1998Final results
1998 election for Oregon House District 53
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Steve Harper (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Dotte Shaffer (D) by 39.8 points.
Steve HarperRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%10,054
Dotte ShafferDemocrat
30.1%4,329
14,383 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