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1972Final results

1972 election for Oregon House District 21

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Howard Willits (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating James P. Holson (R) by 38.2 points.

Howard WillitsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%8,309
James P. HolsonRepublican
30.9%3,711
12,023 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+50.31974D+43.51976D+23.61978D+27.31982D+35.11986D+29.21998

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