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1996Final results

1996 election for Oregon House District 12

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Chris Beck (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Loren Brink (R) by 49.4 points.

Chris BeckDemocrat · winner
73.5%16,046
Loren BrinkRepublican
24.1%5,268
2.3%506
21,820 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+53.81990D+48.31992D+48.01994D+49.41996D+51.22000D+6.22002

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

The candidates

Chris Beck (D)Loren Brink (R)

Also on the ballot: John F. Hryciuk (Socialist), 2.3%