District 17 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Multnomah and Washington counties encompassing much of northwest Portland and suburbs of Beaverton. It is composed of Oregon House districts 33 and 34. It is currently represented by Democrat Lisa Reynolds of Portland, who was appointed in 2024 following Elizabeth Steiner's resignation after being elected treasurer.
Election results
District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, senators before 2013 may not represent the same constituency as today. From 1993 until 2003, the district covered parts of the Salem metropolitan area; from 2003 until 2013, it shifted to its current location on the border of Multnomah and Washington counties; and from 2013 until 2023, it moved slightly more south to encompass more of Beaverton.
The current district shifts slightly to the north and east from its previous iterations, losing most of Beaverton but gaining northern Washington County areas such as Bethany, Cedar Hills, Cedar Mill, Five Oaks, and Sylvan as well as almost all of northwest and downtown Portland.
The results are as follows:
| Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | C. T. Houck | Republican | 52.9% | Jim Havel | Democratic | 47.1% | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | ||||
| 1986 | C. T. Houck | Republican | 52.0% | Peter Courtney | Democratic | 48.0% | ||||||
| 1990 | Tricia Smith | Democratic | 54.3% | Don Wyant | Republican | 45.7% | ||||||
| 1994 | Shirley Stull | Republican | 55.9% | Tricia Smith | Democratic | 44.1% | ||||||
| 1998 | Peter Courtney | Democratic | 57.1% | Don Scott | Republican | 42.9% | ||||||
| 2002 | Charlie Ringo | Democratic | 54.6% | Bill Witt | Republican | 45.3% | ||||||
| 2006 | Brad Avakian | Democratic | 67.2% | Piotr Kuklinski | Republican | 28.7% | Rich Whitehead | Libertarian | 3.1% | John R. Pivarnik | Constitution | 0.8% |
| 2010 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 96.9% | Unopposed | ||||||||
| 2012 | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | Democratic | 66.4% | John Verbeek | Republican | 33.4% | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | ||||
| 2014 | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | Democratic | 65.8% | John Verbeek | Republican | 33.8% | ||||||
| 2018 | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | Democratic | 97.7% | Unopposed | ||||||||
| 2022 | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | Democratic | 78.9% | John Verbeek | Republican | 20.9% | No third candidate | No fourth candidate | ||||
- Off-cycle election due to the resignation of Suzanne Bonamici upon her election to Congress representing Oregon's 1st congressional district. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward was the incumbent as she was appointed to the seat.
References
- "Multnomah and Washington County Commissioners appoint Representative Lisa Reynolds to Oregon Senate District 17". Multnomah County. November 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- "OR State Senate 17". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 8, 2017.