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1988 Oregon U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Oregon U.S. House District 5 Election?

Denny Smith won the 1988 Oregon U.S. House District 5 Election. Denny Smith received 111,489 popular votes (50.14%). The main challenger was Michael J. Kopetski (49.82%).

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

Smith +0.3 pts · won by 707 votes
Denny SmithRepublicanWINNER50.14%
111,489 votes
Michael J. KopetskiDemocratic49.82%
110,782 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.