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1996 election for Oregon House District 57

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Bob Jenson (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Don Armstrong (R) by 5.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Bob JensonDemocrat · winner
52.7%8,405
Don ArmstrongRepublican
47.3%7,558
15,963 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+30.81988R+51.71990R+29.91994D+5.31996R+34.22002R+40.02006

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