1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Oregon House District 42
Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon
Larry Hill (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Vern Meyer (R) by 37.8 points.
Larry HillDemocrat · winner
68.9%9,222
Vern MeyerRepublican · incumbent
31.1%4,165
13,389 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET