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1972Final results

1972 election for Oregon Senate District 6

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Keith Burns (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Oliver I. Norville (R) by 26.7 points.

Keith BurnsDemocrat · winner
63.3%18,994
36.7%10,999
29,998 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+21.21980D+2.81984D+22.91988D+45.21992D+39.41996D+34.32006

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