Beth Jones
Beth Jones (Republican Party) is running for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 17. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 17
Dan Farrington (R) and Beth Jones (R) are running in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 17 on May 19, 2026.
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 | Dan Farrington | |
| Beth Jones | ||
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2022
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 17
Ed Diehl won election in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ed Diehl (R / D) | 96.7 | 21,741 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.3 | 742 | ||
| Total votes: 22,483 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 17
Ed Diehl advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 17 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Diehl (Write-in) | 13.7 | 57 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 86.3 | 358 | ||
| Total votes: 415 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 17
Ed Diehl defeated Beth Jones in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 17 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Diehl | 71.0 | 6,783 |
| Beth Jones | 28.6 | 2,736 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 9,557 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.
Incumbent Mike Nearman defeated Jim Thompson, Alex Polikoff and Garrett Leeds in the Oregon House of Representatives District 23 general election.[1][2]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike Nearman Incumbent |
52.85% | 17,563 | |
| Independent | Jim Thompson | 37.22% | 12,370 | |
| Pacific Green | Alex Polikoff | 5.74% | 1,906 | |
| Libertarian | Garrett Leeds | 4.20% | 1,395 | |
| Total Votes | 33,234 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Mike Nearman defeated Beth Jones in the Oregon House of Representatives District 23 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mike Nearman Incumbent |
57.89% | 5,284 | |
| Republican | Beth Jones | 42.11% | 3,843 | |
| Total Votes | 9,127 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2016
Jones' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
| “ | I have created my own “philosophy of legislating.” These are the questions that go through my mind as I consider state legislation.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ bethjoneshd23.com, "Platform," accessed April 26, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
