Republican Kevin Mannix may return to the Oregon legislature in January as unofficial state vote returns shows him winning 51.48% against Democrat Ramiro Navarro’s 45.93% in the District 21 state House race.
Mannix previously served in both the state House and the state Senate.
Navarro faced questions during the campaign about a drug conviction and incarceration in his past and the hiring of a registered sex offender for his campaign. He currently serves as Keizer’s representative on the Cherriots Board of directors.