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1986Final results

1986 election for Oregon Senate District 17

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

C. T. Cub Houck (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Peter Courtney (D) by 4.1 points.

C. T. Cub HouckRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%15,693
47.9%14,457
30,155 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+5.81982R+4.11986D+8.61990R+11.71994D+14.21998D+9.32002

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