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2008Final results

2008 election for Oregon House District 36

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Mary Nolan (D) won with 81.5% of the vote, defeating Steve Oppenheim (R) by 66.6 points.

Mary NolanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.5%25,939
Steve OppenheimRepublican
14.9%4,738
Jay A. EllefsonLibertarian
3.6%1,162
31,839 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+27.21996R+5.11998R+12.12000D+66.62008D+57.32010D+65.12012

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

The candidates

Mary Nolan (D)Steve Oppenheim (R)

Also on the ballot: Jay A. Ellefson (Libertarian), 3.6%