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1996Final results

1996 election for Oregon House District 55

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Ben Westlund (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Bob Pickard (D) by 31.2 points.

Ben WestlundRepublican · winner
65.6%16,377
Bob PickardDemocrat
34.4%8,593
24,970 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+29.21986R+8.11988D+42.01990R+31.21996R+47.52000R+28.72002

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