District 47 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the district is located entirely within Multnomah County and includes much of East Portland. It was formerly represented by Democrat Diego Hernandez of Portland, who resigned in February 2021 amid an ethics scandal. It is now represented by Andrea Valderrama.[1] [2]
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] are as follows:
| Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Write-ins percentage | ||||||||||
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| 2000 | Joanne Verger | Democratic | 71.70% | Christina Alexander | Pacific Green | 28.30% | No third candidate | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 93.03% | Unopposed | 6.97% | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 64.65% | Frank Cleys | Republican | 35.35% | No third candidate | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 63.97% | Bruce McCain | Republican | 35.66% | 0.37% | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Jefferson Smith | Democratic | 96.57% | Unopposed | 3.43% | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Jefferson Smith | Democratic | 62.39% | Dee Flowers | Republican | 37.30% | No third candidate | 0.31% | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Jessica Vega Pederson | Democratic | 64.84% | Maggie Nelson | Republican | 34.68% | 0.48% | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Jessica Vega Pederson | Democratic | 95.36% | Unopposed | 4.64% | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Diego Hernandez | Democratic | 66.91% | Michael Langley | Independent | 32.82% | No third candidate | 0.27% | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Diego Hernandez | Democratic | 95.98% | Unoppoed | 4.02% | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Diego Hernandez | Democratic | 49.32% | Ryan Gardner | Republican | 31.40% | Ashton Simpson | Working Families | 19.05% | 0.23% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Andrea Valderrama | Democratic | 68.56% | Bill Stewart | Republican | 31.23% | No third candidate | 0.21% | ||||||||||||