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1980Final results

1980 election for Oregon House District 47

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Bill Grannell (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Laughland (R) by 21.2 points.

Bill GrannellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%9,991
39.4%6,499
16,492 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+31.21978D+21.21980D+34.71982D+36.61990D+16.71994D+27.91996

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