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1978 Oregon U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1978 Oregon U.S. House District 4 Election?

James Weaver won the 1978 Oregon U.S. House District 4 Election. James Weaver received 124,745 popular votes (56.25%). The main challenger was Jerry Lausmann (43.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Weaver and Lausmann

Weaver +12.5 pts · won by 27,792 votes
James WeaverDemocraticWINNER56.25%
124,745 votes
Jerry LausmannRepublican43.72%
96,953 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.