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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Oregon House District 43

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

David Stults (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Kennedy (D) by 0.2 points.

David StultsRepublican · winner
50.1%7,040
Richard L. KennedyDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%7,009
14,050 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+27.71976R+15.31978R+33.71980R+28.51982R+41.71984R+25.91986

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