1972Final results
1972 election for Oregon House District 16
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Wally Priestley (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Hagemann (R) by 5.9 points.
Wally PriestleyDemocrat · winner
52.9%7,201
Paul A. HagemannRepublican
47.1%6,402
13,605 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET