# Oregon's 42nd House district

District 42 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 Multnomah County and includes much of inner southeast Portland, including the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, Buckman, Creston-Kenilworth, Hosford-Abernethy, Kerns, Laurelhurst, Richmond, and Sunnyside. The current representative for the district is Democrat Rob Nosse of Portland.

## 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 are as follows:
| Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Write-in percentage |
| 2000 | Bill Morrissette | Democratic | 100.00% | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Diane Rosenbaum | Democratic | 81.73% | Theresa Reed | Libertarian | 9.62% | Charley Nims | Socialist | 7.47% | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 1.18% |
| 2004 | Diane Rosenbaum | Democratic | 82.42% | Charles Fall | Pacific Green | 8.23% | Susan Detlefsen | Libertarian | 5.58% | Ronald Morgan | Socialist | 3.02% | 0.75% |
| 2006 | Diane Rosenbaum | Democratic | 83.53% | Jeff Cropp | Pacific Green | 15.84% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.63% |
| 2008 | Jules Kopel-Bailey | Democratic | 85.63% | Chris Extine | Pacific Green | 13.62% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.75% |
| 2010 | Jules Kopel-Bailey | Democratic | 84.74% | Cliff Hutchison | Republican | 9.52% | Chris Extine | Pacific Green | 5.40% | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.34% |
| 2012 | Jules Kopel-Bailey | Democratic | 97.72% | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | 2.28% |
| 2014 | Rob Nosse | Democratic | 90.64% | Bruce Alexander Knight | Libertarian | 8.59% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.77% |
| 2018 | Rob Nosse | Democratic | 88.71% | James Stubbs | Independent | 6.44% | Jeremy Wilson | Libertarian | 4.55% | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.30% |
| 2018 | Rob Nosse | Democratic | 93.68% | Bruce Alexander Knight | Libertarian | 6.04% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.28% |
| 2020 | Rob Nosse | Democratic | 99.04% | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | 0.96% |
| 2022 | Rob Nosse | Democratic | 91.52% | Scott Trahan | Republican | 6.68% | Shira Newman | Libertarian | 1.63% | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.17% |
| 2024 | Rob Nosse | Democratic | 98.5% | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | 1.5% |
* ↑ Diane Rosenbaum was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 14, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.
* ↑ Rob Nosse was the incumbent in this election. He was appointed to this seat on June 26, 2014 to replace Jules Kopel-Bailey, who resigned from office to take a seat on the Multnomah County Commission.