How the Democrats Held Majority in the Oregon House

The Democratic candidates for the Oregon House won by small margins in 6 races.  If they had lost those races, the Republicans would have a majority in the Oregon House.  Their total vote margin in those 6 races ended up at 4,159, as more votes for Democrats came in late.  The margins were:

1202 votes in HD 7
187 votes in HD 40
631 votes in HD 48
887 votes in HD 49
840 votes in HD 50
412 votes in HD 53

All those Democratic candidates were cross-nominated by the Independent Party of Oregon (IPO) and all displayed "Democratic, Independent" next to their names on the ballots.

IPO voter registrations in those districts are:

2557 in HD 7
2797 in HD 40
1795 in HD 48
1902 in HD 49
2059 in HD 50
3408 in HD 53

NAV registration in those districts is about 5-7 times higher than IPO registration.

IPO sent 4-page tabloids promoting IPO candidates to around 8000 voters in each of 18 House districts.

IPO cross-nominated 33 Democrats and 1 Republican seeking House seats (the Republican, Alistair Firmin, lost by 36%) .  In choosing candidates, IPO excluded election deniers, climate change deniers, and campaign finance reform opponents.