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1996Final results

1996 election for Oregon House District 47

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Mike Lehman (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Marlee Newton (R) by 27.9 points.

Mike LehmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%13,253
Marlee NewtonRepublican
36.0%7,466
20,719 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+34.71982D+36.61990D+16.71994D+27.91996D+28.41998D+29.32004

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