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2004Final results

2004 election for Oregon House District 16

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Kelley Wirth (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Don Gist (R) by 27.7 points.

Kelley WirthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%17,832
Don GistRepublican
34.8%9,933
Jared EllefsonLibertarian
2.7%781
28,546 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+20.71996D+20.91998D+36.92002D+27.72004D+35.02006D+37.92010

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

The candidates

Kelley Wirth (D)Don Gist (R)

Also on the ballot: Jared Ellefson (Libertarian), 2.7%