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1986Final results

1986 election for Oregon House District 59

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Ray French (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating C. Stanley Rasmussen (D) by 25.2 points.

Ray FrenchRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%11,097
37.4%6,626
17,725 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+10.71984R+25.21986D+7.81988D+9.01992R+37.61994R+38.52000

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