1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Oregon House District 4
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Don Butsch (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Max Rijken (D) by 6.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Don ButschRepublican · winner
53.1%9,881
Max RijkenDemocrat · incumbent
46.9%8,717
18,601 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET