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1978Final results

1978 election for Oregon House District 3

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Paul Hanneman (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating John Meyer (D) by 40.6 points.

Paul HannemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.3%9,901
John MeyerDemocrat
29.7%4,186
14,087 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+9.91972R+9.51974R+14.41976R+40.61978R+37.11980R+18.31982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET