1972Final results
1972 election for Oregon Senate District 12
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Vernon Cook (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating William R. Johnston (R) by 23.2 points.
Vernon CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%18,362
William R. JohnstonRepublican
38.4%11,447
29,812 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