1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Oregon House District 18
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Jane Cease (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating James T. Kirk (R) by 14.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jane CeaseDemocrat · winner
54.1%7,882
James T. KirkRepublican
40.1%5,835
C. L. McDonaldOther party
5.8%846
14,563 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