1988Final results
1988 election for Oregon House District 23
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Bob Shiprack (D) won re-election with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Rau (R) by 4.5 points.
Bob ShiprackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%10,148
Jim RauRepublican
47.7%9,266
19,416 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)