{{short description|Legislative districts in the state of Oregon}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} [[File:Oregon's 56th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census.pdf|thumb|Oregon's 56th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census]] '''District 56''' of the '''[[Oregon House of Representatives]]''' is one of 60 House [[Legislature|legislative]] districts in the state of [[Oregon]]. As of 2021, the boundary for the district includes portions of [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson]] and [[Klamath County, Oregon|Klamath]] counties, including parts of [[Eagle Point, Oregon|Eagle Point]], [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]], [[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]], and [[White City, Oregon|White City]]. The current representative for the district is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Emily McIntire]] of [[Eagle Point, Oregon|Eagle Point]].<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/mcintire|title=Representative Emily McIntire|publisher=[[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon State Legislature]]|accessdate=January 13, 2024}}</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=27763|title=OR State House 56 - 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}}| [[Patti Smith (politician)|Patti Smith]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 56.94% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Paul Zastrow | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 43.06% | colspan="3"|No third candidate |- | 2002{{efn|Bill Garrard was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented [[Oregon's 53rd House district|District 53]], 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=39074|title=Garrard, Bill|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref>}} | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Bill Garrard]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 97.29% | colspan="6"|Unopposed | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 2.71% |- | 2004 | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Bill Garrard | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 66.03% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| James Calvert | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 33.97% | colspan="3" rowspan="2"|No third candidate | |- | 2006 | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Bill Garrard | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 66.51% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| James Calvert | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 33.25% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.23% |- | 2008 | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Bill Garrard | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 97.27% | colspan="6" rowspan="4"|Unopposed | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 2.73% |- | [[2010 Oregon legislative election|2010]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Bill Garrard | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 96.73% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 3.27% |- | [[2012 Oregon legislative election|2012]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Gail Whitsett]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 96.79% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 3.21% |- | [[2014 Oregon legislative election|2014]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Gail Whitsett | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 97.24% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 2.76% |- | [[2016 Oregon legislative election|2016]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[E. Werner Reschke]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 48.65% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Al Switzer | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 40.26% | Jonah Hakanson | {{efn|Jonah Hakanson ran with no party affiliation in this election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=815730|title=OR State House 56|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref>}} | 10.85% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.24% |- | [[2018 Oregon legislative election|2018]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| E. Werner Reschke | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 71.78% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Taylor Tupper | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 27.95% | colspan="3" rowspan="3"|No third candidate | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.27% |- | [[2020 Oregon House of Representatives election|2020]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| E. Werner Reschke | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 72.59% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Faith Leith | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 27.24% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.27% |- | [[2022 Oregon House of Representatives election|2022]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Emily McIntire]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 72.60% | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Jonathan Chenjeri | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic | {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 27.23% | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 0.17% |- | [[2024 Oregon House of Representatives election|2024]] | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Emily McIntire | {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}}| 96.7% | colspan="6"| Unopposed | {{Party shading/Independent}}| 3.3% |}
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==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:Klamath County, Oregon]] [[Category:Lake County, Oregon]]