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1986Final results

1986 election for Oregon House District 46

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Bill Markham (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Gus Jehnings (D) by 26.1 points.

Bill MarkhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%9,195
Gus JehningsDemocrat
36.9%5,385
14,584 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

EvenR+44.61980R+27.71982R+35.41984R+26.11986R+33.11988R+22.31990

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