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Election 1962 Results

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1962 US Senate election in Oregon

Wayne Morse (Democrat) beat Sig Unander (Republican) in Oregon in 1962, 54.2% to 45.8%, a margin of 8.3 points and 53,129 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1956, when Wayne Morse also won.

Democrats led in 30 of the 36 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Multnomah, cast 201,930 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.8 points. The closest was Wheeler, where 26 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 344,716 54.2%
Sig Unander Republican 291,587 45.8%
All other candidates 250 0.0%
Total636,553

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Multnomah 112,869 55.9% 88,979 44.1% 82 201,930 D+11.8
Lane 31,984 55.3% 25,846 44.7% 22 57,852 D+10.6
Clackamas 24,821 53.7% 21,378 46.2% 49 46,248 D+7.4
Marion 21,510 51.0% 20,651 48.9% 41 42,202 D+2.0
Washington 17,563 47.1% 19,685 52.8% 13 37,261 R+5.7
Jackson 13,833 51.2% 13,200 48.8% 2 27,035 D+2.3
Douglas 10,469 52.7% 9,387 47.3% 19,856 D+5.4
Linn 10,694 56.0% 8,409 44.0% 19,103 D+12.0
Coos 12,004 67.6% 5,743 32.3% 6 17,753 D+35.3
Klamath 7,017 51.5% 6,610 48.5% 13,627 D+3.0
Umatilla 6,780 50.7% 6,580 49.2% 9 13,369 D+1.5
Benton 5,225 41.8% 7,264 58.2% 12,489 R+16.3
Yamhill 5,951 49.6% 6,037 50.3% 15 12,003 R+0.7
Josephine 4,277 38.9% 6,728 61.1% 11,005 R+22.3
Clatsop 5,749 54.4% 4,823 45.6% 2 10,574 D+8.8
Polk 5,181 52.6% 4,664 47.4% 9,845 D+5.3
Lincoln 5,109 59.0% 3,553 41.0% 2 8,664 D+18.0
Columbia 5,573 65.1% 2,982 34.8% 3 8,558 D+30.3
Deschutes 4,523 56.7% 3,458 43.3% 7,981 D+13.3
Wasco 4,133 59.0% 2,875 41.0% 7,008 D+18.0
Tillamook 3,886 57.6% 2,860 42.4% 6,746 D+15.2
Malheur 3,069 47.1% 3,446 52.9% 6,515 R+5.8
Union 3,906 61.9% 2,402 38.1% 6,308 D+23.8
Baker 3,392 61.3% 2,140 38.7% 4 5,536 D+22.6
Hood River 2,438 53.7% 2,098 46.3% 4,536 D+7.5
Curry 2,472 63.0% 1,453 37.0% 3,925 D+26.0
Crook 1,721 61.8% 1,066 38.2% 2,787 D+23.5
Wallowa 1,260 53.5% 1,097 46.5% 2,357 D+6.9
Harney 1,428 61.2% 905 38.8% 2,333 D+22.4
Grant 1,230 53.5% 1,071 46.5% 2,301 D+6.9
Lake 1,186 54.9% 975 45.1% 2,161 D+9.8
Jefferson 1,167 54.4% 977 45.6% 2,144 D+8.9
Morrow 910 52.5% 822 47.5% 1,732 D+5.1
Gilliam 604 51.7% 565 48.3% 1,169 D+3.3
Sherman 424 44.6% 526 55.4% 950 R+10.7
Wheeler 358 51.9% 332 48.1% 690 D+3.8

Counties as they stood in 1962; 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