1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon House District 1
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Caroline P. Magruder (D) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Garland Brown (D) by 11.5 points.
Caroline P. MagruderDemocrat · winner
48.6%7,943
Garland BrownDemocrat
37.1%6,061
Robert M. HuntOther party
14.4%2,349
16,356 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET