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1976Final results

1976 election for Oregon House District 38

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Max Rijken (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Wilbur E. Ternyik (R) by 24.2 points.

Max RijkenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%10,529
37.9%6,431
16,961 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+24.21976D+27.71978D+27.91980D+1.61982R+1.01984R+23.71986

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