1980 Senate elections · Oregon history
Oregon U.S. Senate election 1980
Bob Packwood REP +8.1 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 1,140,494
- Margin
- 8.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in OR
- R+9.7same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Packwood Won | REP | 594,290 | 52.11% | |
| Ted Kulongoski | DEM | 501,963 | 44.01% | |
| Theodora Nathan | LIB | 43,686 | 3.83% | |
| Write-in | — | 555 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 1,140,494 | |||
Official source: data
Other Oregon Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 14.9 |
| 2020 | Class II | Jeff Merkley | 17.6 |
| 2016 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 23.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Jeff Merkley | 18.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 18.0 |
| 2008 | Class II | Jeff Merkley | 3.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 31.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Gordon H. Smith | 16.6 |
| 1998 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 27.3 |
| 1996 | Class II | Gordon H. Smith | 3.9 |
| 1992 | Class III | Bob Packwood | 5.6 |
| 1990 | Class II | Mark Odom Hatfield | 7.5 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Oregon Senate race?
Bob Packwood (REP) won with 52.1% of the vote, ahead of Ted Kulongoski (44.0%), a margin of 8.1 points.
Did the Oregon Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Oregon Senate race?
1,140,494 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.