Oregon's 60th House district

District 60 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 Baker, Grant, Harney, and Malheur counties and a portion of Lake County. Oregon's sixtieth state house district is currently held by Mark Owens. It was previously represented by Republican Representative Lynn Findley who was appointed to the Oregon State Senate on January 6, 2020.

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[1][2] are as follows:

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent
2000 Tom Butler Republican 100.00% Unopposed
2002 Tom Butler Republican 71.95% Roxanna Swann Democratic 27.82% Write-ins 0.24%
2004 Tom Butler Republican 98.20% Write-ins 1.80%
2006 Tom Butler Republican 74.29% Peter Hall Democratic 25.45% Write-ins 0.26%
2008[lower-alpha 1] Cliff Bentz Republican 97.95% Write-ins 2.05%
2010 Cliff Bentz Republican 98.50% Write-ins 1.50%
2012 Cliff Bentz Republican 98.71% Write-ins 1.29%
2014 Cliff Bentz Republican 81.99% Peter Hall Democratic 17.76% Write-ins 0.26%
2016 Cliff Bentz Republican 98.45% Write-ins 1.55%
2018[lower-alpha 2] Lynn Findley Republican 98.38% Write-ins 1.62%
  1. Cliff Bentz was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on January 22, 2008 to replace Tom Butler, who resigned from office.[3][4][5]
  2. Lynn Findley was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on January 25, 2018 to replace Cliff Bentz, who resigned to take an appointment to the District 30 seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. "OR State House 60 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  2. "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. "It is official: Rep. Tom Butler to resign end of month". Oregon Catalyst. December 11, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. Har, Janie (January 22, 2008). "Attorney Cliff Bentz to finish Butler's term". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  5. "OR State House 60 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. "Bentz, Cliff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  7. Friedman, Gordon R. (January 8, 2018). "Cliff Bentz sworn in to Oregon Senate". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. Meyer, Larry (January 25, 2018). "Group picks Findley for House seat". Argus Observer. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  9. "OR State House 60 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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