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1980 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election?

Les Aucoin won the 1980 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election. Les Aucoin received 203,532 popular votes (65.95%). The main challenger was Lynn Engdahl (34.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Aucoin and Engdahl

Aucoin +31.9 pts · won by 98,449 votes
Les AucoinDemocraticWINNER65.95%
203,532 votes
Lynn EngdahlRepublican34.05%
105,083 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.