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