RepublicanNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Leo M. Thornton
Last held office: Oregon House of Representatives, District 7 (1968–1972). Ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −11.7
- Lost 1972
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Thornton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Oregon House of Representatives, District 7
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Thornton has run
Margin: how far Thornton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Oregon House of Representatives, District 26 | General | Lost | Ed Lindquist (D) | 44.2% | D+11.7 |
| 1970 | Oregon House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Allen Pynn (R), Roger E. Martin (R), Jim Henderson (R) | 14.5% | R+0.7 |
| 1968 | Oregon House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Roger E. Martin (R), Dick Groener (D), Allen Pynn (R) | 15.6% | R+0.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Thornton has held
- Oregon House of Representatives, District 7 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Thornton has run against
- Ed Lindquist (D) · 1972 election, lost
- Allen Pynn (R) · 1970 election, won
- Roger E. Martin (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive