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1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Oregon House District 38

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Cedric Hayden (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Chuck Bennett (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Cedric HaydenRepublican · winner
50.5%9,707
Chuck BennettDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%9,519
19,226 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+27.71978D+27.91980D+1.61982R+1.01984R+23.71986R+36.91988

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