1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Oregon Senate District 27
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Fred W. Heard (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Gordon McKay (R) by 10.3 points.
Fred W. HeardDemocrat · winner
55.1%16,359
Gordon McKayRepublican · incumbent
44.9%13,315
29,680 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