2006Final results
2006 election for Oregon Senate District 17
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Brad Avakian (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Piotr Kuklinski (R) by 38.6 points.
Brad AvakianDemocrat · winner
67.4%31,612
Piotr KuklinskiRepublican
28.8%13,497
Richard WhiteheadLibertarian
3.1%1,445
John R. PivarnikConstitution
0.8%371
46,925 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Brad Avakian (D)Piotr Kuklinski (R)
Also on the ballot: Richard Whitehead (Libertarian), 3.1%; John R. Pivarnik (Constitution), 0.8%