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1976 election for Oregon House District 27

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Ted Achilles (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Les Balsiger (D) by 10.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ted AchillesRepublican · winner
55.2%10,940
Les BalsigerDemocrat
44.8%8,876
19,816 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+3.61972D+28.61974R+10.41976D+5.01980D+19.71982D+4.21984

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