Oregon's 51st House district


District 51 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 portions of Clackamas and Multnomah counties. The current representative for the district is Democrat Janelle Bynum of Happy Valley.

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 are as follows:
YearCandidatePartyPercentOpponentPartyPercentOpponentPartyPercent
2000Cherryl WalkerRepublican66.31%Lon HolstonDemocratic33.69%
2002Linda FloresRepublican57.91%Jan LeeDemocratic42.02%Write-ins0.07%
2004Linda FloresRepublican53.32%Kathryn FirestoneDemocratic46.68%
2006Linda FloresRepublican57.58%Ryan OldsDemocratic42.28%Write-ins0.15%
2008Brent BartonDemocratic51.68%Linda FloresRepublican48.08%Write-ins0.24%
2010Patrick SheehanRepublican54.58%Cheryl MyersDemocratic45.25%Write-ins0.18%
2012Shemia FaganDemocratic52.77%Patrick SheehanRepublican46.96%Write-ins0.28%
2014Shemia FaganDemocratic52.42%Jodi BaileyRepublican47.10%Write-ins0.48%
2016Janelle BynumDemocratic50.85%Lori Chavez-DeRemerRepublican48.85%Write-ins0.31%
2018Janelle BynumDemocratic53.92%Lori Chavez-DeRemerRepublican45.85%Write-ins0.23%