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1984Final results

1984 election for Oregon House District 51

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Eldon Johnson (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Ray Barnwell (D) by 19.5 points.

Eldon JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%12,003
Ray BarnwellDemocrat
40.3%8,089
20,093 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

EvenR+27.11978R+28.21980R+29.11982R+19.51984R+16.21986R+18.31988

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