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1978Final results

1978 election for Oregon House District 38

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Max Rijken (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Morgan (R) by 27.7 points.

Max RijkenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%10,553
Tom MorganRepublican
36.1%5,971
16,525 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

EvenD+24.21976D+27.71978D+27.91980D+1.61982R+1.01984R+23.71986

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