1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Oregon House District 4
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Hedy L. Rijken (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Don Butsch (R) by 7.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Hedy L. RijkenDemocrat · winner
53.6%11,245
Don ButschRepublican · incumbent
46.4%9,720
20,966 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET