1978Final results
1978 election for Oregon Senate District 5
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Ted Hallock (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Kay Durtschi (R) by 17.2 points.
Ted HallockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%16,699
Kay DurtschiRepublican
41.4%11,801
28,510 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