# Oregon's 16th House district

District 16 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 is entirely within Benton County. The district is centered around Corvallis and includes Oregon State University. The current representative for the district is Democrat Sarah Finger McDonald of Corvallis.

## 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 | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 83.54% | David Tillemans | Pacific Green | 16.46% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate |
| 2002 | Kelley Wirth | Democratic | 68.29% | Scott Bisson | Republican | 31.47% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.23% |
| 2004 | Kelley Wirth | Democratic | 62.51% | Don Gist | Republican | 34.78% | Jared Ellefson | Libertarian | 2.70% | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | |
| 2006 | Sara Gelser | Democratic | 67.37% | Robin Brown | Republican | 32.45% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.18% |
| 2008 | Sara Gelser | Democratic | 97.00% | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | 3.00% |
| 2010 | Sara Gelser | Democratic | 68.77% | Rose Cook | Republican | 30.94% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | 0.29% |
| 2012 | Sara Gelser | Democratic | 69.96% | Andrew Decker | Republican | 26.58% | Rachel Feigner | Libertarian | 3.17% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | 0.29% |
| 2014 | Dan Rayfield | Democratic | 72.12% | Jacob Vandever | Republican | 27.39% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | 0.19% |
| 2016 | Dan Rayfield | Democratic | 58.05% | Judson McClure | Republican | 20.97% | Sami Al-AbdRabbuh | Progressive | 15.98% | Andrew Freborg | Libertarian | 4.81% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | Dan Rayfield | Democratic | 97.44% | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | 2.56% |
| 2020 | Dan Rayfield | Democratic | 75.86% | Jason Hughes | Republican | 23.87% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.27% |
| 2022 | Dan Rayfield | Democratic | 75.17% | Keith Lembke | Republican | 24.61% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 0.22% |
| 2024 | Sarah Finger McDonald | Democratic | 82.81% | Michael Beilstein | Pacific Green | 15.90% | No third candidate | No third candidate | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | No fourth candidate | 1.29% |
* ↑ Kelley Wirth was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 35, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.
* ↑ Sara Gelser was the incumbent in this election. She was appointed to this seat on November 29, 2005 to replace Kelley Wirth, who resigned from office.