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1986Final results

1986 election for Oregon House District 23

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Bob Shiprack (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Paul M. Doty (R) by 28.8 points.

Bob ShiprackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%11,067
Paul M. DotyRepublican
35.6%6,119
17,186 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+44.71978D+16.21982D+8.71984D+28.81986D+4.51988D+15.71990

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