1996Final results
1996 election for Oregon House District 45
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Jeff Kruse (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Lenore Paulsen (D) by 26.6 points.
Jeff KruseRepublican · winner
63.3%13,660
Lenore PaulsenDemocrat
36.7%7,925
21,585 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