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1980Final results

1980 election for Oregon House District 8

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Vera Katz (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Mardi Feather (R) by 23.6 points.

Vera KatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%9,447
Mardi FeatherRepublican
38.2%5,835
15,288 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+26.41974D+25.21976D+18.41978D+23.61980R+22.61982R+26.01984

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