Woodburn's Lesly Muñoz declares victory in Oregon House District 22
Rep. Lesly Muñoz, D-Woodburn, has declared victory in her reelection campaign for Oregon's House District 22 . Her declaration came after ballot results uploaded Nov. 9 and 10 showed an even wider gap over her Republican opponent, former Woodburn School Board member and mental health counselor Noemi Legaspi. Muñoz held a lead in the race since election night on Nov. 3. The district includes the Marion County communities of Hayesville, Gervais, Woodburn, and northeastern Salem. It's home to the state's highest Hispanic population. "To the voters of Oregon House District 22: thank you for having the faith in me to send me back to the State Capitol with an overwhelming 20% margin of victory. I am deeply grateful for your support, and I look forward to working with all of you to improve the lives of Oregon's working families," Muñoz said in part of her statement. On Nov. 11, Muñoz had expanded her lead to 61.40% of the vote compared to Legaspi's 38.42% Legaspi acknowledged the results in a post on Nov. 9. "While we must wait for the final results, the current trends are not in our favor," Legaspi wrote in a Facebook statement. Her statement added, in part,
