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1978 election for Oregon House District 34

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

John Schoon (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Don Shockey (D) by 5.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

John SchoonRepublican · winner
52.6%7,681
Don ShockeyDemocrat
47.4%6,923
14,608 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+5.21978R+24.41980R+28.81982R+19.71984R+11.11986R+25.31988

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