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1980Final results

1980 election for Oregon House District 57

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Bob Harper (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Mary Bates (D) by 10.4 points.

Bob HarperRepublican · winner
55.2%9,794
Mary BatesDemocrat
44.8%7,942
17,736 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

EvenR+10.41980R+12.61982R+23.91984R+3.21986R+30.81988R+51.71990

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