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2004Final results

2004 election for Oregon House District 47

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Jeff Merkley (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Frank Cleys (R) by 29.3 points.

Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%14,670
Frank CleysRepublican
35.4%8,023
22,693 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+16.71994D+27.91996D+28.41998D+29.32004D+28.42006D+24.82010

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