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2018 election for Oregon House District 26

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Courtney Neron (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Rich Vial (R) by 3.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Courtney NeronDemocrat · winner
50.8%17,211
Rich VialRepublican · incumbent
47.0%15,928
Tim E. NelsonIndependent
2.0%683
33,868 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenR+11.22012R+20.32014R+9.82016D+3.82018D+10.52020D+6.62022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The candidates

Courtney Neron (D)Rich Vial (R)

Also on the ballot: Tim E. Nelson (Independent), 2.0%