2000Final results
2000 election for Oregon Senate District 8
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Margaret Carter (D) won with 80.4% of the vote, defeating Whitney Smith (Oth) by 60.8 points.
Margaret CarterDemocrat · winner
80.4%29,053
Whitney SmithOther party
19.6%7,074
36,127 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