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1972Final results

1972 election for Oregon House District 54

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Sam Johnson (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating David R. Dierdorff (D) by 15.3 points.

Sam JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%9,418
42.4%6,924
16,345 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

EvenR+29.01976D+10.21978D+40.71980D+11.81982D+11.81984R+0.81986

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