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1982Final results

1982 election for Oregon Senate District 9

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Frank Roberts (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Howe (R) by 12.8 points.

Frank RobertsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%18,482
Paul HoweRepublican
43.6%14,299
32,788 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+40.11978D+12.81982D+28.51986D+18.81990R+22.52008R+28.72012

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