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2004Final results

2004 election for Oregon House District 53

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Gene Whisnant (R) won with 84.4% of the vote, defeating Mark M. Francis (Cst) by 68.9 points.

Gene WhisnantRepublican · winner
84.4%25,106
Mark M. FrancisConstitution
15.6%4,624
29,730 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

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