District 56 of theOregon House of Representatives is one of 60 Houselegislative districts in the state ofOregon. As of 2021, the boundary for the district includes portions ofJackson andKlamath counties, including parts ofEagle Point,Medford,Klamath Falls, andWhite City. The current representative for the district isRepublicanEmily McIntire ofEagle Point.[1][2]
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 | Patti Smith | Republican | 56.94% | Paul Zastrow | Democratic | 43.06% | No third candidate | |||
| 2002[a] | Bill Garrard | Republican | 97.29% | Unopposed | 2.71% | |||||
| 2004 | Bill Garrard | Republican | 66.03% | James Calvert | Democratic | 33.97% | No third candidate | |||
| 2006 | Bill Garrard | Republican | 66.51% | James Calvert | Democratic | 33.25% | 0.23% | |||
| 2008 | Bill Garrard | Republican | 97.27% | Unopposed | 2.73% | |||||
| 2010 | Bill Garrard | Republican | 96.73% | 3.27% | ||||||
| 2012 | Gail Whitsett | Republican | 96.79% | 3.21% | ||||||
| 2014 | Gail Whitsett | Republican | 97.24% | 2.76% | ||||||
| 2016 | E. Werner Reschke | Republican | 48.65% | Al Switzer | Democratic | 40.26% | Jonah Hakanson | [b] | 10.85% | 0.24% |
| 2018 | E. Werner Reschke | Republican | 71.78% | Taylor Tupper | Democratic | 27.95% | No third candidate | 0.27% | ||
| 2020 | E. Werner Reschke | Republican | 72.59% | Faith Leith | Democratic | 27.24% | 0.27% | |||
| 2022 | Emily McIntire | Republican | 72.60% | Jonathan Chenjeri | Democratic | 27.23% | 0.17% | |||
| 2024 | Emily McIntire | Republican | 96.7% | Unopposed | 3.3% | |||||