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1988Final results

1988 election for Oregon House District 42

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

William J. Dwyer (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Larry Farris (R) by 46.9 points.

William J. DwyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%10,946
Larry FarrisRepublican
26.6%3,959
14,906 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

EvenR+3.31980D+37.81982D+19.31986D+46.91988D+31.81992D+32.51996

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