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1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for Oregon House District 31

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Gene Derfler (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Rocky Barilla (D) by 1.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Gene DerflerRepublican · winner
50.8%11,860
Rocky BarillaDemocrat · incumbent
49.0%11,444
23,347 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+22.31982D+25.41984D+1.71986R+1.81988R+27.81990R+19.61992

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