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1982Final results

1982 election for Oregon House District 8

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Mary Alice Ford (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating David Bishop (D) by 22.6 points.

Mary Alice FordRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%11,055
David BishopDemocrat
38.7%6,982
18,040 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+25.21976D+18.41978D+23.61980R+22.61982R+26.01984R+21.41986

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