Oregon's 53rd House district explained

District 53 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 Deschutes County and includes the cities of Redmond, Oregon, Sisters, and Tumalo as well as northern parts of Bend and the Redmond Municipal Airport. The current representative for the district is Democrat Emerson Levy of Redmond.^{[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		Bill Garrard		Republican		56.54%		Wayne Snoozy		Democratic		43.46%	No third candidate
2002		Ben Westlund		Republican		65.96%		Cylvia Hayes		Democratic		30.54%		Curt Wagoner			Libertarian		3.50%
2004		Gene Whisnant		Republican		83.53%		Mark Francis		Constitution		15.39%	No third candidate				1.08%
2006		Gene Whisnant		Republican		59.11%		Bill Smith		Democratic		40.78%					0.11%
2008		Gene Whisnant		Republican		67.13%		Conrad Ruel		Democratic		32.72%					0.15%
2010		Gene Whisnant		Republican		72.82%		John Huddle		Democratic		27.01%					0.17%
2012		Gene Whisnant		Republican		97.92%	Unopposed							2.08%
2014		Gene Whisnant		Republican		97.67%								2.33%
2016		Gene Whisnant		Republican		67.45%		Michael Graham		Democratic		32.38%	No third candidate				0.17%
2018		Jack Zika		Republican		56.44%		Eileen Kiely		Democratic		43.42%					0.14%
2020		Jack Zika		Republican		57.10%		Emerson Levy		Democratic		42.80%					0.10%
2022		Emerson Levy		Democratic		50.61%		Michael Sipe		Republican		49.30%					0.89%

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 Jack Zika. Oregon State Legislature. June 3, 2019.
3. Web site: OR State House 53 - History. Our Campaigns. May 13, 2019.
4. Web site: Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results. Oregon Secretary of State. June 3, 2019.