Oregon's 43rd House district

Oregon's 43rd House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 43 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 parts of north and northeast Portland. The current representative for the district is Democrat Tawna Sanchez of Portland.[1][2]

Election results[edit]

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 Cedric Lee Hayden Republican 58.29% Francisca Johnson Democratic 41.71% No third candidate
2002[a] Deborah Kafoury Democratic 85.19% Shirley Whitehead Freeman Republican 10.53% Herb Booth Libertarian 3.77% 0.51%
2004 Chip Shields Democratic 88.29% Shirley Whitehead Freeman Republican 11.71% No third candidate
2006 Chip Shields Democratic 97.99% Unopposed 2.01%
2008 Chip Shields Democratic 98.46% 1.54%
2010[b] Lew Frederick Democratic 98.30% 1.70%
2012 Lew Frederick Democratic 97.98% 2.02%
2014 Lew Frederick Democratic 97.46% 2.54%
2016 Tawna Sanchez Democratic 98.55% 1.45%
2018 Tawna Sanchez Democratic 98.68% 1.32%
2020 Tawna Sanchez Democratic 98.80% 1.21%
2022 Tawna Sanchez Democratic 91.80% Tim LeMaster Democratic 8.07% No third candidate 0.13%
  1. ^ Deborah Kafoury was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 18, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States census.[5]
  2. ^ Lew Frederick was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on October 30, 2009 to replace Chip Shields, who resigned to take an appointment to the 22nd district seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative Tawna D. Sanchez". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "OR State House 43 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Kafoury, Deborah". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Shields, Chip". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Hannah-Jones, Nikole (September 25, 2009). "State Rep. Chip Shields is Legislature's newest senator from Portland". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "OR State House 43 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

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