No, you should not enter the same amount in both Box 1 and Box 8. Box 8 is for US Treasury OID. This way, the software knows to make it tax-free on your federal income tax return but tax-free on your state income tax return.
You should enter the amount in Box 8 and leave Box 1 blank.
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