2012Final results
2012 election for Oregon House District 40
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Brent Barton (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Steve Newgard (R) by 1.3 points.
Brent BartonDemocrat · winner
50.6%14,083
Steve NewgardRepublican
49.4%13,735
27,818 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET