1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Oregon Senate District 19
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
John Powell (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Hector Macpherson (R) by 9.5 points.
John PowellDemocrat · winner
54.7%12,417
Hector MacphersonRepublican · incumbent
45.3%10,270
22,690 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