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1974Final results

1974 election for Oregon Senate District 18

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Clifford W. Trow (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Gene M. Lear (R) by 12.8 points.

Clifford W. TrowDemocrat · winner
56.4%13,359
Gene M. LearRepublican
43.6%10,319
23,680 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

EvenD+24.71982D+16.71986D+3.31990D+9.81994D+16.31998D+28.32004

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