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1972Final results

1972 election for Oregon House District 2

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

George F. Cole (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Glen P. Ireland (R) by 45.0 points.

George F. ColeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%9,786
Glen P. IrelandRepublican
27.5%3,716
13,503 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

EvenD+45.01972D+6.11974R+5.11976R+8.41980D+9.11982D+1.11984

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