1998Final results
1998 election for Oregon House District 55
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Ben Westlund (R) won with 85.5% of the vote, defeating Ralph Thomas (Lib) by 77.3 points.
Ben WestlundRepublican · winner · incumbent
85.5%17,232
Ralph ThomasLibertarian
8.2%1,659
Michael T. McGinnisSocialist
6.3%1,266
20,157 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