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1986Final results

1986 election for Oregon House District 8

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Mary Alice Ford (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Bill Long (D) by 21.4 points.

Mary Alice FordRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%11,446
Bill LongDemocrat
39.3%7,411
18,859 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+23.61980R+22.61982R+26.01984R+21.41986R+39.01990R+12.11992

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