2006Final results
2006 election for Oregon House District 53
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Gene Whisnant (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Bill A. Smith (D) by 18.3 points.
Gene WhisnantRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%16,527
Bill A. SmithDemocrat
40.8%11,406
27,933 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET