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1970Final results

1970 election for Oregon House District 16

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Jack Ripper (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Wineva E. Johnson (R) by 38.6 points.

Jack RipperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%12,491
30.7%5,538
18,029 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+5.91972D+30.11974D+10.01976D+14.81978D+27.41980D+22.41982

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