Oregon's 25th House district explained

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]}

Election results

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		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%

See also

• Oregon Legislative Assembly
• Oregon House of Representatives

External links

• Oregon House of Representatives Official site
• Oregon Secretary of State: Redistricting Reform Task Force

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Representatives by District. Oregon Secretary of State. June 6, 2019.
2. Web site: Representative Ben Bowman. Oregon State Legislature. January 12, 2024.
3. Web site: OR State House 25 - History. Our Campaigns. May 13, 2019.
4. Web site: Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results. Oregon Secretary of State. June 3, 2019.