1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon Senate District 21
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Edward N. Fadeley (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Charles R. Palmer (R) by 25.6 points.
Edward N. FadeleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%16,481
Charles R. PalmerRepublican
37.2%9,766
26,251 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