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1980 Oregon U.S. Senate Election

Oregon · 3 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Oregon U.S. Senate Election?

Bob Packwood won the 1980 Oregon U.S. Senate Election. Bob Packwood received 594,290 popular votes (52.11%). The main challenger was Ted Kulongoski (44.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Packwood and Kulongoski

Packwood +8.1 pts · won by 92,327 votes
Bob PackwoodRepublicanWINNER52.11%
594,290 votes
Ted KulongoskiDemocratic44.01%
501,963 votes
Tonie NathanLibertarian3.83%
43,686 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified August 15, 2026.