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1974Final results

1974 election for Oregon House District 53

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Gary Wilhelms (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Don Crownover (D) by 15.4 points.

Gary WilhelmsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%6,244
42.3%4,580
10,824 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

EvenR+6.31980D+8.51982D+35.11984D+0.21986D+2.91988R+15.91990

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