2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Oregon House District 51
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Brent Barton (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Linda Flores (R) by 3.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Brent BartonDemocrat · winner
51.8%14,033
Linda FloresRepublican · incumbent
48.2%13,057
27,090 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