1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon House District 40
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Dave Frohnmayer (R) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Chalmers (D) by 50.0 points.
Dave FrohnmayerRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.0%12,068
Donald J. ChalmersDemocrat
25.0%4,022
16,091 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