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1974Final results

1974 election for Oregon House District 8

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Vera Katz (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Warren Deras (R) by 26.4 points.

Vera KatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%8,121
Warren DerasRepublican
36.8%4,730
12,854 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+30.11972D+26.41974D+25.21976D+18.41978D+23.61980R+22.61982

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