1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon House District 26
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Ed Lindquist (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Gerald L. Meligan (R) by 35.9 points.
Ed LindquistDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%12,024
Gerald L. MeliganRepublican
32.0%5,669
17,694 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