1982Final results
1982 election for Oregon House District 40
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Carl Hosticka (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Robert James Oreilly (R) by 23.8 points.
Carl HostickaDemocrat · winner
51.6%10,089
Robert James OreillyRepublican
27.8%5,430
Laurel PaulsonOther party
20.7%4,043
19,565 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET