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2006Final results

2006 election for Oregon House District 47

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Jeff Merkley (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Bruce McCain (R) by 28.4 points.

Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%11,106
Bruce McCainRepublican
35.8%6,192
17,298 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+27.91996D+28.41998D+29.32004D+28.42006D+24.82010D+30.32012

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