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1996Final results

1996 election for Oregon House District 34

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Lane P. Shetterly (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating John McArdle (D) by 14.3 points.

Lane P. ShetterlyRepublican · winner
54.0%11,825
John McArdleDemocrat
39.7%8,689
Paul AmatoIndependent
4.2%923
2.1%458
21,895 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

EvenR+26.61990R+24.91992R+26.91994R+14.31996R+33.11998R+29.62000

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

The candidates

Lane P. Shetterly (R)John McArdle (D)

Also on the ballot: Paul Amato (Independent), 4.2%; Chuck Huntting (Reform), 2.1%