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1972Final results

1972 election for Oregon Senate District 7

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Norman R. Howard (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Grant K. Remington (R) by 37.6 points.

Norman R. HowardDemocrat · winner
68.7%17,888
31.1%8,096
26,020 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+37.21976D+39.71980D+52.01988D+8.62002D+3.42006D+25.12010

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