This is the 1988 race. The latest: 2026 →

1988Final results

1988 election for Oregon House District 26

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Larry Sowa (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Horst E. Matschukat (R) by 31.2 points.

Larry SowaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%12,601
34.4%6,610
19,213 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+26.91982D+20.21984D+35.21986D+31.21988D+31.41990D+42.41992

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