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1976Final results

1976 election for Oregon House District 4

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Mark Gardner (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Ralph D. Brown (R) by 20.1 points.

Mark GardnerDemocrat · winner
60.0%10,521
Ralph D. BrownRepublican
40.0%7,004
17,525 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+14.21974D+20.11976D+41.01978R+5.41980D+12.81982D+27.61984

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