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1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Oregon House District 9

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Martin Wolfer (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Rogers (R) by 19.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Martin WolferDemocrat · winner
59.7%6,230
Joe RogersRepublican · incumbent
40.3%4,212
10,442 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

EvenR+20.61972R+5.31974R+13.61976D+7.71978D+8.41980R+41.01982

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