2000Final results
2000 election for Oregon House District 36
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Betsy L. Close (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating John Donovan (D) by 12.1 points.
Betsy L. CloseRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%13,206
John DonovanDemocrat
44.0%10,361
23,567 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET