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1970Final results

1970 election for Oregon House District 12

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

2 seats: William F. Gwinn (R), Bernard Byers (D) won.

2 seats
William F. GwinnRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.0%12,616
Bernard ByersDemocrat · winner
28.2%11,122
22.0%8,668
17.8%6,998
39,404 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 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+44.21972D+39.01974D+60.81976D+39.71978D+36.01980D+15.71982

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