2020 United States Senate election in Oregon explained

See also: 2020 United States Senate elections.

Election Name:2020 United States Senate election in Oregon
Country:Oregon
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States Senate election in Oregon
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2026 United States Senate election in Oregon
Next Year:2026
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Nominee1:Jeff Merkley
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,321,047
Percentage1:56.91%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:912,814
Percentage2:39.32%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Jeff Merkley
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Jeff Merkley
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2020 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oregon, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator Jeff Merkley won reelection to a third term in office. Although this Senate seat was largely expected to be one of the safest for the Democrats, the race received national attention due to the Republican nominee Jo Rae Perkins's promotion of the unfounded QAnon conspiracy theory. Furthermore, Perkins had flipped five counties that Merkley had won in 2014 (though only by pluralities in the cases of Jackson, Polk and Yamhill).[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Results

Other candidates

Pacific Green Party

Nominee

Endorsements

Libertarian Party

Nominee

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[16] October 29, 2020
align=left Inside Elections[17] October 28, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[19] October 30, 2020
Politico[20] November 2, 2020
RCP[21] October 23, 2020
DDHQ[22] November 3, 2020
538[23] November 2, 2020
Economist[24] November 2, 2020

Results

CountyJeff Merkley
Democratic
Jo Rae Perkins
Republican
Gary Dye
Libertarian
Ibrahim Taher
Pacific Green
Write-inMarginTotal
votes
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Baker2,63327.016,86370.391761.81710.7370.07-4,230-43.389,750
Benton35,02167.2914,81128.461,0412.001,1182.15520.1020,21038.8352,043
Clackamas134,81353.79106,83842.634,7671.903,9951.592270.0927,97511.16250,640
Clatsop13,05255.489,62340.914381.863911.66200.093,42914.5823,524
Columbia14,37545.4415,94850.417672.425071.60400.13-1,573-4.9731,637
Coos14,88541.2320,05155.536761.874701.30240.07-5,166-14.3136,106
Crook4,13327.2910,62870.172501.651180.78170.11-6,495-42.8815,146
Curry6,17042.247,99354.722681.831701.1670.05-1,823-12.4814,608
Deschutes65,26453.1953,28543.432,2441.831,7691.441280.1011,9799.76122,690
Douglas20,70733.0340,03663.871,2171.946601.05650.10-19,329-30.8462,685
Gilliam37331.9676565.55181.5480.6930.26-392-33.591,167
Grant1,11924.803,27372.52891.97270.6050.11-2,154-47.734,513
Harney1,05524.103,21373.41651.49380.8760.14-2,158-49.304,377
Hood River8,61966.893,82129.652291.782091.6270.054,79837.2412,885
Jackson59,09347.5461,01049.082,2171.781,9011.53820.07-1,917-1.54124,303
Jefferson4,59139.076,81057.952061.751301.11150.13-2,219-18.8811,752
Josephine18,69737.2329,68559.109861.967891.57680.14-10,988-21.8850,225
Klamath11,23731.2323,57965.537021.954351.21290.08-12,342-34.3035,982
Lake90821.293,26176.46631.48290.6840.09-2,353-55.174,265
Lane133,03361.2675,55034.793,8421.774,4972.072360.1157,48326.47217,158
Lincoln17,48557.8811,62838.495461.815241.73250.085,85719.3930,208
Linn27,04838.2940,80157.761,6182.291,0791.53980.14-13,753-19.4770,644
Malheur3,35328.927,88267.972301.981241.0770.06-4,529-39.0611,596
Marion79,99049.3775,90846.853,2211.992,6831.662120.134,0822.52162,014
Morrow1,55830.943,32466.021092.16410.8130.06-1,766-35.075,035
Multnomah356,87078.5378,67317.316,7751.4911,6692.574310.09278,19761.22454,418
Polk22,89348.1622,93148.249281.957251.53540.11-38-0.0847,531
Sherman30225.6184571.67262.2160.5100.00-543-46.061,179
Tillamook8,32650.197,76846.832701.632131.28120.075583.3616,589
Umatilla11,25334.9519,87661.746962.163391.05300.09-8,623-26.7832,194
Union4,54531.129,67466.242301.571450.99110.08-5,129-35.1214,605
Wallowa1,70233.563,26764.43651.28370.7300.00-1,565-30.865,071
Wasco6,71648.676,57247.632902.102081.51130.091441.0413,799
Washington202,07364.6497,79931.286,1311.966,2061.994090.13104,27433.36312,618
Wheeler26228.1164669.31161.7280.8600.00-384-41.20932
Yamhill26,89346.8828,17749.121,3352.339001.57550.10-1,284-2.2457,360
Totals1,321,04756.91912,81439.3242,7471.8442,2391.822,4020.10408,23317.592,321,249
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Merkley won 4 of 5 congressional districts.[25]

DistrictMerkleyPerkinsRepresentative
62%34%Suzanne Bonamici
43%53%Cliff Bentz
73%22%Earl Blumenauer
52%44%Peter DeFazio
53%43%Kurt Schrader

Notes

General

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. News: Baker. Mike. May 20, 2020. G.O.P. Voters Back QAnon Conspiracy Promoter for U.S. Senate. The New York Times. June 14, 2020.
  2. News: Sullivan. Sean. Sen. Jeff Merkley opts out of Democratic presidential contest and will run for reelection to Oregon seat. The Washington Post. March 5, 2019. March 5, 2019.
  3. Web site: Candidate Information: Michael David. February 28, 2020. Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 10, 2020.
  4. Web site: Candidate Information: Jo Rae Perkins. January 17, 2020. Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. January 20, 2020.
  5. News: Believer in QAnon conspiracy theory wins Republican Senate nomination in Oregon. May 20, 2020. The Washington Post. May 20, 2020. “Where we go one, we go all,” Perkins said in the video, reciting a QAnon slogan. “I stand with President Trump. I stand with Q and the team. Thank you Anons, and thank you patriots. And together, we can save our republic.”.
  6. Web site: Cegavske . Carisa . Roseburg Republican seeks senate seat held by Democrat Jeff Merkley . The News-Review . January 5, 2020 . September 20, 2019.
  7. Web site: Oregon Secretary Of State. secure.sos.state.or.us. 2019-10-29.
  8. Web site: Candidate Information: John Verbeek. March 6, 2020. Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 9, 2020.
  9. Web site: FILING FEC-1380922. FEC . May 15, 2020 . February 7, 2020 .
  10. Web site: The Green Papers . May 15, 2020 . 44 changes to the candidate list. . March 12, 2020 . June 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604091610/http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Log/20Q1 . dead .
  11. Web site: After losing race for governor, Buehler plans his future. Warner. Gary. 2018-12-29. The Bulletin. en. 2019-08-15.
  12. Web site: Our Coordinating Committee. 2020-06-28. Pacific Green Party Standard.
  13. Web site: Oregon 2020 Senate Candidate List . secure.sos.state.or.us . Oregon Secretary of State . August 26, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
  14. Web site: Gary Dye. 2020-08-25. Ballotpedia. en.
  15. Web site: 2020-08-14. Official website of the Libertarian Party of Oregon. 2020-08-25. Libertarian Party of Oregon. en-US. August 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200817045708/https://lporegon.org/2020-general/. dead.
  16. Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings for October 29, 2020 . The Cook Political Report . March 11, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2020 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . March 11, 2021.
  18. Web site: 2020 Senate race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . March 12, 2021.
  19. Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings . Daily Kos Elections. March 13, 2021.
  20. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. November 19, 2019 . Politico.
  21. Web site: Battle for the Senate 2020. October 23, 2020 . RCP.
  22. Web site: September 2, 2020 . 2020 Senate Elections Model. September 2, 2020 . Decision Desk HQ.
  23. Web site: Silver . Nate . Forecasting the race for the Senate . . September 18, 2020 . September 18, 2020.
  24. Web site: November 2, 2020 . Forecasting the US elections . March 13, 2021 . The Economist.
  25. Web site: DRA 2020. Daves Redistricting. August 18, 2024.