1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Oregon Senate District 24
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Jack Ripper (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Sam Dement (R) by 3.0 points.
Jack RipperDemocrat · winner
51.5%14,835
Sam DementRepublican · incumbent
48.5%13,971
28,809 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