1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Oregon House District 52
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Cleatis G. Mitchell (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Leigh Johnson (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Cleatis G. MitchellDemocrat · winner
52.9%6,311
Leigh JohnsonRepublican · incumbent
47.1%5,614
11,930 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