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1988 election for Oregon House District 56

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Greg Walden (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Wood (D) by 9.3 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Greg WaldenRepublican · winner
54.6%10,494
Carolyn WoodDemocrat
45.4%8,711
19,206 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+1.81982D+36.01984D+12.41986R+9.31988R+42.01990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Greg Walden (R)Carolyn Wood (D)