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Election 1956 Results

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1956 US Senate election in Oregon

Wayne Morse (Democrat) beat Douglas McKay (Republican) in Oregon in 1956, 54.2% to 45.8%, a margin of 8.4 points and 61,444 votes.

Wayne Morse had won in 1950 as a Republican.

Democrats led in 29 of the 36 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Multnomah, cast 243,537 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.0 points. The closest was Gilliam, where 3 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Wayne Morse won Democratic 396,849 54.2%
Douglas McKay Republican 335,405 45.8%
Total732,254

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Multnomah 137,600 56.5% 105,937 43.5% 243,537 D+13.0
Lane 33,399 53.1% 29,461 46.9% 62,860 D+6.3
Clackamas 24,981 54.7% 20,676 45.3% 45,657 D+9.4
Marion 21,032 47.1% 23,598 52.9% 44,630 R+5.7
Washington 17,352 48.2% 18,663 51.8% 36,015 R+3.6
Jackson 14,889 50.0% 14,869 50.0% 29,758 D+0.1
Douglas 13,771 53.5% 11,988 46.5% 25,759 D+6.9
Linn 12,390 54.4% 10,394 45.6% 22,784 D+8.8
Coos 12,927 63.5% 7,436 36.5% 20,363 D+27.0
Klamath 9,952 55.5% 7,987 44.5% 17,939 D+11.0
Umatilla 9,533 55.2% 7,724 44.8% 17,257 D+10.5
Yamhill 6,558 48.0% 7,111 52.0% 13,669 R+4.0
Benton 5,319 40.6% 7,781 59.4% 13,100 R+18.8
Clatsop 7,504 58.0% 5,434 42.0% 12,938 D+16.0
Josephine 5,685 44.5% 7,102 55.5% 12,787 R+11.1
Polk 5,254 50.8% 5,098 49.2% 10,352 D+1.5
Lincoln 5,643 56.7% 4,313 43.3% 9,956 D+13.4
Columbia 6,577 66.7% 3,282 33.3% 9,859 D+33.4
Deschutes 5,050 52.7% 4,528 47.3% 9,578 D+5.4
Wasco 4,922 57.8% 3,588 42.2% 8,510 D+15.7
Malheur 3,871 47.8% 4,231 52.2% 8,102 R+4.4
Union 5,249 64.8% 2,847 35.2% 8,096 D+29.7
Tillamook 4,485 56.1% 3,513 43.9% 7,998 D+12.2
Baker 4,178 59.2% 2,874 40.8% 7,052 D+18.5
Hood River 2,990 53.4% 2,612 46.6% 5,602 D+6.7
Curry 2,487 57.4% 1,848 42.6% 4,335 D+14.7
Crook 2,129 57.7% 1,563 42.3% 3,692 D+15.3
Wallowa 2,103 63.1% 1,229 36.9% 3,332 D+26.2
Grant 1,663 54.4% 1,393 45.6% 3,056 D+8.8
Lake 1,541 52.9% 1,374 47.1% 2,915 D+5.7
Harney 1,542 56.3% 1,197 43.7% 2,739 D+12.6
Jefferson 1,297 52.4% 1,176 47.6% 2,473 D+4.9
Morrow 1,120 57.2% 838 42.8% 1,958 D+14.4
Gilliam 663 50.1% 660 49.9% 1,323 D+0.2
Wheeler 680 57.8% 497 42.2% 1,177 D+15.5
Sherman 513 46.8% 583 53.2% 1,096 R+6.4

Counties as they stood in 1956; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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