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Election 1944 Results

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1944 US Senate election in Oregon

Wayne Morse (Republican) beat Edgar W. Smith (Democrat) in Oregon in 1944, 60.7% to 39.3%, a margin of 21.4 points and 94,955 votes.

Guy Cordon (Republican) beat Willis Mahoney (Democrat) in Oregon in 1944, 57.5% to 42.5%, a margin of 15.1 points and 68,326 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Republican hold continued from 1938, when Rufus C. Holman won.

Republicans led in 36 of the 36 counties as they stood then. The largest, Multnomah, cast 174,544 votes and went to the Republican by 14.1 points. The closest was Gilliam, where 183 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wayne Morse won	Republican	269,095	60.7%
Edgar W. Smith	Democratic	174,140	39.3%
Total		443,235

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Guy Cordon won	Republican	260,631	57.5%
Willis Mahoney	Democratic	192,305	42.5%
Total		452,936

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Multnomah	74,990 43.0%	99,554 57.0%	174,544	R+14.1
Lane	7,780 25.4%	22,839 74.6%	30,619	R+49.2
Marion	10,162 38.5%	16,236 61.5%	26,398	R+23.0
Clackamas	10,057 40.1%	15,047 59.9%	25,104	R+19.9
Washington	6,417 37.9%	10,522 62.1%	16,939	R+24.2
Jackson	5,049 35.2%	9,308 64.8%	14,357	R+29.7
Linn	4,567 36.6%	7,913 63.4%	12,480	R+26.8
Klamath	4,285 37.8%	7,057 62.2%	11,342	R+24.4
Yamhill	3,676 36.4%	6,417 63.6%	10,093	R+27.2
Coos	4,057 40.3%	6,006 59.7%	10,063	R+19.4
Douglas	2,909 30.1%	6,749 69.9%	9,658	R+39.8
Umatilla	4,575 48.8%	4,805 51.2%	9,380	R+2.5
Clatsop	3,584 39.4%	5,516 60.6%	9,100	R+21.2
Benton	2,220 29.0%	5,423 71.0%	7,643	R+41.9
Columbia	3,244 45.4%	3,900 54.6%	7,144	R+9.2
Polk	2,508 37.4%	4,194 62.6%	6,702	R+25.2
Josephine	2,366 36.0%	4,204 64.0%	6,570	R+28.0
Deschutes	2,435 41.7%	3,402 58.3%	5,837	R+16.6
Union	2,694 47.2%	3,015 52.8%	5,709	R+5.6
Lincoln	2,003 37.3%	3,373 62.7%	5,376	R+25.5
Baker	2,351 45.0%	2,877 55.0%	5,228	R+10.1
Tillamook	1,771 38.0%	2,888 62.0%	4,659	R+24.0
Malheur	1,549 34.7%	2,919 65.3%	4,468	R+30.7
Wasco	1,648 37.1%	2,792 62.9%	4,440	R+25.8
Hood River	1,339 36.6%	2,324 63.4%	3,663	R+26.9
Wallowa	941 40.6%	1,374 59.4%	2,315	R+18.7
Lake	649 34.2%	1,246 65.8%	1,895	R+31.5
Crook	756 40.0%	1,132 60.0%	1,888	R+19.9
Grant	654 36.5%	1,136 63.5%	1,790	R+26.9
Harney	701 43.0%	929 57.0%	1,630	R+14.0
Morrow	569 39.7%	865 60.3%	1,434	R+20.6
Curry	405 28.9%	994 71.1%	1,399	R+42.1
Gilliam	386 40.4%	569 59.6%	955	R+19.2
Sherman	353 37.5%	588 62.5%	941	R+25.0
Wheeler	280 33.1%	566 66.9%	846	R+33.8
Jefferson	210 33.5%	416 66.5%	626	R+32.9

Counties as they stood in 1944; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Oregon Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	Ron Wyden (D)	D+14.9
2020	Jeff Merkley (D)	D+17.6
2016	Ron Wyden (D)	D+23.3
2014	Jeff Merkley (D)	D+18.9
2010	Ron Wyden (D)	D+18.0
2008	Jeff Merkley (D)	D+3.4
2004	Ron Wyden (D)	D+31.6
2002	Gordon Smith (R)	R+16.6
1998	Ron Wyden (D)	D+27.3
1996	Gordon Smith (R)	R+3.9
1992	Bob Packwood (R)	R+5.6
1990	Mark O. Hatfield (R)	R+7.5
1986	Bob Packwood (R)	R+26.9
1984	Mark O. Hatfield (R)	R+33.1
1980	Bob Packwood (R)	R+8.1
1978	Mark Hatfield (R)	R+23.4
1974	Bob Packwood (R)	R+10.8
1972	Mark Hatfield (R)	R+7.6
1968	Bob Packwood (R)	R+0.4
1966	Mark Hatfield (R)	R+3.5
1962	Wayne Morse (D)	D+8.3
1960	Maurine Neuberger (D)	D+9.2
1956	Wayne Morse (D)	D+8.4
1954	Richard Neuberger (D)	D+0.4
1950	Wayne Morse (R)	R+51.6
1948	Guy Cordon (R)	R+20.1
1944	Wayne Morse (R)	R+21.4
1942	Charles McNary (R)	R+54.1
1938	Rufus C. Holman (R)	R+9.7
1936	Charles McNary (R)	R+1.4
1932	Frederick Steiwer (R)	R+13.9
1930	Charles McNary (R)	R+30.1
1926	Frederick Steiwer (R)	R+3.4
1924	Charles McNary (R)	R+41.3
1920	Robert Stanfield (R)	R+7.2
1918	Charles McNary (R)	R+11.9
1914	George Chamberlain (D)	D+9.5