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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Oregon House District 48

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Ed Stevenson (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Rod McKenzie (R) by 0.1 points.

Ed StevensonDemocrat · winner
50.0%6,822
Rod McKenzieRepublican · incumbent
49.9%6,808
13,632 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+4.21978D+6.61980D+17.61982R+17.31984R+40.21986R+15.11988

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