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1976Final results

1976 election for Oregon House District 37

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Bernard Byers (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Costa (R) by 17.8 points.

Bernard ByersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%8,070
Dorothy CostaRepublican
41.1%5,633
13,709 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+17.81976D+18.41978R+22.41980R+4.91982R+16.71984R+32.81986

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