2016 United States Senate election in Oregon
The 2016 United States Senate election in Oregon was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oregon , concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election , as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections .
Incumbent Democratic Senator Ron Wyden was re-elected to a fourth full term in office. This is the first senate election since 1998 in which Coos County has not supported him. This election also marks the most recent time any candidate from either major party swept all of Oregon’s existing congressional districts in any statewide election.[1]
Democratic Party primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Results
Results by county:
Results by county
County
Ron WydenDemocratic
Paul WeaverDemocratic
Kevin StineDemocratic
Other votes
Total votes
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Baker
78.42%
1,205
6.04%
79
14.15%
185
1.38%
18
1,307
Benton
82.47%
15,095
2.74%
502
14.57%
2,666
0.21%
39
18,302
Clackamas
83.92%
48,355
3.27%
1,884
12.25%
7,060
0.56%
325
57,624
Clatsop
84.51%
5,173
3.84%
235
11.29%
691
0.36%
22
6,121
Columbia
80.70%
5,971
5.95%
440
12.75%
943
0.61%
45
7,399
Coos
77.80%
6,284
6.90%
557
14.60%
1,179
0.71%
57
8,077
Crook
80.97%
1,613
7.28%
145
10.79%
215
0.95%
19
1,992
Curry
80.17%
2,417
5.41%
163
13.47%
406
0.96%
29
3,015
Deschutes
85.24%
19,489
2.92%
668
11.42%
2,611
0.42%
96
22,864
Douglas
77.40%
8,159
7.48%
789
14.27%
1,504
0.85%
90
10,542
Gilliam
84.31%
188
6.73%
15
6.73%
15
2.24%
5
223
Grant
77.46%
519
6.12%
41
13.43%
90
2.99%
20
670
Harney
80.18%
542
7.25%
49
10.65%
72
1.92%
13
676
Hood River
84.57%
3,376
3.18%
127
12.05%
481
0.20%
8
3,992
Jackson
77.86%
22,152
3.34%
949
18.35%
5,221
0.46%
130
28,452
Jefferson
81.59%
1,418
6.33%
110
11.34%
197
0.75%
13
1,738
Josephine
77.92%
7,065
4.73%
429
16.37%
1,484
0.98%
89
9,067
Klamath
78.52%
4,179
5.73%
305
14.60%
777
1.15%
61
5,322
Lake
76.74%
409
7.88%
42
14.45%
77
0.94%
5
533
Lane
83.64%
58,057
3.31%
2,300
12.70%
8,819
0.35%
241
69,417
Lincoln
82.28%
7,144
4.60%
399
12.73%
1,105
0.40%
35
8,683
Linn
78.20%
9,435
6.31%
761
14.76%
1,781
0.74%
89
12,066
Malheur
75.48%
948
8.20%
103
14.81%
186
1.51%
19
1,256
Marion
81.20%
27,409
4.63%
1,562
13.54%
4,569
0.64%
215
33,755
Morrow
80.03%
541
8.28%
56
10.80%
73
0.89%
6
676
Multnomah
85.30%
148,980
2.04%
3,556
12.32%
21,510
0.35%
603
174,649
Polk
81.64%
8,130
4.88%
486
12.96%
1,291
0.52%
52
9,959
Sherman
74.41%
125
10.12%
17
11.91%
20
3.57%
6
168
Tillamook
83.24%
3,422
4.31%
177
12.16%
500
0.29%
12
4,111
Umatilla
82.40%
3,656
5.12%
227
11.97%
531
0.52%
23
4,437
Union
81.05%
1,972
5.67%
138
12.50%
304
0.78%
19
2,433
Wallowa
86.25%
734
2.12%
18
11.05%
94
0.59%
5
851
Wasco
81.63%
2,501
5.48%
168
12.40%
380
0.49%
15
3,064
Washington
84.21%
65,565
3.06%
2,385
12.43%
9,677
0.30%
232
77,859
Wheeler
76.36%
126
4.85%
8
12.73%
21
6.06%
10
165
Yamhill
82.37%
9,729
3.86%
456
13.14%
1,552
0.63%
74
11,811
Republican Party primary
Candidates
Declared
Results
Independent Party primary
Candidates
Declared
Results
Working Families Party
The Working Families Party of Oregon, which usually cross-endorses Democratic candidates, nominated their own candidate in protest of Sen. Ron Wyden's support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership .[13] [14] [15]
Candidates
Declared
Pacific Green Party and Oregon Progressive Party
The Pacific Green Party and the Oregon Progressive Party cross-endorsed Eric Navickas, former member of the Ashland, Oregon City Council.[17] [18] [19]
Candidates
Declared
Eric Navickas, former Ashland City Councilman[20] [21]
General election
Predictions
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Ron Wyden (D)
Mark Callahan (R)
Other
Undecided
SurveyMonkey
November 1–7, 2016
1,595
± 4.6%
63%
32%
—
5%
SurveyMonkey
October 31–November 6, 2016
1,483
± 4.6%
64%
32%
—
4%
SurveyMonkey
October 28–November 3, 2016
1,150
± 4.6%
64%
32%
—
4%
SurveyMonkey
October 27–November 2, 2016
934
± 4.6%
64%
33%
—
3%
SurveyMonkey
October 26–November 1, 2016
809
± 4.6%
61%
34%
—
5%
SurveyMonkey
October 25–31, 2016
743
± 4.6%
62%
34%
—
4%
KATU-TV/SurveyUSA
October 10–12, 2016
654
± 3.9%
54%
32%
6%
9%
Gravis Marketing (R-Breitbart)
October 4, 2016
1,248
± 2.8%
52%
33%
—
15%
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
By congressional district
Wyden won all 5 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[28]
References
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^ Mann, Damian (September 21, 2015). "Medford Councilor Stine to challenge Sen. Ron Wyden" . Mail Tribune . Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015 .
^ Kullgren, Ian K. (November 17, 2015). "Who's running for president, Oregon governor, other seats? The latest on 2016 candidates" . The Oregonian . Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
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^ a b c "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Official Results" . Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved July 21, 2016 .
^ a b Mapes, Jeff (September 10, 2015). "Republican Mark Callahan of 'blah, blah, blah' fame runs again for U.S. Senate" . The Oregonian . Retrieved September 11, 2015 .
^ Hubbard, Saul (April 27, 2016). "Four GOP candidates in primary vie for spot to face off against U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden" . The Eugene Register-Guard . Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
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^ "Oregon Working Families Party challenges free-trader Ron Wyden" . NWLaborPress.org . August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016 .
^ "Oregon Working Families Party challenges "fast-track" backer Ron Wyden" . People's World . August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016 .
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^ Driscoll, Trisha (August 4, 2016). "2016 PACIFIC GREEN PARTY CANDIDATES" . Pacific Green Party . Retrieved September 1, 2016 .
^ Navickas, Eric (August 31, 2016). "I am proud to announce that in addition to receiving the Pacific Green Party nomination, our campaign has also won the nomination to run for U.S. Senate from the Progressive Party of Oregon" . Eric Navickas for US Senate- Official Facebook . Retrieved September 1, 2016 .
^ "The League responds with an event gathering signatures to get Jill Stein and Eric Navickas in the voters pamphlet. This will be at the Salem Wednesday Farmers market" . Salem Weekly News . August 3, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016 .
^ "Oregon Secretary of State Candidate Information- Eric Navickas (Pacific Green Nomination)" . Oregon Secretary of State . June 30, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016 .
^ "Oregon Secretary of State Candidate Information- Eric Navickas (Oregon Progressive Nomination)" . Oregon Secretary of State . August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016 .
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^ "Daily Kos Election 2016 forecast: The final version" . Daily Kos . Retrieved March 27, 2021 .
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^ "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes" . Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 3, 2017 .
^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::d0da4067-8219-48b6-9403-6bb5782d2dba
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