1976Final results
1976 election for Oregon Senate District 28
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Kenneth A. Jernstedt (R) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Donnell J. Smith (D) by 22.0 points.
Kenneth A. JernstedtRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.1%15,402
Donnell J. SmithDemocrat
27.2%8,522
Lee Roy BrittenhamIndependent
23.6%7,411
31,340 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET