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1980 Oregon U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Oregon U.S. House District 2 Election?

Denny Smith won the 1980 Oregon U.S. House District 2 Election. Denny Smith received 141,854 popular votes (48.79%). The main challenger was Al Ullman (47.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Ullman

Smith +1.3 pts · won by 3,765 votes
Denny SmithRepublicanWINNER48.79%
141,854 votes
Al UllmanDemocratic47.49%
138,089 votes
Lloyd K. MarbetIndependent3.71%
10,787 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.