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1998Final results

1998 election for Oregon House District 17

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Gary D. Hansen (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Marian Barnett (R) by 49.5 points.

Gary D. HansenDemocrat · winner
70.6%9,173
Marian BarnettRepublican
21.0%2,733
Deborah HowesOther party
8.4%1,093
12,999 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+34.01982D+23.81994D+60.41996D+49.51998R+37.92002R+18.62006

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