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2002Final results

2002 election for Oregon Senate District 16

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Joan Dukes (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Don Fell (R) by 18.1 points.

Joan DukesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%25,564
Don FellRepublican
38.3%17,368
Helen McDanielLibertarian
5.3%2,388
45,320 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

EvenD+23.21990R+36.01994R+19.61998D+18.12002D+30.42006D+9.12010

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