2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Oregon House District 49
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Nick Kahl (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating John Nelsen (R) by 12.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Nick KahlDemocrat · winner
56.3%11,726
John NelsenRepublican
43.7%9,093
20,819 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET