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1990 Senate elections · Oregon history

Oregon U.S. Senate election 1990

Mark Odom Hatfield REP +7.5 · Class II seat · held 11/6/90

Votes counted
1,099,255
Margin
7.5 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/6/90

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Mark Odom Hatfield WonREP590,09553.68%
Harry LonsdaleDEM507,74346.19%
Other—1,4170.13%
Total1,099,255

Official source: data

Other Oregon Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2022Class IIIRon Wyden14.9
2020Class IIJeff Merkley17.6
2016Class IIIRon Wyden23.3
2014Class IIJeff Merkley18.9
2010Class IIIRon Wyden18.0
2008Class IIJeff Merkley3.4
2004Class IIIRon Wyden31.7
2002Class IIGordon H. Smith16.6
1998Class IIIRon Wyden27.3
1996Class IIGordon H. Smith3.9
1992Class IIIBob Packwood5.6
1990Class IIMark Odom Hatfield7.5

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1990 Oregon Senate race?

Mark Odom Hatfield (REP) won with 53.7% of the vote, ahead of Harry Lonsdale (46.2%), a margin of 7.5 points.

Did the Oregon Senate seat change party in 1990?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1990 Oregon Senate race?

1,099,255 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.