1980Final results
1980 election for Oregon Senate District 23
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
John Kitzhaber (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Fowler (R) by 30.8 points.
John KitzhaberDemocrat · winner
65.4%24,532
Richard L. FowlerRepublican
34.6%12,971
37,530 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET