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1980 election for Oregon House District 4

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Jeannette Hamby (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Al Young (D) by 5.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jeannette HambyRepublican · winner
52.7%11,846
Al YoungDemocrat
47.3%10,629
22,480 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+14.21974D+20.11976D+41.01978R+5.41980D+12.81982D+27.61984

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