1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Oregon House District 8
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Vera Katz (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating E. G. Chuinard (R) by 30.1 points.
Vera KatzDemocrat · winner
65.1%10,216
E. G. ChuinardRepublican · incumbent
34.9%5,483
15,700 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