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1980Final results

1980 election for Oregon Senate District 2

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Dell Isham (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Leroy H. Hoefler (R) by 37.3 points.

Dell IshamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%26,394
31.3%12,048
38,446 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+12.91976D+37.31980R+2.41984R+1.81988D+76.21992R+1.21996

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