1998Final results
1998 election for Oregon House District 48
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Ken Messerle (R) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Jon Litty (Ind) by 47.3 points.
Ken MesserleRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.6%14,816
Jon LittyIndependent
26.4%5,303
20,119 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