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2002Final results

2002 election for Oregon House District 53

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Ben Westlund (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Cylvia Hayes (D) by 35.4 points.

Ben WestlundRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%16,644
Cylvia HayesDemocrat
30.5%7,705
Curt WagonerLibertarian
3.5%883
25,232 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+18.91996R+39.81998R+13.12000R+35.42002R+18.32006R+34.52008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Ben Westlund (R)Cylvia Hayes (D)

Also on the ballot: Curt Wagoner (Libertarian), 3.5%