1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Oregon House District 17
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
George Starr (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Elliott (R) by 11.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George StarrDemocrat · winner
55.7%6,828
Robert A. ElliottRepublican · incumbent
44.3%5,431
12,262 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET