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1970Final results

1970 election for Oregon Senate District 5

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

L. W. Newbry (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Harold G. Morris (D) by 32.1 points.

L. W. NewbryRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%17,734
33.9%9,108
26,842 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+17.21978R+36.11986D+1.42004D+9.72012D+0.62016R+2.92020

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