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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in Oregon

Ron Wyden (Democrat) beat John Lim (Republican) in Oregon in 1998, 61.1% to 33.8%, a margin of 27.3 points and 304,686 votes.

Oregon changed party: in 1992 it went Republican, for Bob Packwood.

Democrats led in 35 of the 36 counties and Republicans in 1. The largest, Multnomah, cast 212,325 votes and went to the Democrat by 51.0 points. The closest was Lake, where 78 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
Ron Wyden won Democratic 682,425 61.1%
John Lim Republican 377,739 33.8%
All other candidates 57,583 5.2%
Total1,117,747

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Multnomah 153,749 72.4% 45,404 21.4% 13,172 212,325 D+51.0
Washington 78,450 60.8% 45,121 35.0% 5,447 129,018 D+25.8
Clackamas 72,554 62.1% 39,950 34.2% 4,415 116,919 D+27.9
Lane 69,172 61.4% 35,299 31.4% 8,118 112,589 D+30.1
Marion 51,085 58.4% 32,996 37.7% 3,387 87,468 D+20.7
Jackson 30,641 53.5% 23,637 41.3% 2,962 57,240 D+12.2
Deschutes 21,750 55.4% 15,416 39.2% 2,115 39,281 D+16.1
Douglas 18,070 49.4% 16,961 46.4% 1,548 36,579 D+3.0
Linn 18,604 55.3% 13,656 40.6% 1,409 33,669 D+14.7
Benton 18,027 61.7% 9,232 31.6% 1,944 29,203 D+30.1
Josephine 13,044 48.1% 12,397 45.7% 1,694 27,135 D+2.4
Yamhill 15,086 56.4% 10,428 39.0% 1,244 26,758 D+17.4
Coos 13,408 55.9% 9,343 39.0% 1,233 23,984 D+16.9
Polk 11,897 56.7% 8,177 38.9% 920 20,994 D+17.7
Klamath 9,098 49.1% 8,746 47.2% 684 18,528 D+1.9
Lincoln 11,637 65.7% 5,068 28.6% 1,020 17,725 D+37.1
Columbia 11,061 66.0% 4,917 29.3% 781 16,759 D+36.7
Umatilla 8,485 58.9% 5,230 36.3% 681 14,396 D+22.6
Clatsop 8,694 67.1% 3,624 28.0% 631 12,949 D+39.2
Tillamook 6,620 65.2% 3,092 30.4% 446 10,158 D+34.7
Curry 4,925 53.2% 3,715 40.1% 614 9,254 D+13.1
Union 4,903 55.2% 3,555 40.1% 418 8,876 D+15.2
Wasco 5,659 66.1% 2,561 29.9% 347 8,567 D+36.2
Malheur 2,970 40.3% 4,014 54.4% 394 7,378 R+14.2
Baker 3,349 52.6% 2,699 42.4% 321 6,369 D+10.2
Hood River 3,750 63.9% 1,830 31.2% 284 5,864 D+32.7
Crook 3,175 57.6% 2,105 38.2% 233 5,513 D+19.4
Jefferson 3,069 60.1% 1,809 35.4% 225 5,103 D+24.7
Wallowa 1,818 57.1% 1,246 39.1% 121 3,185 D+18.0
Grant 1,596 51.1% 1,256 40.2% 273 3,125 D+10.9
Lake 1,533 49.1% 1,455 46.6% 132 3,120 D+2.5
Harney 1,429 51.3% 1,207 43.3% 149 2,785 D+8.0
Morrow 1,641 62.9% 856 32.8% 112 2,609 D+30.1
Sherman 565 66.1% 259 30.3% 31 855 D+35.8
Gilliam 523 67.1% 223 28.6% 34 780 D+38.5
Wheeler 388 56.5% 255 37.1% 44 687 D+19.4

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