1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon House District 29
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Bill Rutherford (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Ray Hinds (D) by 44.1 points.
Bill RutherfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%10,576
Ray HindsDemocrat
28.0%4,106
14,684 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