2008Final results
2008 election for Oregon House District 53
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Gene Whisnant (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Conrad Ruel (D) by 34.5 points.
Gene WhisnantRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%22,058
Conrad RuelDemocrat
32.8%10,753
32,811 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET