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2000Final results

2000 election for Oregon House District 40

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Phil Barnhart (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Young (R) by 48.3 points.

Phil BarnhartDemocrat · winner
71.8%17,806
Bill YoungRepublican
23.5%5,827
Karl G. SorgSocialist
4.7%1,155
24,788 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

EvenD+44.71994D+50.01996D+55.11998D+48.32000D+7.32002D+18.92004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Phil Barnhart (D)Bill Young (R)

Also on the ballot: Karl G. Sorg (Socialist), 4.7%