2020 Oregon House of Representatives election explained

The 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election being held on May 19, 2020. Voters in the 60 districts of the Oregon House of Representatives elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for the Oregon State Senate and for U.S. President.

The Democratic Party kept their majority.^[1] The Oregon Legislature does not have term limits.

Background

Democrats have held the Oregon House since 2007 and the chamber was not considered competitive in 2020.

Electoral system

The 60 members of the Oregon State House are elected from single-member districts by first-past-the-post voting to two-year terms. Contested nominations of the Democratic and Republican parties for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor-party and independent candidates were nominated by petition and write-in candidates had to file a request with the Secretary of State's office for votes for them to be counted.

Results summary

Affiliation!Candidates!Votes!Vote %!Seats Won

	Democratic	60	1,210,848	55.03%	37
	Republican	53	958,075	43.54%	23
	Libertarian	8	13,595	0.62%	0
	Pacific Green	2	2,463	0.11%	0
	Working Families	1	5,264	0.24%	0
	Write-in	N/A	10,226	0.46%	0
Total		124	2,200,471	100.00%	60

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

See also

• 2020 Oregon State Senate election

References

1. Web site: Oregon Secretary of State. December 9, 2020. results.oregonvotes.gov.
2. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020.

External links

• • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Oregon . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)