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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Oregon House District 27

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Ralph Groener (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Allen Pynn (R) by 3.6 points.

Ralph GroenerDemocrat · winner
51.8%8,162
Allen PynnRepublican · incumbent
48.2%7,589
15,752 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+3.61972D+28.61974R+10.41976D+5.01980D+19.71982D+4.21984

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