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1972Final results

1972 election for Oregon Senate District 29

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Michael G. Thorne (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Powell Graham (R) by 13.8 points.

Michael G. ThorneDemocrat · winner
56.9%16,985
Powell GrahamRepublican
43.1%12,868
29,855 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

EvenD+13.81972D+44.91984R+16.61992R+43.82000R+37.22012R+52.02020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET