1974Final results
1974 election for Oregon Senate District 16
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Wallace P. Carson Jr. (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Julius Gehring (D) by 18.0 points.
Wallace P. Carson Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
59.0%13,876
Julius GehringDemocrat
41.0%9,640
23,516 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