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1980Final results

1980 election for Oregon House District 12

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Shirley Gold (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Baker (R) by 36.0 points.

Shirley GoldDemocrat · winner
68.0%9,003
Jerry BakerRepublican
31.9%4,233
13,249 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+39.01974D+60.81976D+39.71978D+36.01980D+15.71982D+29.61984

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