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2012Final results

2012 election for Oregon House District 31

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Brad Witt (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Lew Barnes (R) by 11.5 points.

Brad WittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%15,650
Lew BarnesRepublican
41.8%12,262
Ray BiggsConstitution
2.7%782
Robert MillerLibertarian
2.3%665
29,359 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+26.32000D+29.62006D+14.52010D+11.52012D+13.72014D+8.12018

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

The candidates

Brad Witt (D)Lew Barnes (R)

Also on the ballot: Ray Biggs (Constitution), 2.7%; Robert Miller (Libertarian), 2.3%