1972Final results
1972 election for Oregon Senate District 2
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
W. Stan Ouderkirk (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating David Karl Schaefer (D) by 8.6 points.
W. Stan OuderkirkRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%15,234
David Karl SchaeferDemocrat
45.7%12,813
28,054 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