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2016 special election for Oregon Senate District 3

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Alan DeBoer (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Tonia Moro (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Alan DeBoerRepublican · winner
50.2%32,980
Tonia MoroDemocrat
49.6%32,585
65,712 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 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+27.62006D+0.62010D+7.52014R+0.62016 specialR+0.62016D+10.42018

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