1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Oregon House District 24
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Joyce Cohen (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Morrey Arntson (R) by 11.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joyce CohenDemocrat · winner
55.6%9,098
Morrey ArntsonRepublican
44.4%7,259
16,357 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