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1982Final results

1982 election for Oregon House District 27

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Darlene Hooley (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Steinkamp (R) by 19.7 points.

Darlene HooleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%10,624
Joe SteinkampRepublican
40.2%7,129
17,753 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+28.61974R+10.41976D+5.01980D+19.71982D+4.21984D+20.41986

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