2008 Senate elections · Oregon history
Oregon U.S. Senate election 2008
Jeff Merkley DEM +3.4 gain · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 1,767,504
- Margin
- 3.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in OR
- D+16.4same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Merkley Won | DEM | 864,392 | 48.91% | |
| Gordon H. Smith | REP | 805,159 | 45.55% | |
| David M. Brownlow | CON | 92,565 | 5.24% | |
| Other | — | 5,388 | 0.31% | |
| Total | 1,767,504 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Oregon Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 14.9 |
| 2020 | Class II | Jeff Merkley | 17.6 |
| 2016 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 23.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Jeff Merkley | 18.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 18.0 |
| 2008 | Class II | Jeff Merkley | 3.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 31.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Gordon H. Smith | 16.6 |
| 1998 | Class III | Ron Wyden | 27.3 |
| 1996 | Class II | Gordon H. Smith | 3.9 |
| 1992 | Class III | Bob Packwood | 5.6 |
| 1990 | Class II | Mark Odom Hatfield | 7.5 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2008 Oregon Senate race?
Jeff Merkley (DEM) won with 48.9% of the vote, ahead of Gordon H. Smith (45.6%), a margin of 3.4 points.
Did the Oregon Senate seat change party in 2008?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 Oregon Senate race?
1,767,504 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.