1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon House District 56
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Wayne Fawbush (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Walden (R) by 0.7 points.
Wayne FawbushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%7,512
Paul WaldenRepublican
49.7%7,411
14,926 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