1998Final results
1998 election for Oregon Senate District 16
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Gene Derfler (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Lloyd Kumley (D) by 19.6 points.
Gene DerflerRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%24,393
Lloyd KumleyDemocrat
39.1%16,268
Della J. SmithSocialist
2.1%893
41,554 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