1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Oregon House District 54
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Tom Throop (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Chuck Austin (R) by 10.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tom ThroopDemocrat · winner
55.1%11,586
Chuck AustinRepublican
44.9%9,443
21,034 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