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1988Final results

1988 election for Oregon House District 18

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Margaret Carter (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Landon Thompson (R) by 65.9 points.

Margaret CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%10,741
Landon ThompsonRepublican
17.0%2,202
12,951 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+28.11980D+35.91982D+64.91984D+65.91988D+63.21994D+75.61996

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