1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Oregon House District 9
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Tom Mason (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Wanda Mays (R) by 7.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tom MasonDemocrat · winner
50.7%8,367
Wanda MaysRepublican
43.0%7,092
B. J. SeymourOther party
6.2%1,025
16,488 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