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1978 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1978 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election?

Robert B. Duncan won the 1978 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election. Robert B. Duncan received 151,895 popular votes (84.64%). The main challenger was Martin Simon (15.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Duncan and Simon

Duncan +69.5 pts · won by 124,775 votes
Robert B. DuncanDemocraticWINNER84.64%
151,895 votes
Martin Simonu.s. labor15.11%
27,120 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.