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1982Final results

1982 election for Oregon House District 16

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Barbara Roberts (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Walker (R) by 22.4 points.

Barbara RobertsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%10,373
Jim WalkerRepublican
38.8%6,571
16,945 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+10.01976D+14.81978D+27.41980D+22.41982D+22.91986R+11.81988

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