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1996Final results

1996 election for Oregon House District 7

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Chuck Carpenter (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Shook (D) by 16.5 points.

Chuck CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%14,795
41.8%10,611
25,406 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+40.91990R+5.51992R+0.41994R+16.51996R+1.62000R+31.32002

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