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      Home/Elections/2008/US Senate/Oregon
      2008·US Senate·Oregon

      Oregon US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Jeff Merkley
      48.9%864,392 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Gordon Smith
      45.5%805,159 votes
      Margin
      D+3.4
      1,767,504 total votes
      3 candidates1,767,504 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Jeff MerkleyDEM✓
      		DEM864,39248.9%
      Gordon SmithREP
      		REP805,15945.5%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH97,9535.5%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Oregon(Class I)

      2022
      Ron WydenDEM
      D+14.9
      2020
      Jeff MerkleyDEM
      D+17.6
      2016
      Ron WydenDEM
      D+23.3
      2014
      Jeff MerkleyDEM
      D+18.9
      2010
      Ron WydenDEM
      D+18.0
      2004
      Ron WydenDEM
      D+31.6
      2002
      Gordon SmithREP
      R+16.6
      1998
      Ron WydenDEM
      D+27.3
      1996(S)
      Ron WydenDEM
      D+1.5
      1996
      Gordon SmithREP
      R+3.9
      1992
      Bob PackwoodREP
      R+5.6
      1990
      Mark HatfieldREP
      R+7.5
      1986
      Bob PackwoodREP
      R+26.9
      1984
      Mark HatfieldREP
      R+33.1
      View all US Senate history for Oregon →

      Candidates

      Gordon SmithREP
      Record3W-4L
      Avg MarginR+10.2
      Career1980-2008
      US Senate / State House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Jeff MerkleyDEM
      Record8W-0L
      Avg MarginD+37.7
      Career1998-2020
      US Senate / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Oregon, 2008

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