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1986Final results

1986 election for Oregon House District 56

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Wayne Fawbush (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Rita Swyers (R) by 12.4 points.

Wayne FawbushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%10,031
Rita SwyersRepublican
43.8%7,823
17,856 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+5.71980D+1.81982D+36.01984D+12.41986R+9.31988R+42.01990

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