1980Final results
1980 election for U.S. Senate in Oregon
U.S. Senate · Oregon
Robert Packwood (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Ted Kulongoski (D) by 8.1 points.
Robert PackwoodRepublican · winner
52.1%594,290
Ted KulongoskiDemocrat
44.0%501,963
Tonie NathanLibertarian
3.8%43,686
1,140,494 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ted KulongoskiRobert Packwood
$199.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$195K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Other candidates' campaigns: Tonie Nathan $4.3K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980