1972Final results
1972 election for Oregon House District 59
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Donald Oakes (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Alvin R. Brown (D) by 14.0 points.
Donald OakesRepublican · winner
57.0%8,009
Alvin R. BrownDemocrat
43.0%6,045
14,058 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