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
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

EvenD+25.61978D+29.11982D+24.21986D+40.41990D+34.71998D+69.22012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET