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1982Final results

1982 election for Oregon House District 49

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

George E. Trahern (R) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. Heck (D) by 38.5 points.

George E. TrahernRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.3%10,866
30.7%4,819
15,689 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

EvenR+6.01980R+38.51982R+40.01984R+21.91988R+15.11990R+51.31994

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