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1996 election for Oregon House District 16

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Frank Shields (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating N. Bill Stallings (R) by 20.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Frank ShieldsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%11,305
39.7%7,435
18,740 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+2.11990D+26.01992R+19.51994D+20.71996D+20.91998D+36.92002

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