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1982Final results

1982 election for Oregon House District 36

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Mike McCracken (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph Novak (R) by 0.7 points.

Mike McCrackenDemocrat · winner
50.4%8,604
Joseph NovakRepublican
49.6%8,478
17,082 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+3.51976D+38.31978D+41.31980D+0.71982D+2.31984D+1.81986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET