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1992 Senate elections · Oregon history

Oregon U.S. Senate election 1992

Bob Packwood REP +5.6 · Class III seat · held 11/3/92

Votes counted
1,376,033
Margin
5.6 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld
President in OR
D+10.0same year

General election 11/3/92

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Bob Packwood WonREP717,45552.14%
Les AuCoinDEM639,85146.50%
Other—12,9340.94%
Write-in—5,7930.42%
Total1,376,033

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

Full Oregon Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 1992 Oregon Senate race?

Bob Packwood (REP) won with 52.1% of the vote, ahead of Les AuCoin (46.5%), a margin of 5.6 points.

Did the Oregon Senate seat change party in 1992?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1992 Oregon Senate race?

1,376,033 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.