District 52 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the boundary for the district contains all of Hood River County and portions of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Wasco counties. The district includes the population centers of Hood River and The Dalles as well as Mt. Hood. The current representative for the district is Republican Jeff Helfrich of Hood River.[1] [2] This is Helfrich's second stint representing this district in the state legislature after being appointed to the office in 2017 but losing re-election.
District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, representatives before 2021 may not represent the same constituency as today. General election results from 1990 to present[3] [4] are as follows:
| Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Write-in percentage | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Jerry Barnes | Republican | 50.53% | Nancy E. Petersen | Democratic | 49.45% | ||||||||
| 1992 | Nancy E. Petersen | Democratic | 50.28% | Jerry Barnes | Republican | 49.70% | ||||||||
| 1994 | Judy Uherbelau | Democratic | 50.12% | Jerry Barnes | Republican | 49.88% | ||||||||
| 1996 | Judy Uherbelau | Democratic | 54.81% | Jerry Barnes | Republican | 45.19% | ||||||||
| 1998 | Judy Uherbelau | Democratic | 56.12% | Jane Hunts | Republican | 43.88% | ||||||||
| 2000 | Alan Bates | Democratic | 60.29% | Jane Hunts | Republican | 39.71% | ||||||||
| 2002 | Patti Smith | Republican | 64.21% | Larry Cramblett | Democratic | 35.62% | 0.17% | |||||||
| 2004 | Patti Smith | Republican | 57.57% | Wayne Kuechler | Democratic | 42.43% | ||||||||
| 2006 | Patti Smith | Republican | 55.70% | Suzanne VanOrman | Democratic | 44.15% | 0.15% | |||||||
| 2008 | Suzanne Van Orman | Democratic | 52.06% | Matt Lindland | Republican | 47.66% | 0.28% | |||||||
| 2010 | Mark Johnson | Republican | 56.52% | Suzanne VanOrman | Democratic | 43.30% | 0.18% | |||||||
| 2012 | Mark Johnson | Republican | 51.60% | Peter Nordbye | Democratic | 48.22% | 0.18% | |||||||
| 2014 | Mark Johnson | Republican | 54.39% | Stephanie Nystrom | Democratic | 45.30% | 0.30% | |||||||
| 2016 | Mark Johnson | Republican | 55.48% | Mark Reynolds | Democratic | 44.33% | 0.19% | |||||||
| 2018 | Anna Williams | Democratic | 51.36% | Jeff Helfrich | Republican | 48.51% | 0.13% | |||||||
| 2020 | Anna Williams | Democratic | 48.73% | Jeff Helfrich | Republican | 48.52% | 0.06% | |||||||
| 2022 | Jeff Helfrich | Republican | 52.46% | Darcy Long | Democratic | 47.42% | 0.12% | |||||||