1996Final results
1996 election for Oregon House District 26
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Larry Sowa (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Valdrow (R) by 34.0 points.
Larry SowaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%14,152
Michael J. ValdrowRepublican
33.0%6,973
21,125 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