1968Final results
1968 election for Oregon Senate District 12
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
5 seats: Don S. Willner (D), Vernon Cook (D), Berkeley Lent (D), Betty Roberts (D), Jack Bain (D) won.
5 seatsDon S. WillnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.9%137,040
Vernon CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.9%126,778
Berkeley LentDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.8%125,784
Betty RobertsDemocrat · winner
11.3%120,804
Jack BainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.2%119,790
Marilyn RidgleyRepublican
9.0%95,371
Bob ChappelRepublican
8.9%94,409
Hugh M. SwaneyRepublican
7.8%83,511
G. Brooks ManchesterRepublican
7.7%82,215
Jim SimmonsRepublican
7.4%79,359
1,065,273 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET