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1988Final results

1988 election for Oregon House District 40

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Carl Hosticka (D) won with 80.7% of the vote, defeating Margaret Patoine (R) by 61.3 points.

Carl HostickaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.7%17,768
19.3%4,256
22,029 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+23.81982D+29.81984D+49.61986D+61.31988D+51.11990D+51.81992

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