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1996Final results

1996 election for Oregon House District 50

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

John Watt (R) won re-election with 58.2% of the vote, defeating John S. Hallett (D) by 16.4 points.

John WattRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%12,123
41.8%8,713
20,836 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+10.11992R+14.91994R+16.41996R+29.51998R+24.52000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)