1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Oregon House District 50
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Ernie Calhoon (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating George L. Gilman (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ernie CalhoonDemocrat · winner
53.3%9,530
George L. GilmanRepublican · incumbent
46.7%8,345
17,879 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