1986Final results
1986 election for Oregon House District 40
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Carl Hosticka (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Gene Arvidson (R) by 49.6 points.
Carl HostickaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%13,991
Gene ArvidsonRepublican
22.8%4,402
Richard SharvyLibertarian
4.9%945
19,341 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