1970Final results
1970 election for Oregon House District 17
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Rod McKenzie (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Howard Lentz (D) by 11.1 points.
Rod McKenzieRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%12,237
Howard LentzDemocrat
44.4%9,788
22,027 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET