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1978Final results

1978 election for Oregon House District 31

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Al Riebel (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Vern L. Faatz (D) by 13.9 points.

Al RiebelRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%9,965
43.1%7,540
17,505 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

EvenR+10.11976R+13.91978R+0.31980D+22.31982D+25.41984D+1.71986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET