1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Oregon House District 46
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Richard Bonebrake (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Markham (R) by 0.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard BonebrakeDemocrat · winner
50.4%5,702
Bill MarkhamRepublican · incumbent
49.5%5,600
11,303 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET