1972Final results
1972 election for Oregon House District 38
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Gordon Macpherson (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Max Rijken (D) by 16.5 points.
Gordon MacphersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%8,676
Max RijkenDemocrat
41.8%6,220
14,896 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