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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Oregon House District 6-3

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

5 seats: Norman R. Howard (D), Keith D. Skelton (D), Howard Willits (D), E. G. Chuinard (R), J. E. Bennett (D) won.

5 seats
Norman R. HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.9%29,421
Keith D. SkeltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.2%25,722
Fred MeekRepublican · incumbent
12.0%25,316
Howard WillitsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.1%23,487
E. G. ChuinardRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.5%22,211
J. E. BennettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.6%20,318
Lawrence PalzinskiRepublican
9.3%19,596
Richard J. LowRepublican
7.6%16,138
Alfred Turner JohnsonRepublican
7.1%14,971
Bob F. BiggsDemocrat
6.8%14,375
211,566 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+4.51968D+0.51970

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

The candidates

Norman R. Howard (D)Keith D. Skelton (D)Fred Meek (R)Howard Willits (D)E. G. Chuinard (R)J. E. Bennett (D)Lawrence Palzinski (R)Richard J. Low (R)Alfred Turner Johnson (R)Bob F. Biggs (D)