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2008Final results

2008 election for Oregon House District 59

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

John E. Huffman (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Mike Ahern (D) by 18.4 points.

John E. HuffmanRepublican · winner
59.2%15,107
Mike AhernDemocrat
40.8%10,417
25,524 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+10.22002R+16.72004R+1.32006R+18.42008R+39.12010R+33.62012

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