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1970Final results

1970 election for Oregon House District 8

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Gordon Macpherson (R) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating B. W. Vannapier (D) by 50.2 points.

Gordon MacphersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.1%6,656
24.9%2,204
8,862 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+30.11972D+26.41974D+25.21976D+18.41978D+23.61980R+22.61982

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