2020 Senate elections · Oregon history
Oregon U.S. Senate election 2020
Jeff Merkley DEM +17.6 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 2,321,249
- Margin
- 17.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in OR
- D+16.1same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Merkley Won | DEM | 1,321,047 | 56.91% | |
| Jo Rae Perkins | REP | 912,814 | 39.32% | |
| Gary Dye | LIB | 42,747 | 1.84% | |
| Ibrahim Ali Taher | PG | 42,239 | 1.82% | |
| Other | — | 2,402 | 0.10% | |
| Total | 2,321,249 | |||
Official source: november-general-2020.pdf
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 2020 Oregon Senate race?
Jeff Merkley (DEM) won with 56.9% of the vote, ahead of Jo Rae Perkins (39.3%), a margin of 17.6 points.
Did the Oregon Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Oregon Senate race?
2,321,249 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.