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Election 1960 Results

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1960 US Senate election in Oregon

Maurine Neuberger (Democrat) beat Elmo Smith (Republican) in Oregon in 1960, 54.6% to 45.4%, a margin of 9.2 points and 69,748 votes.

Maurine B. Neuberger (Democrat) beat Elmo Smith (Republican) in Oregon in 1960, 55.0% to 45.0%, a margin of 10.0 points and 76,560 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1954, when Richard Neuberger won.

Democrats led in 29 of the 36 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Multnomah, cast 244,506 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.4 points. The closest was Sherman, where 2 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
Maurine Neuberger won	Democratic	412,757	54.6%
Elmo Smith	Republican	343,009	45.4%
All other candidates		109	0.0%
Total		755,875

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maurine B. Neuberger won	Democratic	422,024	55.0%
Elmo Smith	Republican	345,464	45.0%
Total		767,488

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Multnomah	141,064 57.7%	103,394 42.3%	48	244,506	D+15.4
Lane	35,495 52.6%	31,973 47.4%	8	67,476	D+5.2
Clackamas	27,461 53.7%	23,634 46.2%	6	51,101	D+7.5
Marion	24,362 50.0%	24,336 50.0%	12	48,710	D+0.1
Washington	20,512 48.7%	21,584 51.3%	6	42,102	R+2.5
Jackson	15,335 49.0%	15,921 50.9%	11	31,267	R+1.9
Douglas	13,009 51.6%	12,205 48.4%		25,214	D+3.2
Linn	12,574 53.5%	10,929 46.5%		23,503	D+7.0
Coos	14,045 65.9%	7,262 34.1%		21,307	D+31.8
Klamath	9,540 54.1%	8,097 45.9%		17,637	D+8.2
Umatilla	10,010 59.7%	6,754 40.3%	1	16,765	D+19.4
Benton	6,520 43.9%	8,321 56.1%		14,841	R+12.1
Yamhill	6,544 48.7%	6,887 51.3%		13,431	R+2.6
Josephine	5,843 46.1%	6,843 53.9%		12,686	R+7.9
Clatsop	7,396 59.5%	5,018 40.4%	14	12,428	D+19.1
Polk	5,552 50.4%	5,472 49.6%	1	11,025	D+0.7
Lincoln	5,759 56.2%	4,483 43.8%		10,242	D+12.5
Columbia	6,310 64.9%	3,416 35.1%		9,726	D+29.8
Deschutes	5,554 57.3%	4,133 42.7%		9,687	D+14.7
Wasco	4,838 56.8%	3,673 43.2%		8,511	D+13.7
Malheur	3,436 42.9%	4,565 57.1%		8,001	R+14.1
Tillamook	4,316 55.2%	3,505 44.8%		7,821	D+10.4
Union	4,554 60.1%	3,029 39.9%		7,583	D+20.1
Baker	4,090 60.1%	2,710 39.9%		6,800	D+20.3
Hood River	2,884 52.6%	2,604 47.4%		5,488	D+5.1
Curry	3,043 60.5%	1,987 39.5%		5,030	D+21.0
Crook	2,204 60.0%	1,468 40.0%		3,672	D+20.0
Grant	1,629 53.8%	1,397 46.2%		3,026	D+7.7
Wallowa	1,840 62.3%	1,112 37.7%		2,952	D+24.7
Lake	1,379 47.9%	1,499 52.1%		2,878	R+4.2
Jefferson	1,355 52.6%	1,220 47.3%	2	2,577	D+5.2
Harney	1,401 54.7%	1,161 45.3%		2,562	D+9.4
Morrow	1,184 61.4%	745 38.6%		1,929	D+22.8
Gilliam	632 50.1%	629 49.9%		1,261	D+0.2
Sherman	575 50.1%	573 49.9%		1,148	D+0.2
Wheeler	512 52.1%	470 47.9%		982	D+4.3

Counties as they stood in 1960; 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