1982Final results
1982 election for Oregon Senate District 13
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Joyce Cohen (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating R. C. Smelser (R) by 9.6 points.
Joyce CohenDemocrat · winner
54.8%20,278
R. C. SmelserRepublican
45.2%16,715
36,993 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