1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
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
John A. DotsonDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET