This is the 1982 race. The latest: 2026 →

1982Final results

1982 election for Oregon Senate District 3

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Nancy Ryles (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Gerry Brewster (D) by 34.7 points.

Nancy RylesRepublican · winner
67.4%23,894
32.6%11,576
35,477 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+13.71978R+34.71982D+3.41988 specialD+6.21990R+16.91994R+7.11998

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