1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Oregon House District 50
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
George L. Gilman (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Peter Tarzian (D) by 4.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
George L. GilmanRepublican · winner
52.2%7,561
Peter TarzianDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%6,907
14,472 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