# Oregon's 23rd House district

District 23 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the boundary for the district includes portions of Polk and Yamhill counties. The district includes Dallas, Falls City, Oregon, Dayton, Oregon, Dundee, and Newberg as well as parts of Amity. The district is currently represented by Anna Scharf of Amity, who was appointed on July 12, 2021, after its former Representative Mike Nearman was expelled from office.

## 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 | Kurt Schrader | Democratic | 76.79% | Marvin Wallace | Constitution | 23.21% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | |
| 2002 | Lane Shetterly | Republican | 67.97% | Peter Leung | Democratic | 31.58% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.46% |
| 2004 | Brian Boquist | Republican | 61.16% | Dick Reynolds | Democratic | 35.10% | Paul Delaney | Libertarian | 3.74% | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | |
| 2006 | Brian Boquist | Republican | 57.94% | Jason Brown | Democratic | 37.87% | Paul Delaney | Libertarian | 4.08% | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.12% |
| 2008 | Jim Thompson | Republican | 57.36% | Jason Brown | Democratic | 42.43% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.20% |
| 2010 | Jim Thompson | Republican | 68.03% | Wesley West | Democratic | 31.79% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.18% |
| 2012 | Jim Thompson | Republican | 59.10% | Ross Swartzendruber | Democratic | 32.88% | Alex Polikoff | Pacific Green | 7.88% | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.14% |
| 2014 | Mike Nearman | Republican | 52.77% | Wanda Davis | Democratic | 36.06% | Alex Polikoff | Pacific Green | 4.63% | Mark Karnowski | Libertarian | 2.48% | 4.07% |
| 2016 | Mike Nearman | Republican | 52.77% | Jim Thompson | Independent | 37.16% | Alex Polikoff | Pacific Green | 5.73% | Garrett Leeds | Libertarian | 4.19% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | Mike Nearman | Republican | 54.35% | Danny Jaffer | Democratic | 43.30% | Mark Karnowski | Libertarian | 2.23% | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.11% |
| 2020 | Mike Nearman | Republican | 58.33% | Sean K Scorvo | Democratic | 34.91% | Alex Pokiloff | Pacific Green | 4.32% | Scott D Clawson | Libertarian | 2.35% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | Anna Scharf | Republican | 63.18% | Kriss Wright | Democratic | 36.56% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | .26% |
| 2024 | Anna Scharf | Republican | 62.1% | Kriss Wright | Democratic | 37.8% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | .1% |
* ↑ Lane Shetterly was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 34, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.