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1998Final results

1998 election for Oregon House District 47

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Mike Lehman (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Marlee Newton (R) by 28.4 points.

Mike LehmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%11,809
Marlee NewtonRepublican
35.8%6,584
18,393 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+36.61990D+16.71994D+27.91996D+28.41998D+29.32004D+28.42006

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