1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Oregon House District 23
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Kurt Schrader (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Kraxberger (R) by 7.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kurt SchraderDemocrat · winner
53.5%11,746
Paul KraxbergerRepublican
46.5%10,211
21,957 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET