1998Final results
1998 election for Oregon Senate District 3
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Tom Hartung (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Brad Avakian (D) by 7.1 points.
Tom HartungRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%20,093
Brad AvakianDemocrat
46.4%17,424
37,517 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