1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Oregon election results
Every race on Oregon's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races82
Changed party15
Unopposed13%11 races
Incumbents defeated6
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | Mark Hatfield (R) | 23.4 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | Victor Atiyeh (R) | 9.8 |
U.S. House
D 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR-1 | Les AuCoin (D) | 25.8 | |
| OR-2 | Al Ullman (D) | 38.4 | |
| OR-3 | Robert B. Duncan (D) | 69.5 | |
| OR-4 | Jim Weaver (D) | 12.5 |
Oregon State Senate
D 13 · R 3 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Charles Hanlon (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-3 | Tom Hartung (R) | 13.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-5 | Ted Hallock (D) | 17.2 | |
| SD-9 | Frank Roberts (D) | 40.1 | |
| SD-10 | Jim Gardner (D) | 45.6 | |
| SD-11 | Richard Bullock (D) | 19.9 | |
| SD-13 | Walter F. Brown (D) | 10.5 | |
| SD-14 | Dick Groener (D) | 27.1 | |
| SD-16 | L. B. Day (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Keith A. Burbidge (D) | 24.1 | |
| SD-18 | Clifford W. Trow (D) | 18.0 | |
| SD-19 | John Powell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | George Wingard (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Edward N. Fadeley (D) | 25.6 | |
| SD-22 | Ted Kulongoski (D) | 15.0 | |
| SD-26 | Lenn Hannon (D) | 27.3 |
Oregon House of Representatives
D 34 · R 26 · 13 changed party
Oregon
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab