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Oregon › Oregon House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Oregon House District 2

Fusion

Virgle J Osborne has no major-party opponent.

Virgle J Osborne has no major-party opponent.

How this race is decided

Cross-party nominations

A candidate can be nominated by several parties, such as Working Families or the Independent Party, and the ballot lists all of them next to one name. The forecast counts the candidate's votes once, under their main party.

Two-thirds quorum

Each chamber needs two-thirds of its members present to do business, so a minority holding more than a third of seats can block votes by walking out. Members with ten unexcused absences in a session cannot run for re-election (Measure 113).

The candidates

The district

Lean R+36: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+39.0R+41.3 vs. nation2020 presidentR+35.4R+39.9 vs. nation2024 presidentR+35.7R+34.2 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
63,770
People per km²
8
Adults with a B.A.+
20%
White, no degree
70%of adults
  • White 84%
  • Hispanic 7%
  • Asian 1%
  • Other / multiracial 8%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

37,621 votes · R+42.8
✓ Virgle J Osborne (R)71.2%
August Warren (D)28.5%

2024 President Vote in this district

38,326 two-party votes · R+35.7 · R+34.2 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)67.9%
Kamala Harris (D)32.1%

2022

33,542 votes · R+44.1
✓ Virgle J Osborne (R)70.1%
Kevin Bell (D)27.2%
Edward Renfroe (OTH)2.5%

2020 Earlier district lines

33,988 votes · R+43.7
✓ Gary Leif (R)71.6%
Charles F Lee (D)28.1%

2020 President Vote in this district

37,192 two-party votes · R+35.4 · R+39.9 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)67.7%
Joe Biden (D)32.3%

2016 President Vote in this district

28,906 two-party votes · R+39.0 · R+41.3 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)69.5%
Hillary Clinton (D)30.5%