Oregon's 59th House district

District 59 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2013, the boundary for the district includes all of Jefferson and Wheeler counties and portions of Deschutes and Wasco counties. The current representative for the district is Republican Daniel Bonham of The Dalles.[1][2]

District map

Election results

District boundaries have changed over time; therefore, representatives before 2013 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
2000 Greg Smith Republican 69.25% Linda Harrington Democratic 30.75%
2002 John Mabrey Republican 54.85% Jim Gilbertson Democratic 44.72% Write-ins 0.43%
2004 John Dallum Republican 58.33% Jack Lorts Democratic 41.67%
2006 John Dallum Republican 50.58% Jim Gilbertson Democratic 49.26% Write-ins 0.15%
2008[lower-alpha 1] John Huffman Republican 59.09% Mike Ahern Democratic 40.74% Write-ins 0.17%
2010 John Huffman Republican 69.54% Will Boettner Democratic 30.27% Write-ins 0.18%
2012 John Huffman Republican 66.67% Gary Ollerenshaw Democratic 33.13% Write-ins 0.20%
2014 John Huffman Republican 98.14% Write-ins 1.86%
2016 John Huffman Republican 70.24% Tyler Gabriel Democratic 29.49% Write-ins 0.27%
2018[lower-alpha 2] Daniel Bonham Republican 62.22% Darcy Long-Curtiss Democratic 37.70% Write-ins 0.09%
  1. John Huffman was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on August 27, 2007 to replace John Dallum, who resigned from office.[5][6]
  2. Daniel Bonham was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on November 20, 2017 to replace John Huffman, who resigned to take an appointment to the United States Department of Agriculture.[7][8][9][10]
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See also

References
  1. "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. "Representative Daniel Bonham". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. "OR State House 59 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. "Rep. John Dallum Resigns". Blue Oregon. July 16, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  6. "John Huffman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  7. Friedman, Gordon R. (November 2, 2017). "Oregon lawmaker resigns in midst of seeking Trump administration job". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. Gill, Holly M. (November 22, 2017). "Daniel Bonham is new state rep". The Madras Pioneer. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  9. Friedman, Gordon R. (November 20, 2017). "Businessman from The Dalles appointed to Oregon Legislature". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  10. "OR State House 59 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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