1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon House District 17
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
George Starr (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Rolland P. Ron Ostrander (R) by 30.1 points.
George StarrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%7,477
Rolland P. Ron OstranderRepublican
34.9%4,015
11,493 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