1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Oregon Senate District 24
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Veral E. Tarno (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Brenda W. Brecke (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Veral E. TarnoRepublican · winner
52.5%23,787
Brenda W. BreckeDemocrat
47.5%21,494
45,281 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET