2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Oregon House District 51
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Shemia Fagan (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Patrick Sheehan (R) by 5.8 points.
Shemia FaganDemocrat · winner
52.9%12,584
Patrick SheehanRepublican · incumbent
47.1%11,199
23,783 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET