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2002 Senate elections · Oregon history

Oregon U.S. Senate election 2002

Gordon H. Smith REP +16.6 · Class II seat · held 11/5/02

Votes counted
1,267,221
Margin
16.6 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/5/02

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Gordon H. Smith WonREP712,28756.21%
Bill BradburyDEM501,89839.61%
Dan FitzgeraldLIB29,9792.37%
Lon MabonCON21,7031.71%
Other—1,3540.11%
Total1,267,221

Official source: Election-Statistics

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 2002 Oregon Senate race?

Gordon H. Smith (REP) won with 56.2% of the vote, ahead of Bill Bradbury (39.6%), a margin of 16.6 points.

Did the Oregon Senate seat change party in 2002?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2002 Oregon Senate race?

1,267,221 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.