1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Oregon's 2nd District
U.S. House · Oregon
Denny Smith (R) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Al Ullman (D) by 1.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Denny SmithRepublican · winner
48.8%141,854
Al UllmanDemocrat
47.5%138,089
Lloyd K. MarbetIndependent
3.7%10,787
290,748 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Al UllmanDenny Smith
$561.1K
Raised by the campaign
$566.1K
$561.3K
Spent by the campaign
$567.7K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980