1998Final results
1998 election for Oregon House District 23
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Kurt Schrader (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Sharon Rao (R) by 19.1 points.
Kurt SchraderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%10,042
Sharon RaoRepublican
40.5%6,827
16,869 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET