Oregon U.S. Senate election history

Every Oregon U.S. Senate election from 1978 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Current senators

Oregon Senate races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Seat	Winner	Party	Runner-up	Margin	Votes
2022	Class III	Ron Wyden	Democratic	Jo Rae Perkins	14.9	1,927,949
2020	Class II	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	Jo Rae Perkins	17.6	2,321,249
2016	Class III	Ron Wyden	Democratic	Mark Callahan	23.3	1,952,478
2014	Class II	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	Monica Wehby	18.9	1,461,618
2010	Class III	Ron Wyden	Democratic	Jim Huffman	18.0	1,442,588
2008 flip	Class II	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	Gordon H. Smith	3.4	1,767,504
2004	Class III	Ron Wyden	Democratic	Al King	31.7	1,780,550
2002	Class II	Gordon H. Smith	Republican	Bill Bradbury	16.6	1,267,221
1998	Class III	Ron Wyden	Democratic	John Lim	27.3	1,117,747
1996	Class II	Gordon H. Smith	Republican	Tom Bruggere	3.9	1,360,230
1992	Class III	Bob Packwood	Republican	Les AuCoin	5.6	1,376,033
1990	Class II	Mark Odom Hatfield	Republican	Harry Lonsdale	7.5	1,099,255
1986	Class III	Bob Packwood	Republican	Richard H. Bauman	26.9	1,042,555
1984	Class II	Mark Odom Hatfield	Republican	Margie Hendriksen	33.1	1,214,735
1980	Class III	Bob Packwood	Republican	Ted Kulongoski	8.1	1,140,494
1978	Class II	Mark Odom Hatfield	Republican	Vern Cook	23.4	892,518

Ron Wyden won in 2022 by 14.9 points.

Jeff Merkley (Democrat, term ends 2027) and Ron Wyden (Democrat, term ends 2029).

In 2022, when Ron Wyden won.

In 2002, when Gordon H. Smith won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.