1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon Senate District 17
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Keith A. Burbidge (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Alfred J. Zielinski (R) by 24.1 points.
Keith A. BurbidgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%17,786
Alfred J. ZielinskiRepublican
37.9%10,880
28,670 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