Elections / 1978 · Senate · OR
The Republican candidate won Oregon's Senate seat R+23.4.
Oregon, 1978. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
Oregon — 1978 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
341,616
38.3%
Republican (R)
550,165
61.7%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+23.4
Oregon's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −23.4% |
| 1980 | −8.1% |
| 1984 | −33.1% |
| 1986 | −26.9% |
| 1990 | −7.5% |
| 1992 | −5.7% |
| 1996 | −3.9% |
| 1998 | +27.3% |
| 2002 | −16.6% |
| 2004 | +31.6% |
| 2008 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | +18.0% |
| 2014 | +18.9% |
| 2016 | +23.3% |
| 2020 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | +14.9% |