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1980 election for Oregon House District 45

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Verner Anderson (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Mike Wyatt (D) by 35.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Verner AndersonRepublican · winner
67.5%12,480
Mike WyattDemocrat
32.5%6,015
18,496 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

EvenR+14.21976D+4.61978R+35.01980R+9.11982R+2.81984R+9.81986

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