1972Final results
1972 election for Oregon House District 3
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Paul Hanneman (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth S. Merrill (D) by 9.9 points.
Paul HannemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%7,500
Elizabeth S. MerrillDemocrat
45.0%6,145
13,646 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