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1978 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election?

Les Aucoin won the 1978 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election. Les Aucoin received 158,706 popular votes (62.88%). The main challenger was Nick Bunick (37.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Aucoin and Bunick

Aucoin +25.8 pts · won by 65,066 votes
Les AucoinDemocraticWINNER62.88%
158,706 votes
Nick BunickRepublican37.1%
93,640 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified August 15, 2026.