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1978Final results

1978 election for Oregon House District 39

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Grattan Kerans (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Gary Wright (R) by 16.9 points.

Grattan KeransDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%7,580
Gary WrightRepublican
41.5%5,384
12,964 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+25.81976D+16.91978D+36.91980D+20.21982D+7.81984D+18.31986

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