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2006Final results

2006 election for Oregon Senate District 16

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Betsy Johnson (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Don Fell (R) by 30.4 points.

Betsy JohnsonDemocrat · winner
63.7%30,645
Don FellRepublican
33.3%16,040
3.0%1,429
48,114 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

EvenR+36.01994R+19.61998D+18.12002D+30.42006D+9.12010R+13.12022

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

The candidates

Betsy Johnson (D)Don Fell (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert J. Simmering (Constitution), 3.0%