1998Final results
1998 election for Oregon House District 36
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Betsy L. Close (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating John Donovan (D) by 5.1 points.
Betsy L. CloseRepublican · winner
52.6%9,258
John DonovanDemocrat
47.4%8,355
17,613 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