1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Oregon State Senate election results, district by district
Every Oregon State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 30 seats
After the electionD 23 · R 7
Races16
Changed party2
Unopposed25%4 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 13 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Charles Hanlon (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-3 | Tom Hartung (R) | 13.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-5 | Ted Hallock (D) | 17.2 | |
| SD-9 | Frank Roberts (D) | 40.1 | |
| SD-10 | Jim Gardner (D) | 45.6 | |
| SD-11 | Richard Bullock (D) | 19.9 | |
| SD-13 | Walter F. Brown (D) | 10.5 | |
| SD-14 | Dick Groener (D) | 27.1 | |
| SD-16 | L. B. Day (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Keith A. Burbidge (D) | 24.1 | |
| SD-18 | Clifford W. Trow (D) | 18.0 | |
| SD-19 | John Powell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | George Wingard (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Edward N. Fadeley (D) | 25.6 | |
| SD-22 | Ted Kulongoski (D) | 15.0 | |
| SD-26 | Lenn Hannon (D) | 27.3 |
Oregon State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner