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1972Final results

1972 election for Oregon House District 17

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Robert A. Elliott (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Bradley (D) by 3.9 points.

Robert A. ElliottRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%7,688
Bill BradleyDemocrat
48.0%7,110
14,799 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+3.91972D+11.41974D+30.11978D+34.01982D+23.81994D+60.41996

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