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1988Final results

1988 election for Oregon House District 51

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Eldon Johnson (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara Lowe (D) by 18.3 points.

Eldon JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%11,491
Barbara LoweDemocrat
40.8%7,932
19,424 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+29.11982R+19.51984R+16.21986R+18.31988R+16.91990R+31.41994

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