Oregon's 17th Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
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File:Oregon's 17th Senate District as of September 27, 2021.pdf
District 17 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Multnomah and Washington counties encompassing much of northwest Portland and suburbs of Beaverton. It is composed of Oregon House districts 33 and 34. It is currently represented by Democrat Lisa Reynolds of Portland, who was appointed in 2024 following Elizabeth Steiner's resignation after being elected treasurer.{{Cite web |date= November 15, 2024 |title=Multnomah and Washington County Commissioners appoint Representative Lisa Reynolds to Oregon Senate District 17 |url=https://multco.us/news/multnomah-and-washington-county-commissioners-appoint-representative-lisa-reynolds-oregon |access-date=January 15, 2025 |website=Multnomah County}}
Election results
District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, senators before 2013 may not represent the same constituency as today. From 1993 until 2003, the district covered parts of the Salem metropolitan area; from 2003 until 2013, it shifted to its current location on the border of Multnomah and Washington counties; and from 2013 until 2023, it moved slightly more south to encompass more of Beaverton.
The current district shifts slightly to the north and east from its previous iterations, losing most of Beaverton but gaining northern Washington County areas such as Bethany, Cedar Hills, Cedar Mill, Five Oaks, and Sylvan as well as almost all of northwest and downtown Portland.
The results are as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerDetail.html?ContainerID=27765|title=OR State Senate 17|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}
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! Year ! Candidate ! Party ! Percent ! Opponent ! Party ! Percent ! Opponent ! Party ! Percent ! Opponent ! Party ! Percent |
| 1982
| {{Party shading/Republican}}| C. T. Houck | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 52.9% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Jim Havel | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 47.1% | rowspan=6 colspan=3|No third candidate | rowspan=6 colspan=3|No fourth candidate |
| 1986
| {{Party shading/Republican}}| C. T. Houck | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 52.0% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Peter Courtney | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 48.0% |
| 1990
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Tricia Smith | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 54.3% | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Don Wyant | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 45.7% |
| 1994
| {{Party shading/Republican}}| Shirley Stull | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 55.9% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Tricia Smith | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 44.1% |
| 1998
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Peter Courtney | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 57.1% | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Don Scott | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 42.9% |
| 2002
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Charlie Ringo | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 54.6% | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Bill Witt | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 45.3% |
| 2006
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Brad Avakian | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 67.2% | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Piotr Kuklinski | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 28.7% | {{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Rich Whitehead | {{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Libertarian | {{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 3.1% | {{Party shading/Constitution}}| John R. Pivarnik | {{Party shading/Constitution}}| Constitution | {{Party shading/Constitution}}| 0.8% |
| 2010
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Suzanne Bonamici | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 96.9% | colspan=9| Unopposed |
| 2012{{efn|Off-cycle election due to the resignation of Suzanne Bonamici upon her election to Congress representing Oregon's 1st congressional district. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward was the incumbent as she was appointed to the seat.}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 66.4% | {{Party shading/Republican}}| John Verbeek | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 33.4% | rowspan=2 colspan=3|No third candidate | rowspan=2 colspan=3|No fourth candidate |
| 2014
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 65.8% | {{Party shading/Republican}}| John Verbeek | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 33.8% |
| 2018
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 97.7% | colspan=9| Unopposed |
| 2022
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 78.9% | {{Party shading/Republican}}| John Verbeek | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 20.9% | colspan=3|No third candidate | colspan=3|No fourth candidate |
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