Shelly Boshart Davis Poised To Win Re-Election In Close Oregon House Race

Linn County, OR. — Republican state Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis held a 1,036-vote lead over Democrat Joanna Robinson in preliminary returns for Oregon House District 15, putting the Albany incumbent on track for a fifth term in a tighter race than any of her previous House contests.

Boshart Davis received 16,898 votes, or 51.53%, in the unofficial tally. Robinson, who also received the Independent and Working Families party nominations, had 15,862 votes, or 48.37%. Write-ins accounted for 35 of the 32,795 votes tallied in the race. Results are preliminary and reported as of 9 a.m. on November 4th.

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About 3.2 percentage points separated the candidates in the preliminary count. Boshart Davis won her four previous elections by margins ranging from 17.5 to 20.1 percentage points, according to the Statesman Journal’s coverage of the race.

Boshart Davis, a trucking company owner who has represented the district since 2019, campaigned on tighter oversight of state spending, fewer state mandates and support for law enforcement. Robinson, a behavioral health project coordinator who serves on Albany’s Public Safety Commission, emphasized housing affordability, lower health care costs and expanded access to apprenticeships.

House District 15 includes Albany, Millersburg and Tangent and spans portions of Benton, Linn and Marion counties. The tally remains unofficial as counting continues. Updated totals are available on the Oregon Secretary of State’s election results page.