Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2002
Elections for the office of Oregon House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 21, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.[1] All 60 seats were up for election.
Qualifications
Article 4, Section 8 of the Oregon Constitution states:
- No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at the time of election is not a citizen of the United States; nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding the election an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen. However, for purposes of the general election next following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, the person must have been an inhabitant of the district from January 1 of the year following the reapportionment to the date of the election.
- Senators and Representatives shall be at least twenty one years of age.
- No person shall be a Senator or Representative who has been convicted of a felony during:
- The term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative; or
- The period beginning on the date of the election at which the person was elected to the office of Senator or Representative and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected.
- No person is eligible to be elected as a Senator or Representative if that person has been convicted of a felony and has not completed the sentence received for the conviction prior to the date that person would take office if elected. As used in this subsection, “sentence received for the conviction” includes a term of imprisonment, any period of probation or post-prison supervision and payment of a monetary obligation imposed as all or part of a sentence.
- Notwithstanding sections 11 and 15, Article IV of this Constitution:
- The office of a Senator or Representative convicted of a felony during the term to which the Senator or Representative was elected or appointed shall become vacant on the date the Senator or Representative is convicted.
- A person elected to the office of Senator or Representative and convicted of a felony during the period beginning on the date of the election and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected shall be ineligible to take office and the office shall become vacant on the first day of the next term of office.
- Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a person who is ineligible to be a Senator or Representative under subsection (3) of this section may:
- Be a Senator or Representative after the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible; and
- Be a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative prior to the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible.
- No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at all times during the term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative is not an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen or has been appointed to represent. A person shall not lose status as an inhabitant of a district if the person is absent from the district for purposes of business of the Legislative Assembly. Following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, until the expiration of the term of office of the person, a person may be an inhabitant of any district.
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Oregon in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[2]
| Year | Number of candidates | Total contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 150 | $20,282,835 |
| 2010 | 140 | $14,996,656 |
| 2008 | 130 | $16,963,664 |
| 2006 | 149 | $15,003,199 |
| 2004 | 183 | $10,967,119 |
| 2002 | 156 | $11,000,936 |
| 2000 | 146 | $11,077,518 |
During the 2002 election, the total contributions to the 156 House candidates was $11,000,936. The top 10 contributors were:[3]
| 2002 Donors, Oregon House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Donor | Amount |
| Oregon House Democrats | $793,786 |
| Oregon Education Association | $425,166 |
| Oregon House Republicans | $414,492 |
| Oregon Victory Cmte | $367,500 |
| Service Employees Local 503 | $230,361 |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte | $170,000 |
| Oregon Restaurant Association | $158,849 |
| Associated Oregon Industries | $155,500 |
| Oregon Forest Industries Council | $152,000 |
| Friends of Karen Minnis | $149,840 |
List of candidates
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District 44
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Gary D. Hansen: 11,692 
Martin M. Kennedy: 1,879
Socialist Party of Oregon - Thomas W. Albright: 1,202
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District 53
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Cylvia Hayes (write-in)

- Cylvia Hayes (write-in)
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Cylvia Hayes: 7,705
Ben Westlund: 16,644 
Curt Wagoner: 883
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External links
- Oregon Secretary of State, official 2002 primary election results
- Oregon Secretary of State, official 2002 general election results
Footnotes