic candidate Navarro, winning the district by a margin of 1,469 votes (5.75%), outperforming the Democratic voter registration edge of the district. This seat will be a Democratic target in 2024, although with a partisan lean to the right of the state overall, Republicans could still hold it.

Oregon State House District 22

The 22^nd State House District of Oregon is also located entirely in Marion County and is a Democratic-leaning district overall, with a Democratic voter registration edge of 2,720 voters, or an advantage of 7.56% as of the November elections. Joe Biden would have carried the district by around 12 percentage points in 2022. It should be noted that third-party and non-affiliated voters make up a majority of the district.

22^nd District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	7,308	20.31%	10,028	27.87%	18,648	35,984
Margin			D +2,720	D +7.56%

In the primary elections for the 22^nd district, Tracy Cramer won the Republican primary with 2,323 votes (68.91%) against Jim Lowder, who achieved 1,048 votes (31.09%). Democratic candidate Anthony Medina ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, earning 2,706 votes (98.33%). Both Cramer and Medina advanced to the general election. The total number of votes in the Republican primary was 3,371 while 2,752 were cast in the Democratic primary.

22^nd District Election Result

County	Cramer	Cramer %	Medina	Medina %	Total
Total	8,742	51.49%	8,200	48.29%	16,979
Margin	R +542	R +3.2%

In the general election, Cramer won an upset victory over Democratic candidate Medina, winning the district by a margin 542 votes (3.20%). This seat will be a top Democratic target in 2024.

Oregon State House District 26

The 26^th House District of Oregon is made up of parts of three counties (Clackamas, Washington, and Yamhill Counties) and is a strongly Democratic district. Joe Biden would have carried it by nearly 20 points in 2020. However, in statewide races it tends to be closer; it has a Democratic voter registration advantage of 3,306 voters at the time of the November election, or an advantage of 6.84%.

26^th District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	12,874	26.62%	16,180	33.46%	19,304	48,358
Margin			D +3,306	D +6.84%

In the primary elections for the 26^th district, Incumbent Democrat Courtney Neron ran for re-election, running unopposed in the primary with 5,953 votes (98.76%). In the Republican primary, Jason Fields finished first with 3,592 votes (64.71%) against Glenn Lancaster, who took 1,910 votes (34.41%). Both Neron and Fields advanced to the general election. The total number of votes cast in the Democratic primary amounted to 6,028 votes, while the Republican primary saw 5,551 votes cast.

26^th District Election Result

County	Fields	Fields %	Neron	Neron %	Total
Clackamas	6,330	48.01%	6,847	51.93%	13,186
Washington	8,625	45.21%	10,436	54.71%	19,076
Yamhill	484	59.98%	323	40.02%	807
Total	15,439	46.69%	17,606	53.24%	33,069
Margin			D +2,167	D +6.55%

Democratic candidate Neron won a narrow victory over Fields, winning the more populous part of Washington County by 1,811 votes as well as narrowly winning the Clackamas County portion by 517 votes. Neron won the district overall by a net margin of 2,167 votes or 6.55%.

Oregon State House District 29         

The 29^th State House District is located entirely within Washington County and is a Democratic-leaning district, with a Democratic voter registration advantage of 4,244 voters, or an advantage of 9.80%. Joe Biden would have carried it by nearly 19 points in 2020. It should be noted that third-party and non-affiliated voters make up a plurality of the district’s voters.

29^th District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	9,482	21.89%	13,726	31.69%	20,106	43,314
Margin			D +4,244	D +9.80%

In the primary elections for the 29^th District, incumbent Democrat Susan McLain ran for re-election, running unopposed in the Democratic primary with 4,596 votes (98.04%), while Republican Gina Munster-Moore won the Republican primary with 3,179 votes (97.67%). The total number of votes cast in the Democratic primary amounted to 4,688 votes, while 3,255 votes were cast in the Republican primary.

29^th District Election Result

County	Moore	Moore %	McLain	McLain %	Total
Total	11,746	46.29%	13,592	53.57%	25,373
Margin			D +1,846	D +7.28%

In the general election, McLain won a convincing victory over Moore, winning the district by a margin of 1,846 votes (7.28%). This district will be unlikely to be a target for Republicans in 2024.

Oregon State House District 32

The 32^nd House District is located within three counties (Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook), and is a competitive district, with a Democratic voter registration edge of 3,208 voters, or an advantage of 5.54%. Joe Biden would have carried it by a margin of only 5%. As with the other districts, third-party and non-affiliated voters make up a plurality of the district’s voters.

32^nd District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	14,039	25.69%	17,067	31.23%	23,544	54,650
Margin			D +3,028	D +5.54%

In the primary elections for the 32^nd House District, Democrat Logan Laity ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, earning 6,210 votes (98.06%), while Cyrus Javadi won the Republican primary with 3,676 votes (58.22%) against Glenn Gaither, who garnered 2,597 votes (41.13%). The total number of votes cast in the Democratic primary was 6,333 votes, while the Republican primary saw 6,314 votes cast.

32^nd District Election Result

County	Javadi	Javadi %	Laity	Laity %	Total
Clatsop	9,278	47.82%	10,111	52.11%	19,402
Columbia	783	63.04%	458	36.88%	1,242
Tillamook	7,785	54.65%	6,433	45.16%	14,245
Total	17,846	51.15%	17,002	48.73%	34,889
Margin	R +844	R +2.42%

In the general election, the Republican candidate Javadi won a narrow victory over Laity by overpowering an 1,767-vote edge in Columbia and Tillamook Counties, enough to overcome Laity’s 833 vote margin in Clatsop County. Overall, Javadi won the district by 844 votes (2.42%).

 Oregon State House District 40

The 40^th State House district is located entirely within Clackamas County and is a moderately Democratic-leaning district, with a Democratic voter registration edge of 5,102 voters, or 9.76%. Joe Biden would have won it by nearly 13 percentage points. Third party and unaffiliated voters make up a small plurality of voters here.

40^th District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	12,921	24.71%	18,023	34.47%	21,349	52,293
Margin			D +5,102	D +9.76%

In the primary elections, Annessa Hartman won the Democratic primary with 4,433 votes (58.22%) against two other candidates, who took 3,129 votes (27.19%), while in the Republican primary, Adam Baker won with 3,281 votes (59.74%) against Daniel Tooze who finished second with 2,186 votes (39.80%). The total number of votes cast in both primaries were 7,614 for the Democrats and 5,492 for the Republicans.

40^th District Election Result

County	Baker	Baker %	Hartman	Hartman %	Total
Total	16,451	49.67%	16,632	50.22%	33,118
Margin			D +181	D +0.55%

In a nail biter, Democrat Anne’s Hartman won an extremely narrow victory over Baker, winning the district by a margin of just 181 votes (0.55%).

Oregon State House District 48

The 48^th State House District of Oregon is in slivers of Clackamas and Multnomah Counties and is a Democratic-leaning district with a Democratic voter registration edge of 5,560 voters or a margin of 12.07%. Joe Biden would have carried it by nearly 14 percentage points, and a Democratic candidate would be expected to win the district in most circumstances.

48^th District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	9,610	20.87%	15,170	32.94%	27,513	46,055
Margin			D +5,560	D +12.07%

In the Democratic primary, Hoa Nguyen ran unopposed, garnering 3,854 votes (98.72%), while in the Republican primary, John Masterman won with no primary opposition with 2,521 votes (98.71%). Both candidates advanced to the general election in November. The total number of votes cast in both the Democratic and Republican primaries were 3,904 and 2,554 votes, respectively.

48^th District Election Result

County	Masterman	Masterman %	Nguyen	Nguyen %	Total
Clackamas	5,394	64.01%	3,030	35.96%	8,427
Multnomah	6,318	40.41%	9,299	59.48%	15,634
Total	11,712	48.68%	12,329	51.24%	24,061
Margin			D +617	D +2.56%

In the general election, Nguyen won a closer-than-expected victory over Masterman, entirely in part due to the margin in the Multnomah County portion, which netted Nguyen 2,981 votes. Masterman’s 2,364 vote edge in Clackamas was not enough to overcome Nguyen’s lead in Multnomah, as Nguyen won the district by a margin of 617 votes (2.56%).

Oregon State House District 49

The 49^th State House District is located within Multnomah County (home to Portland), and is a strongly Democratic-leaning district, as Democrats had a 5,821-voter registration advantage at the time of the November election, or a margin of 13.33%. Joe Biden would have carried it by nearly 17 percentage points. However, third-party, and unaffiliated voters made up a plurality of the electorate in the district.

49^th District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	8,543	19.56%	14,364	32.89%	20,761	43,668
Margin			D +5,821	D +13.33%

In the Democratic primary, incumbent Democrat Zach Hudson ran unopposed, garnering 3,342 votes (98.53%), while Randy Lauer ran unopposed in the Republican primary, earning 2,301 votes (99.10%). Both candidates advanced to the general election. The total number of Democratic and Republican primary votes were 3,392 and 2,322 votes, respectively.

49^th District Election Result

County	Lauer	Lauer %	Hudson	Hudson %	Total
Total	10,052	47.79%	10,955	52.08%	21,034
Margin			D +903	D +4.29%

In the general election, Democrat candidate Hudson won the district by a narrow margin of 903 votes (4.29%). Lauer overperformed the Republican voter registration numbers for the district, while Hudson underperformed, perhaps because of the vote shares in the Gubernatorial election.

Oregon State House District 50

The 50^th State House District is in Multnomah County and is another strongly Democratic leaning district. The district had a Democratic voter registration edge of 4,859 voters or 10.73% at the time of the November election. Joe Biden would have carried it by nearly 14 percentage points in 2020. However, as with most of the earlier districts, third-party and non-affiliated voters make up a strong plurality of the district.

50^th District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
HD-50	9,965	22.01%	14,824	32.74%	20,494	45,283
Total	9,965	22.01%	14,824	32.74%	20,494	45,283
Margin			D +4,859	D +10.73%

Incumbent Democrat Ricki Ruiz ran for re-election in the 50^th District, earning 4,175 votes (98.89%), while Republican candidate Amelia Salvador ran unopposed in the Republican primary, achieving 2,715 votes (98.69%). Both candidates advanced to the general election. The total number of votes cast in the Democratic and Republican primaries were 4,222 and 2,751 votes, respectively.

50^th District Election Result

County	Salvador	Salvador %	Ruiz	Ruiz %	Total
Multnomah	11,298	48.13%	12,157	51.78%	23,476
Total	11,298	48.13%	12,157	51.78%	23,476
Margin			D +859	D +3.65%

When the general election was finished, Ruiz won a narrow victory over Salvador, winning the district by a margin of 859 votes (3.65%). The seat, while host to a close race in 2022, will be on the outer limits of the battlefield in 2024.

Oregon State House District 52

The 52^nd State House District is located across parts of four counties (Clackamas, Hood River, Multnomah, and Wasco Counties), and is a slightly Democratic leaning district, as Democrats had a 3,142-voter registration advantage in November of 2022, or an advantage of 6.12%. Joe Biden would have carried it by around 10 percentage points in 2020. As before, the third-party and non-affiliated voters make up a plurality of the district.

52^nd District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
Total	13,269	25.85%	16,411	31.97%	21,657	51,337
Margin			D +3,142	D +6.12%

In the primary elections, Democratic candidate Darcy Long ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, earning 5,981 votes (98.10%), while Republican Jeff Helfrich finished first in a multi candidate primary with 5,705 votes (84.59%). The total number of primary votes for the Democratic and Republican primaries were 6,097 and 6,744, respectively.

52^nd District Election Result

County	Helfrich	Helfrich %	Long	Long %	Total
Clackamas	4,995	63.18%	2,908	36.78%	7,906
Hood River	4,201	39.52%	6,408	60.29%	10,629
Multnomah	3,358	60.56%	2,166	39.06%	5,545
Wasco	4,440	53.24%	3,878	46.50%	8,340
Total	16,994	52.42%	15,360	47.38%	32,420
Margin	R +1,634	R +5.04%

In the general election result, Helfrich won a surprisingly large victory . He was able to do this by overpowering Long’s 2,207 vote margin in Hood River with a 3,841-vote margin in the district’s three other counties, allowing him to win the district overall by 1,634 votes (5.04%).

Oregon State House District 53

The 53^rd State Huse District of Oregon is located entirely in Deschutes County (home to Democratic-trending Bend). It is a marginally Democratic leaning district, as Democrats had a voter registration edge of 1,492 voters at the time of the November elections, or a margin of 2.66%. After voting for Trump by two percentage points in 2016, Joe Biden would have won it by over 9 percentage points in 2020.

53^rd District Party Registration Data (As of November Election)

District	Republicans	R %	Democrats	D %	Other	Total
HD-53	16,003	28.53%	17,495	31.19%	22,591	56,089
Total	16,003	28.53%	17,495	31.19%	22,591	56,089
Margin			D +1,492	D +2.66%

In the primary elections for the 53^rd District, Democratic candidate Emerson Levy and Republican candidate Michael Sipe ran unopposed in their respective primaries, achieving 6,907 (99.08%) and 5,949 votes (98.90%), respectively. The total number of votes cast in the Democratic primary was 6,971 votes, while the Republican primary saw 6,015 votes cast.

53^rd District Election Result

County	Sipe	Sipe %	Levy	Levy %	Total
Deschutes	19,075	49.30%	19,584	50.61%	38,694
Total	19,075	49.30%	19,584	50.61%	38,694
Margin			D +509	D +1.31%

In the general election, Levy won an extremely narrow victory over Republican candidate Sipe, winning the district by a margin of 509 votes (1.31%). This seat will be a top Republican target in 2024.