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1982Final results

1982 election for Oregon House District 51

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Eldon Johnson (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Jeff Hill (D) by 29.1 points.

Eldon JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%10,122
Jeff HillDemocrat
35.4%5,553
15,676 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+19.81976R+27.11978R+28.21980R+29.11982R+19.51984R+16.21986

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