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1996Final results

1996 election for Oregon House District 3

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Charles Starr (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Marcus Simantel (D) by 8.4 points.

Charles StarrRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%12,148
45.8%10,265
22,413 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+1.01990R+4.51992R+8.91994R+8.41996R+15.91998R+16.72000

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