Oregon's 44th House district

District 44 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the district is contained entirely within Multnomah County and covers parts of north and northeast Portland, including the Portland International Airport. The current representative for the district is Democrat Travis Nelson of Portland.^[1][2]

Oregon's 44th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

Election results

District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, representatives before 2021 may not represent the same constituency as today. General election results from 2000 to present^[3][4] are as follows:

Year	Candidate	Party	Percent	Opponent	Party	Percent	Opponent	Party	Percent	Write-in percentage
2000	Al King	Democratic	52.54%	Ed Kemp	Republican	47.46%	No third candidate
2002[a]	Gary Hansen	Democratic	77.89%	Martin Kennedy	Constitution	12.52%	Thomas Albright	Socialist	8.01%	1.58%
2004	Gary Hansen	Democratic	79.88%	Aaron Huddart	Republican	17.57%	Robert Morton	Constitution	2.55%
2006	Tina Kotek	Democratic	78.82%	Jay Kushner	Republican	20.64%	No third candidate			0.55%
2008	Tina Kotek	Democratic	97.64%	Unopposed						2.39%
2010	Tina Kotek	Democratic	80.87%	Kitty Harmon	Republican	18.77%	No third candidate			0.36%
2012	Tina Kotek	Democratic	86.32%	Michael Harrington	Republican	13.21%				0.47%
2014	Tina Kotek	Democratic	85.53%	Michael Harrington	Republican	13.64%				0.84%
2016	Tina Kotek	Democratic	79.67%	Joe Rowe	Pacific Green	19.50%				0.82%
2018	Tina Kotek	Democratic	89.07%	Manny Guerra	Libertarian	10.42%				0.51%
2020	Tina Kotek	Democratic	87.19%	Logan Margo	Republican	12.47%				0.34%
2022	Travis Nelson[b]	Democratic	87.65%	Rolf Schuler	Republican	11.42%	Morgan Hinthorne	Constitution	0.77%	0.16%
2024	Travis Nelson	Democratic	98.3%	Unopposed						1.7%

1. Gary Hansen was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 17, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.^[5]
2. Travis Nelson was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on February 1, 2022 to replace Tina Kotek, who resigned to run for governor.

See also

• Oregon Legislative Assembly
• Oregon House of Representatives