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1916 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1916 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election?

Clifton McArthur won the 1916 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election. Clifton McArthur received 35,832 popular votes (47.56%). The main challenger was A W Lafferty (36.7%).

See the full head-to-head between McArthur and Lafferty

McArthur +10.9 pts · won by 8,183 votes
Clifton McArthurRepublicanWINNER47.56%
35,832 votes
A W LaffertyIndependent36.7%
27,649 votes
John A JeffreyDemocratic13.04%
9,824 votes
Albert Streiffsocialist2.7%
2,037 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified August 15, 2026.