Les AuCoin
Last held office: U.S. House, OR-1 (1975–1993). Ran in 11 elections between 1970 and 1992, winning 10.
Last office: U.S. House, OR-1Born 1942
- Last margin
- −5.6
- Lost 1992
- Elections
- 11
- 1970–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time AuCoin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race AuCoin has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means AuCoin won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | U.S. Senate, Oregon | General | Lost | Robert Packwood (R) | 46.5% | R+5.6 | $2.3M | D+13.3 | |
| 1990 | U.S. House, OR-1 | General | Won | Earl Molander (R), Rick Livingston (I) | 63.1% | D+32.7 | $599.3K | — | |
| 1988 | U.S. House, OR-1 | General | Won | Earl Molander (R) | 69.6% | D+39.2 | $724.1K | — | |
| 1986 | U.S. House, OR-1 | General | Won | Tony Meeker (R) | 61.7% | D+23.4 | $958K | — | |
| 1984 | U.S. House, OR-1 | General | Won | Bill Moshofsky (R) | 53.1% | D+6.2 | $883.9K | — | |
| 1982 | U.S. House, OR-1 | General | Won | Bill Moshofsky (R) | 53.8% | D+7.7 | $484.9K | — | |
| 1980 | U.S. House, OR-1 | General | Won | Lynn Engdahl (R) | 65.9% | D+31.9 | $294.5K | — | |
| 1978 | U.S. House, OR-1 | General | Won | Nick Bunick (R) | 62.9% | D+25.8 | — | — | |
| 1976 | U.S. House, OR-1 | General | Won | Phil Bladine (R) | 58.7% | D+17.3 | — | — | |
| 1972 | Oregon House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Hugh McGilvra (R) | 69.6% | D+39.3 | — | — | |
| 1970 | Oregon House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Hugh McGilvra (R), Clayton Nyberg (R), Richard William Davis (D) | 19.1% | R+0.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 1991–92
- Raised
- $2.3M
- Spent
- $2.6M
- Cash
- $26.2K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1992Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
Seats AuCoin has held
- U.S. House, OR-1 · 1975–1993
- Oregon House of Representatives, District 4 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who AuCoin has run against
- Robert Packwood (R) · 1992 election, lost
- Earl Molander (R) · 1990 election, won
- Tony Meeker (R) · 1986 election, won
- Bill Moshofsky (R) · 1984 election, won
- Lynn Engdahl (R) · 1980 election, won
- Nick Bunick (R) · 1978 election, won
- Phil Bladine (R) · 1976 election, won
- Hugh McGilvra (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know AuCoin
One person, matched across every source we use.
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET