1972Final results
1972 election for Oregon House District 53
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Gary Wilhelms (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Quentin D. Steele (D) by 4.9 points.
Gary WilhelmsRepublican · winner
52.4%6,956
Quentin D. SteeleDemocrat
47.6%6,308
13,264 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