1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Oregon House District 26
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Ed Lindquist (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Leo M. Thornton (R) by 11.7 points.
Ed LindquistDemocrat · winner
55.8%8,532
Leo M. ThorntonRepublican · incumbent
44.2%6,745
15,277 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET