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1978Final results

1978 election for Oregon House District 12

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

W. Rod Monroe (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry Baker (R) by 39.7 points.

W. Rod MonroeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%8,423
Jerry BakerRepublican
30.1%3,636
12,065 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

EvenD+44.21972D+39.01974D+60.81976D+39.71978D+36.01980D+15.71982

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