2002Final results
2002 election for Oregon Senate District 17
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Charlie Ringo (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Witt (R) by 9.3 points.
Charlie RingoDemocrat · winner
54.6%22,821
Bill WittRepublican
45.4%18,950
41,771 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