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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
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

EvenD+27.41984D+15.31988R+5.11996R+6.32000D+14.32002D+5.12006

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