2024 Oregon House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:	2024 Oregon House of Representatives election
Country:	Oregon
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2022 Oregon House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2022
Next Election:	2026 Oregon House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2026
Seats For Election:	All 60 seats in the Oregon House of Representatives
Majority Seats:	31
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Image1:	Julie Fahey Official Head Shot.jpg
Leader1:	Julie Fahey
Party1:	Democratic Party of Oregon
Leader Since1:	March 7, 2024
Leaders Seat1:	14th–Eugene, Oregon
Last Election1:	35 seats, 58.3%
Seats Before1:	35
Leader2:	Jeff Helfrich
Party2:	Oregon Republican Party
Leader Since2:	September 27, 2023
Leaders Seat2:	55th–Hood River
Last Election2:	25 seats, 41.6%
Seats Before2:	25
Seats Needed2:	6
Map Size:	350px
Speaker
Before Election:	Julie Fahey
Before Party:	Democratic Party of Oregon

The 2024 Oregon House of Representatives elections will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Primary elections will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.^[1] All of the 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives will be elected. The elections will coincide with the elections for other offices, including for State Senate, as part of the 2024 Oregon elections.^[2]

Retirements

Seven incumbents will not seek re-election.

Republicans

Two Republicans will not seek re-election.

1. District 4

Christine Goodwin is retiring to run for State Senate.^[3]

1. District 31

Brian Stout is retiring.^[4]

Democrats

Five Democrats will not seek re-election.

1. District 8

Paul Holvey is retiring.^[5]

1. District 16

Dan Rayfield is retiring to run for Attorney General.^[6]

1. District 33

Maxine Dexter is retiring to run for U.S. House.^[7]

1. District 39

Janelle Bynum is retiring to run for U.S. House.^[8]

1. District 46

Khanh Pham is retiring to run for State Senate.^[9]

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Two incumbent representatives, both Republicans, were defeated in the May 21 primary election.

Republicans

1. District 12

Charlie Conrad lost renomination to Darin Harbick.^[10]

1. District 51

James Hieb lost renomination to Christine Drazan.^[11]

Predictions

!Source!Ranking!As of

CNalysis^[12]

March 25, 2024

Summary of results

Party		Candidates		Votes	%	Primary seats
		Primary	Secondary			Before	After	+/−
	Democratic					35
	Republican					25
Total					100.0	60	60	±0

Results by district

See also: Oregon's 1st House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Court Boice, incumbent^[13]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Bret Cecil, Veterinary assistant^[14]

See also: Oregon's 2nd House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Virgle Osborne, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 3rd House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Dwayne Yunker, incumbent

Democratic primary

Declared

• Mark J. Seligman, landscaper
• Dustin Watkins, dishwasher

See also: Oregon's 4th House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Alek Skarlatos, Former U.S. National Guard soldier and candidate for US Congressional District in 2020 and 2022.^[15]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Richard Chasm, Timberland owner

See also: Oregon's 5th House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Sandra A. Abercrombie, Former Math coach and candidate for 2022.
• Katherine Green, President of V.P. Amitel, Inc

Democratic primary

Declared

• Pam Marsh, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 6th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Lilia Caballero, outreach coordinator
• John P Holm, disabled

Republican primary

Declared

• Kim Wallan, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 7th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• John Lively, incumbent
• Ryan Rhoads, laborer

Republican primary

Declared

• Cory Burket, Project Manager

See also: Oregon's 8th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Doyle Canning, environmental activist and candidate for US Congressional District in 2020 and 2022.
• Lisa Fragala, Partnership Coordinator

See also: Oregon's 9th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

Republican primary

Declared

• Boomer Wright. incumbent

See also: Oregon's 10th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• David Gomberg, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 11th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Nina Brenner, retired engineer

Republican primary

Declared

• Jami Cate, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 12th House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Darin Harbick, small business owner, member of the McKenzie High School Board, and candidate for US Senate in 2022.^[16]
• Charlie Conrad, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 13th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Nancy Nathanson, incumbent

Republican primary

Declared

• Timothy S Sutherland, CEO of Ask Insurance

See also: Oregon's 14th House district.

See also: Oregon's 15th House district.

See also: Oregon's 16th House district.

See also: Oregon's 17th House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Ed Diehl, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 18th House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Rick Lewis, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 19th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Tom Andersen, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 20th House district.

See also: Oregon's 21st House district.

See also: Oregon's 22nd House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Lesly M. Munoz, consultant for the Oregon Education Association

See also: Oregon's 23rd House district.

See also: Oregon's 24th House district.

See also: Oregon's 25th House district.

See also: Oregon's 26th House district.

See also: Oregon's 27th House district.

See also: Oregon's 28th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Dacia Grayber, incumbent^[17]

See also: Oregon's 29th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Susan McLain, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 30th House district.

See also: Oregon's 31st House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Drew Layda, cost estimator and analyst
• Darcey Edwards, real estate agent

See also: Oregon's 32nd House district.

Republican primary

Declared

• Cyrus Javadi, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 33rd House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Shannon Jones Isadore, investment broker and drug treatment nonprofit founder

Endorsements

Republican primary

Declared

• Dick Courter, forestry consultant

Endorsements

See also: Oregon's 34th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Lisa Reynolds, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 35th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Farrah Chaichi, intake and conflicts coordinator

Endorsements

See also: Oregon's 36th House district.

Democratic primary

• Akasha Lawrence-Spence, incumbent

See also: Oregon's 37th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Jules Walters, incumbent
• Brian Maguire, software company CEO

Endorsements

See also: Oregon's 38th House district.

See also: Oregon's 39th House district.

See also: Oregon's 40th House district.

Democratic primary

• Annessa Hartman

Republican primary

Declared

• Michael Steven Newgard, Clackamas County Clerk’s Office employee
• Sue Leslie, small business owner

Endorsements

District 41

See also: Oregon's 41st House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Mark Gamba, incumbent

District 42

See also: Oregon's 42nd House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Rob Nosse, incumbent

District 43

See also: Oregon's 43rd House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Tawna Sanchez, incumbent

District 44

See also: Oregon's 44th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Travis Nelson, incumbent

Endorsements

District 45

See also: Oregon's 45th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Thuy Tran, incumbent

District 46

See also: Oregon's 46th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Willy Chotzen, chief public defender
• Mary Lou Hennrich, former CEO of CareOregon and Oregon Public Health Institute

Endorsements

District 47

See also: Oregon's 47th House district.

District 48

See also: Oregon's 48th House district.

Democratic primary

Declared

• Hoa Nguyen, incumbent

Endorsements

Republican primary

• Andrew Morrison, sales director

Endorsements

District 49

See also: Oregon's 49th House district.

District 50

See also: Oregon's 50th House district.

Democratic primary

• Ricki Ruiz, incumbent

Republican primary

Withdrew

• Kalin Parsons, security professional

District 51

See also: Oregon's 51st House district.

Republican primary

• Matt Bunch, school bus driver
• Christine Drazan, former state legislator and 2022 gubernatorial candidate
• James Hieb, incumbent^[18]

Endorsements

District 52

See also: Oregon's 52nd House district.

Republican primary

• Jeff Helfrich, incumbent

Democratic primary

• Nick Walden Poublon

District 53

See also: Oregon's 53rd House district.

District 54

See also: Oregon's 54th House district.

District 55

See also: Oregon's 55th House district.

Republican primary

• E. Werner Reschke, incumbent

District 56

See also: Oregon's 56th House district.

Republican primary

• Emily McIntire, incumbent

District 57

See also: Oregon's 57th House district.

District 58

See also: Oregon's 58th House district.

District 59

See also: Oregon's 59th House district.

Republican primary

• Vikki Iverson, incumbent

District 60

See also: Oregon's 60th House district.

Republican primary

• Mark Owens, incumbent

See also

• 2024 Oregon Senate election
• 2024 Oregon elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oregon Secretary of State . October 3, 2023 . sos.oregon.gov . en.
2. Web site: Oregon elections, 2024 . August 28, 2023 . Ballotpedia . en.
3. News: Ansures. Taylar. Rep. Christine Goodwin announces nomination for Oregon State Senate. November 1, 2023. KOBI (TV). March 24, 2024.
4. News: Keith. Scott. State Rep. Brian Stout says he will not run for reelection in November. February 13, 2024. Columbia County Spotlight. March 24, 2024.
5. News: Lehman. Chris M.. After surviving recall attempt, Oregon Rep. Paul Holvey quits anyway. March 1, 2024. Oregon Public Broadcasting. March 24, 2024.
6. News: VanderHart. Dirk. Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield jumps into the attorney general race. October 11, 2023. Oregon Public Broadcasting. March 24, 2024.
7. News: VanderHart. Dirk. State Rep. Maxine Dexter joins race to succeed Earl Blumenauer in Congress. December 5, 2023. Oregon Public Broadcasting. March 24, 2024.
8. News: Jaquiss. Nigel. State Rep. Janelle Bynum Officially Enters 5th Congressional District Race. June 21, 2023. Willamette Week. March 24, 2024.
9. News: State Rep. Khanh Pham Will Run for Oregon Senate. September 19, 2023. Willamette Week. March 24, 2024.
10. News: Hansen-White. Rebecca. Harbick defeats incumbent Conrad in eastern Lane County state House seat. May 21, 2024. KLCC (FM). May 22, 2024.
11. News: Fuentes. Carlos. Christine Drazan wins bid to return to Oregon House. May 21, 2024. The Oregonian. May 22, 2024.
12. Web site: 24 OR Forecast . March 25, 2024 . projects.cnalysis.com.
13. Web site: Oregon Secretary of State Candidate Filings . October 3, 2023 . secure.sos.state.or.us.
14. Web site: Oregon Secretary of State Candidate Filings . March 25, 2024 . secure.sos.state.or.us.
15. Web site: Shumway . Julia . November 3, 2023 . Former Oregon congressional candidate Alek Skarlatos sets sights on state House . March 25, 2024 . Oregon Capital Chronicle . en-US.
16. Web site: Shumway . Julia . September 15, 2023 . Oregon candidates line up on first day to file for 2024 election . Oregon Capital Chronicle . October 12, 2023 . en-US.
17. News: May 3, 2024. The Mercury Primary Endorsements May 2024 Cheat Sheet!. Portland Mercury. May 6, 2024.
18. News: Shumway. Julia. March 5, 2024. Former House Republican leader Christine Drazan plans primary with GOP Rep. James Hieb. Oregon Capital Chronicle. May 6, 2024.