2016 Senate elections · Oregon history
Oregon U.S. Senate election 2016
Ron Wyden DEM +23.3 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 1,952,478
- Margin
- 23.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in OR
- D+11.0same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Wyden Won | DEM | 1,105,119 | 56.60% | |
| Mark Callahan | REP | 651,106 | 33.35% | |
| Shanti S. Lewallen | WFP | 61,915 | 3.17% | |
| Cody Reynolds | IND | 59,516 | 3.05% | |
| Eric Navickas | PG | 48,823 | 2.50% | |
| James D. Lindsay | LIB | 23,941 | 1.23% | |
| Other | — | 2,058 | 0.11% | |
| Total | 1,952,478 | |||
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 2016 Oregon Senate race?
Ron Wyden (DEM) won with 56.6% of the vote, ahead of Mark Callahan (33.3%), a margin of 23.3 points.
Did the Oregon Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Oregon Senate race?
1,952,478 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.