1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon House District 51
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Eldon Johnson (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Royal B. Deland (D) by 27.1 points.
Eldon JohnsonRepublican · winner
63.6%9,143
Royal B. DelandDemocrat
36.4%5,243
14,387 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