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1980 election for Oregon House District 28

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Fred Parkinson (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Ron Marshall (D) by 17.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Fred ParkinsonRepublican · winner
59.0%11,620
Ron MarshallDemocrat
41.0%8,083
19,707 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+5.11974D+32.41976D+24.01978R+17.91980R+27.41982R+29.11984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET