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1998Final results

1998 election for Oregon House District 50

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Rob Patridge (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Melody Kolb (D) by 29.5 points.

Rob PatridgeRepublican · winner
64.7%11,057
Melody KolbDemocrat
35.3%6,024
17,081 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

EvenR+10.11992R+14.91994R+16.41996R+29.51998R+24.52000D+22.22002

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