Oregon State House District 36

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Hai Pham Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Michael OrthRepublican

Last result · 2024 general: Hai Pham (D) 62.9, Shawn Chummar (R) 37.0

Hai PhamDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win

Earlier results: Hai Pham (Democratic) won by 23.0 points, 2022Lisa Reynolds (Democratic) won by 66.3 points, 2020, older linesAll 27 elections

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Past results

Votes for listed candidates: 36,975
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Same as today

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHai PhamWon	Democratic	23,25062.9%	62.9%
RepublicanShawn Chummar	Republican	13,68537.0%	37.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	400.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,953
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Same as today

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHai PhamWon	Democratic	19,62961.4%	61.4%
RepublicanGreer Trice	Republican	12,27238.4%	38.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	520.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,629
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLisa ReynoldsWon	Democratic	34,57783.1%	83.1%
RepublicanJames A. Ball	Republican	6,98616.8%	16.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	660.2%	0.2%

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJennifer WilliamsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	28,081100.0%	100.0%

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2024.

All elections (27 for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 36,975
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Same as today

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHai PhamWon	Democratic	23,25062.9%	62.9%
RepublicanShawn Chummar	Republican	13,68537.0%	37.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	400.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,953
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Same as today

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHai PhamWon	Democratic	19,62961.4%	61.4%
RepublicanGreer Trice	Republican	12,27238.4%	38.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	520.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,629
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLisa ReynoldsWon	Democratic	34,57783.1%	83.1%
RepublicanJames A. Ball	Republican	6,98616.8%	16.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	660.2%	0.2%

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJennifer WilliamsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	28,081100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,543
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJennifer WilliamsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	28,87588.7%	88.7%
LibertarianAmanda Burnham	Libertarian	3,51910.8%	10.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1490.5%	0.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,228
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJennifer WilliamsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,62685.7%	85.7%
LibertarianAmanda Burnham	Libertarian	3,60214.3%	14.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,449
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJennifer WilliamsonWon	Democratic	26,78582.5%	82.5%
RepublicanBruce Neal	Republican	5,66417.5%	17.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,261
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary NolanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,40778.5%	78.5%
RepublicanDiane Schendel	Republican	5,77621.2%	21.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	780.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,839
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary NolanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,93981.5%	81.5%
RepublicanSteve Oppenheim	Republican	4,73814.9%	14.9%
LibertarianJay A. Ellefson	Libertarian	1,1623.6%	3.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,864
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary NolanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,34485.3%	85.3%
LibertarianFrank Dane	Libertarian	3,52014.8%	14.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,560
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary NolanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,87687.5%	87.5%
LibertarianH. Joe Tabor	Libertarian	3,68412.5%	12.5%

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary NolanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,092100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,567
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBetsy L. CloseWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,20656.0%	56.0%
DemocraticJohn Donovan	Democratic	10,36144.0%	44.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,613
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBetsy L. CloseWon	Republican	9,25852.6%	52.6%
DemocraticJohn Donovan	Democratic	8,35547.4%	47.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,010
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarolyn OakleyWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,36263.6%	63.6%
DemocraticPeter Tarzian	Democratic	7,64836.4%	36.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,268
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarolyn OakleyWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,45361.4%	61.4%
DemocraticPeter Tarzian	Democratic	7,81538.6%	38.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,577
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarolyn OakleyWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,16264.3%	64.3%
DemocraticDennis M. McQueary	Democratic	8,41535.7%	35.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,964
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarolyn OakleyWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,28072.4%	72.4%
DemocraticDana J. Anderson	Democratic	4,68427.6%	27.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,973
Election day: November 8, 1988
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarolyn OakleyWon	Republican	10,66156.2%	56.2%
DemocraticWayne Fisk	Democratic	8,31143.8%	43.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,535
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMike McCrackenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,92650.9%	50.9%
RepublicanCarolyn Oakley	Republican	8,60949.1%	49.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,937
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMike McCrackenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,19351.1%	51.1%
RepublicanCarolyn Oakley	Republican	9,74248.9%	48.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,082
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMike McCrackenWon	Democratic	8,60450.4%	50.4%
RepublicanJoseph Novak	Republican	8,47849.6%	49.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,110
Election day: November 4, 1980
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMae YihWon(incumbent)	Democratic	14,90870.6%	70.6%
RepublicanBetty Ramage	Republican	6,20029.4%	29.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,193
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMae YihWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,18869.1%	69.1%
RepublicanDave Hayes	Republican	4,99430.8%	30.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	110.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,653
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMae YihWon	Democratic	9,13251.7%	51.7%
RepublicanWilliam F. Gwinn(incumbent)	Republican	8,52048.3%	48.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,890
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWilliam F. GwinnWon(incumbent)	Republican	6,89958.0%	58.0%
DemocraticR. E. Hines	Democratic	4,99142.0%	42.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,396
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Oregon House of Representatives District 36, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWilliam F. GwinnWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,78061.0%	61.0%
DemocraticJo Anne Anderson	Democratic	5,61539.0%	39.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026