{{short description|Legislative districts in the state of Oregon}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} [[File:Oregon's 53rd House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census.pdf|thumb|Oregon's 53rd House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census]] '''District 53 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 [[Deschutes County, Oregon|Deschutes County]] and includes the cities of [[Redmond, Oregon]], [[Sisters, Oregon|Sisters]], and [[Tumalo, Oregon|Tumalo]] as well as northern parts of [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]] and the [[Redmond Municipal Airport]]. The current representative for the district is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Emerson Levy]] of Redmond.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/state/legislative/house-district.aspx|title=State Representatives by District|publisher=[[Oregon Secretary of State]]|accessdate=June 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/zika|title=Representative Jack Zika|publisher=[[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon State Legislature]]|accessdate=June 3, 2019|archive-date=June 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602174109/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/zika|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=27760|title=OR State House 53 - History|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/electionhistory.aspx|title=Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State|accessdate=June 3, 2019}}</ref> are as follows:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;" ! Year ! Candidate ! Party ! Percent ! Opponent ! Party ! Percent ! Opponent ! Party ! Percent ! [[Write-in candidate|Write-in]] percentage |- | 2000 | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Bill Garrard]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 56.54% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Wayne Snoozy | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 43.46% | colspan="3"|No third candidate | rowspan="2"| |- | 2002{{efn|Ben Westlund was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented [[Oregon's 55th House district|District 55]], but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the [[2000 United States census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=39075|title=Westlund, Ben|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref>}} | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Ben Westlund]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 65.96% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Cylvia Hayes]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 30.54% | {{Party shading/Libertarian}}| Curt Wagoner | {{Party shading/Libertarian}}| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] | {{Party shading/Libertarian}}| 3.50% |- | 2004{{efn|Gene Whisnant was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on September 3, 2003 to replace Ben Westlund, who resigned to take an appointment to the [[Oregon's 27th Senate district|27th district]] seat in the [[Oregon Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=39075|title=Westlund, Ben|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.benwestlund.com/insert_news_bulletin-democrat-12-12-06.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928041505/http://www.benwestlund.com/insert_news_bulletin-democrat-12-12-06.html|archivedate=September 28, 2007|title=Independent Westlund switches to Democrat|last=Sinks|first=James|date=December 12, 2006|work=The Bend Bulletin|accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=68860|title=OR State House 53 - Appointment|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref>}} | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Gene Whisnant]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 83.53% | {{Party shading/Constitution}}| Mark Francis | {{Party shading/Constitution}}| [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution]] | {{Party shading/Constitution}}| 15.39% | colspan="3" rowspan="4"|No third candidate | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 1.08% |- | 2006 | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Gene Whisnant | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 59.11% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Bill Smith | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 40.78% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.11% |- | 2008 | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Gene Whisnant | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 67.13% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Conrad Ruel | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 32.72% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.15% |- | [[2010 Oregon legislative election|2010]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Gene Whisnant | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 72.82% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| John Huddle | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 27.01% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.17% |- | [[2012 Oregon legislative election|2012]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Gene Whisnant | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 97.92% | colspan="6" rowspan="2"|Unopposed | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 2.08% |- | [[2014 Oregon legislative election|2014]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Gene Whisnant | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 97.67% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 2.33% |- | [[2016 Oregon legislative election|2016]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Gene Whisnant | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 67.45% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Michael Graham | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 32.38% | colspan="3" rowspan="5"|No third candidate | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.17% |- | [[2018 Oregon legislative election|2018]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Jack Zika]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 56.44% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Eileen Kiely | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 43.42% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.14% |- | [[2020 Oregon House of Representatives election|2020]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Jack Zika | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 57.10% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Emerson Levy]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 42.80% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.10% |- | [[2022 Oregon House of Representatives election|2022]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Emerson Levy | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 50.61% | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Michael Sipe | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 49.30% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.89% |- | [[2024 Oregon House of Representatives election|2024]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Emerson Levy | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 54.2% | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Keri Lopez | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 45.6% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.1% |} {{notelist}}
==See also== * [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] * [[Oregon House of Representatives]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/house Oregon House of Representatives] Official site * [https://sos.oregon.gov/Pages/independent-redistricting.aspx Oregon Secretary of State: Redistricting Reform Task Force]
[[Category:Oregon House of Representatives districts]] [[Category:Deschutes County, Oregon]]