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1986 election for Oregon House District 54

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Bob Pickard (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating John A. Dotson (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bob PickardRepublican · winner
50.4%9,079
49.6%8,942
18,025 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+40.71980D+11.81982D+11.81984R+0.81986R+1.11988R+22.11990

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