1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Oregon House District 24
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Richard Devlin (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Tiernan (R) by 4.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard DevlinDemocrat · winner
50.0%12,557
Bob TiernanRepublican · incumbent
46.0%11,550
Ann LackeyIndependent
3.3%834
Judith LabadieNatural Law
0.8%193
25,134 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
The candidates
Richard Devlin (D)Bob Tiernan (R)
Also on the ballot: Ann Lackey (Independent), 3.3%; Judith Labadie (Natural Law), 0.8%