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Oregon / Senate

How did Oregon vote for the Senate?

2022 · data family: electiondata.dev

Wyden Ron (Democrat) won by 14.9 points

14.9ptsSenate, 2022: winner's margin

Compare every state: where Oregon ranks for 2022

Every regular Senate election in Oregon since 197816 regular elections; Democrats were ahead in 8 and Republicans in 8.
R +40.0R +20.0evenD +20.0D +40.019801990200020102020
Indicator: Democratic candidate's share of Senate votes minus the Republican's, points (regular elections; special elections are in the table)Source: electiondata.dev senate-results, version 2026-10-25.247421eda6; MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024
Show the numbers (16 rows)
YearMargin
2022D +14.9
2020D +17.6
2016D +23.3
2014D +18.9
2010D +18.0
2008D +3.4
2004D +31.6
2002R +16.6
1998D +27.3
1996R +3.9
1992R +5.6
1990R +7.5
1986R +26.9
1984R +33.1
1980R +8.1
1978R +23.4

Every Senate race since 1976

RaceWinnerRunner-upMarginVotes
2022Wyden Ron (D) 55.8%Perkins Jo Rae (R) 40.9%14.9 pts1,927,949
2020Jeff Merkley (D) 56.9%Jo Rae Perkins (R) 39.3%17.6 pts2,321,249
2016Ron Wyden (D) 56.6%Mark Callahan (R) 33.3%23.3 pts1,952,478
2014Jeff Merkley (D) 55.7%Monica Wehby (R) 36.9%18.9 pts1,461,618
2010Ron Wyden (D) 57.2%Jim Huffman (R) 39.2%18.0 pts1,442,588
2008Jeff Merkley (D) 48.9%Gordon H. Smith (R) 45.6%3.4 pts1,767,504
2004Ron Wyden (D) 63.4%Al King (R) 31.7%31.6 pts1,780,550
2002Gordon Smith (R) 56.2%Bill Bradbury (D) 39.6%16.6 pts1,267,221
1998Ron Wyden (D) 61.1%John Lim (R) 33.8%27.3 pts1,117,747
1996Gordon Smith (R) 49.8%Tom Bruggere (D) 45.9%3.9 pts1,360,230
1992Bob Packwood (R) 52.1%Les Aucoin (D) 46.5%5.6 pts1,376,033
1990Mark O. Hatfield (R) 53.7%Harry Lonsdale (D) 46.2%7.5 pts1,099,255
1986Bob Packwood (R) 63.0%Rick Bauman (D) 36.0%26.9 pts1,042,555
1984Mark O. Hatfield (R) 66.5%Margie Hendriksen (D) 33.4%33.1 pts1,214,735
1980Bob Packwood (R) 52.1%Ted Kulongoski (D) 44.0%8.1 pts1,140,494
1978Mark Hatfield (R) 61.6%Vern Cook (D) 38.3%23.4 pts892,518

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curl https://visualizedata.org/data/places/us-or/senate.json

Every Senate race, every state, from electiondata.dev (live, no key):

curl "https://api.electiondata.dev/v1/senate-results/download/senate-results.csv"

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What this can't tell you

  • Statewide totals say nothing about who voted or why.
  • Candidates with a party's support under another name (Minnesota's DFL, New York's fusion lines) are counted with that party, as the MIT data's simplified party does; independents stay independents.

How the answer is decided

Each candidate's votes are summed over every ballot line; blank, over- and under-votes are left out. The margin is the winner's share of the votes minus the runner-up's. A runoff, where held, is the result.

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