1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Oregon Senate District 1
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
2 seats: Wallace P. Carson Jr. (R), Keith A. Burbidge (D) won.
2 seatsWallace P. Carson Jr.Republican · winner
29.4%25,227
Keith A. BurbidgeDemocrat · winner
26.7%22,907
Robert L. ElfstromRepublican · incumbent
23.7%20,364
Thomas E. BachelderDemocrat
20.2%17,370
85,870 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