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2008 US Senate election in Oregon

Jeff Merkley (Democrat) beat Gordon Smith (Republican) in Oregon in 2008, 48.9% to 45.6%, a margin of 3.4 points and 59,233 votes.

Oregon changed party: in 2002 it went Republican, for Gordon Smith.

Republicans led in 28 of the 36 counties and Democrats in 8. The largest, Multnomah, cast 352,162 votes and went to the Democrat by 41.6 points. The closest was Wheeler, where 297 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
Jeff Merkley won Democratic 864,392 48.9%
Gordon Smith Republican 805,159 45.6%
David Brownlow Constitution 92,565 5.2%
All other candidates 5,388 0.3%
Total1,767,504

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Multnomah 242,518 68.9% 95,950 27.2% 13,694 352,162 D+41.6
Washington 111,367 48.8% 106,114 46.5% 10,564 228,045 D+2.3
Clackamas 83,558 45.0% 92,780 50.0% 9,330 185,668 R+5.0
Lane 103,631 58.1% 66,936 37.5% 7,842 178,409 D+20.6
Marion 49,626 41.0% 62,560 51.7% 8,800 120,986 R+10.7
Jackson 41,828 42.9% 49,225 50.5% 6,367 97,420 R+7.6
Deschutes 31,024 40.6% 41,108 53.8% 4,310 76,442 R+13.2
Douglas 17,387 34.0% 29,969 58.6% 3,756 51,112 R+24.6
Linn 18,403 36.9% 27,047 54.3% 4,372 49,822 R+17.3
Benton 24,911 55.9% 17,933 40.2% 1,730 44,574 D+15.7
Yamhill 16,787 39.7% 22,475 53.1% 3,064 42,326 R+13.4
Josephine 14,153 35.0% 22,790 56.3% 3,534 40,477 R+21.3
Polk 13,906 39.8% 18,718 53.5% 2,342 34,966 R+13.8
Coos 12,621 42.3% 14,838 49.7% 2,386 29,845 R+7.4
Klamath 7,005 24.6% 19,241 67.5% 2,256 28,502 R+42.9
Umatilla 5,948 23.8% 17,933 71.7% 1,115 24,996 R+47.9
Columbia 11,166 46.5% 10,679 44.4% 2,186 24,031 D+2.0
Lincoln 12,097 52.1% 9,464 40.8% 1,645 23,206 D+11.3
Clatsop 8,795 49.3% 7,939 44.5% 1,114 17,848 D+4.8
Tillamook 5,540 42.9% 6,516 50.4% 862 12,918 R+7.6
Union 3,329 27.2% 8,230 67.1% 701 12,260 R+40.0
Curry 4,410 36.9% 6,679 55.9% 868 11,957 R+19.0
Wasco 4,586 41.4% 5,762 52.0% 741 11,089 R+10.6
Malheur 2,218 22.1% 7,355 73.2% 474 10,047 R+51.1
Crook 2,735 27.3% 6,436 64.3% 836 10,007 R+37.0
Hood River 5,045 52.9% 4,070 42.7% 421 9,536 D+10.2
Baker 2,203 25.8% 5,662 66.4% 666 8,531 R+40.5
Jefferson 2,705 33.5% 4,788 59.3% 586 8,079 R+25.8
Wallowa 940 21.6% 3,226 74.2% 182 4,348 R+52.6
Morrow 988 24.6% 2,751 68.6% 273 4,012 R+43.9
Grant 748 19.7% 2,821 74.1% 237 3,806 R+54.5
Lake 668 18.5% 2,697 74.8% 241 3,606 R+56.3
Harney 755 21.1% 2,574 72.0% 247 3,576 R+50.9
Gilliam 302 27.9% 699 64.7% 80 1,081 R+36.7
Sherman 277 27.1% 685 67.0% 61 1,023 R+39.9
Wheeler 212 26.8% 509 64.3% 70 791 R+37.5

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