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1998 Oregon U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Oregon U.S. House District 5 Election?

Darlene Hooley won the 1998 Oregon U.S. House District 5 Election. Darlene Hooley received 124,916 popular votes (54.87%). The main challenger was Marylin Shannon (40.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Hooley and Shannon

Hooley +14.4 pts · won by 32,701 votes
Darlene HooleyDemocraticWINNER54.87%
124,916 votes
Marylin ShannonRepublican40.51%
92,215 votes
Michael Donnellypacific1.6%
3,637 votes
Blaine ThallheimerLibertarian1.31%
2,979 votes
Jim Burnsnatural law1%
2,284 votes
Ed Doversocialist0.61%
1,378 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified August 15, 2026.