2002Final results
2002 election for Oregon House District 15
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Betsy L. Close (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph Novak (D) by 3.9 points.
Betsy L. CloseRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%11,423
Joseph NovakDemocrat
48.1%10,569
21,992 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET