2018Final resultsSpecial election

2018 special election for Oregon Senate District 30

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Cliff Bentz (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Solea Kabakov (D) by 43.6 points.

Cliff BentzRepublican · winner
71.8%39,536
28.2%15,525
55,061 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 2018

Races before and after

EvenR+43.11996R+43.22000R+40.52016R+43.62018 specialR+43.32018R+33.92020

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