1972 Primary Election Results
| FOR MAYOR | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES RECEIVED |
| WREX W. CRUSE | 2,892 | 2 | 2 | 2,896 |
| R.W. (BILL) DEWEESE | 52,833 | 141 | 8 | 52,982 |
| NEIL GOLDSCHMIDT | 85,859 | 137 | 17 | 86,013 |
| ED HAMILTON | 3,046 | 4 | 2 | 3,052 |
| ORVAL C. MCCALLUM | 2,452 | 2 | 0 | 2,454 |
| KENNETH ERNEST REIMERS | 1,381 | 2 | 0 | 1,383 |
| JON S. VRANNA | 675 | 0 | 0 | 675 |
| WRITE IN VOTES | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR OFFICE | 149,501 |
| FOR COMMISSIONER POSITION NO. 1 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES RECEIVED |
| JAMES G. ASHBAUGH | 15,118 | 31 | 4 | 15,153 |
| WM. (BILL) CARSLSTROM JR. | 9,810 | 23 | 1 | 9,834 |
| ELLIS H. CASSON | 11,730 | 12 | 2 | 11,744 |
| GLENNA DELANEY | 5,726 | 8 | 11 | 5,745 |
| CONNIE MCCREADY | 89,808 | 195 | 18 | 90,021 |
| J. GEOGE OLMAN | 5,104 | 7 | 2 | 5,113 |
| WRITE IN VOTES | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR OFFICE | 137,619 |
| FOR COMMISSIONER POSITON NO. 4 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES RECEIVED |
| LLOYD ANDERSON | 90,445 | 214 | 13 | 90,672 |
| DONALD C. MURPHY | 10,540 | 14 | 4 | 10,558 |
| RICHARD T. PERRY | 15,189 | 16 | 8 | 15,213 |
| STAN TERRY | 20,084 | 27 | 3 | 20,114 |
| WRITE IN VOTES | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR OFFICE | 136,563 |