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1982 Oregon U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Oregon U.S. House District 5 Election?

Denny Smith won the 1982 Oregon U.S. House District 5 Election. Denny Smith received 103,906 popular votes (51.21%). The main challenger was Ruth McFarland (48.77%).

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

Smith +2.4 pts · won by 4,954 votes
Denny SmithRepublicanWINNER51.21%
103,906 votes
Ruth McFarlandDemocratic48.77%
98,952 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.