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1982 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election?

Ron Wyden won the 1982 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election. Ron Wyden received 159,416 popular votes (78.27%). The main challenger was Thomas H. Phelan (21.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Wyden and Phelan

Wyden +56.6 pts · won by 115,254 votes
Ron WydenDemocraticWINNER78.27%
159,416 votes
Thomas H. PhelanRepublican21.68%
44,162 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified August 15, 2026.