1980Final results
1980 election for Oregon Senate District 28
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Kenneth A. Jernstedt (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Donnell J. Smith (D) by 28.0 points.
Kenneth A. JernstedtRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%23,440
Donnell J. SmithDemocrat
36.0%13,192
36,635 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