1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Oregon House District 5
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Nancy Ryles (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Hamilton (D) by 22.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Nancy RylesRepublican · winner
61.4%10,084
Bill HamiltonDemocrat
38.6%6,346
16,430 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