1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Oregon Senate District 3
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Blaine Whipple (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Hartung (R) by 1.1 points.
Blaine WhippleDemocrat · winner
50.5%13,640
Tom HartungRepublican · incumbent
49.5%13,346
26,988 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