1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Oregon State Senate election results, district by district
Every Oregon State Senate district in the 1972 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 30 seats
After the electionD 18 · R 12
Races15
Changed party0
Unopposed7%1 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 10 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | W. Stan Ouderkirk (R) | 8.6 | |
| SD-4 | Victor Atiyeh (R) | 26.0 | |
| SD-6 | Keith Burns (D) | 26.7 | |
| SD-7 | Norman R. Howard (D) | 37.6 | |
| SD-8 | Bill Stevenson (D) | 63.0 | |
| SD-10 | Betty Roberts (D) | 21.4 | |
| SD-12 | Vernon Cook (D) | 23.2 | |
| SD-15 | Anthony Meeker (R) | 14.9 | |
| SD-23 | Jason Boe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Jack Ripper (D) | 3.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-25 | E. D. Potts (D) | 27.5 | |
| SD-27 | Fred W. Heard (D) | 10.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-28 | Kenneth A. Jernstedt (R) | 3.8 | |
| SD-29 | Michael G. Thorne (D) | 13.8 | |
| SD-30 | Robert Smith (R) | 29.2 |
Oregon State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner