1972Final results
1972 election for Oregon House District 58
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Ed Patterson (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating William A. Galbreath (D) by 5.8 points.
Ed PattersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%8,291
William A. GalbreathDemocrat
47.1%7,378
15,669 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