1972Final results
1972 election for Oregon Senate District 15
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Anthony Meeker (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Dewey A. Newton (D) by 14.9 points.
Anthony MeekerRepublican · winner
57.4%16,482
Dewey A. NewtonDemocrat
42.6%12,217
28,700 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