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1934 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election

Oregon · 8 candidates · See every 1934 U.S. House race

Who won the 1934 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election?

William Ekwall won the 1934 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election. William Ekwall received 43,900 popular votes (41.07%). The main challenger was Walter B Gleason (38.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Ekwall and Gleason

Ekwall +2.6 pts · won by 2,748 votes
William EkwallRepublicanWINNER41.07%
43,900 votes
Walter B GleasonDemocratic38.5%
41,152 votes
William SmithIndependent9.32%
9,968 votes
Albert Streiffsocialist4.07%
4,348 votes
A S BennettIndependent3.12%
3,334 votes
Grace WickIndependent1.75%
1,875 votes
Philip IcklerIndependent1.17%
1,250 votes
Louis OlsonIndependent1.01%
1,075 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.