List of United States Senators from Oregon

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This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Oregon.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Oregon are:

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
U.S. Senate Oregon	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2027
U.S. Senate Oregon	Ron Wyden	Democratic	January 30, 1996	January 3, 2029

Election history

For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class II

Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.

2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley defeated Jo Rae Perkins, Gary Dye, and Ibrahim Taher in the general election for U.S. Senate Oregon on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jeff Merkley (D / Independent / Working Families Party)	56.9	1,321,047
	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	39.3	912,814
	Gary Dye (L)	1.8	42,747
	Ibrahim Taher (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)	1.8	42,239
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,402

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,321,249
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jeff Merkley	98.7	564,878
	Other/Write-in votes	1.3	7,386

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 572,264
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Jo Rae Perkins defeated Paul Romero, Robert Schwartz, and John Verbeek in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jo Rae Perkins	49.2	178,004
	Paul Romero	30.4	109,783
	Robert Schwartz	11.1	40,196
	John Verbeek	8.1	29,382
	Other/Write-in votes	1.2	4,250

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,615
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Matthew Kulow (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Oregon

Gary Dye advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Oregon on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Dye (L)

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Pacific Green Party convention

Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Oregon

Ibrahim Taher advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Oregon on June 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ibrahim Taher (Pacific Green Party)

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2014

On November 4, 2014, incumbent Jeff Merkley (D) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Monica Wehby (R), Mike Montchalin (L), James Leuenberger (Constitution) and Christina Jean Lugo (G) in the general election.

**U.S. Senate, Oregon General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeff Merkley Incumbent	55.7%	814,537
	Republican	Monica Wehby	36.9%	538,847
	Libertarian	Mike Montchalin	3.1%	44,916
	Constitution	James Leuenberger	1.7%	24,212
	Green	Christina Jean Lugo	2.2%	32,434
	Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous	0.5%	6,672
Total Votes				1,461,618
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2008

On November 4, 2008, Jeff Merkley won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Gordon H. Smith (R) and David Brownlow (Constitution) in the general election.^[1]

U.S. Senate, Oregon General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Jeff Merkley	49.1%	864,392
	Republican	Gordon H. Smith	45.7%	805,159
	Constitution	David Brownlow	5.3%	92,565
Total Votes				1,762,116

2002

On November 5, 2002, Gordon Smith (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Bill Bradbury (D), Dan Fitzgerald (L) and Lon Mabon (Constitution) in the general election.^[2]

U.S. Senate, Oregon General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gordon Smith incumbent	56.2%	712,287
	Democratic	Bill Bradbury	39.6%	501,898
	Libertarian	Dan Fitzgerald	2.4%	29,979
	Constitution	Lon Mabon	1.7%	21,703
	N/A	Miscellaneous	0.1%	1,354
Total Votes				1,267,221

1996

On November 5, 1996, Gordon Smith (R) won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Tom Bruggere (D), Brent Thompson (Reform), Gary Kutcher (Pacific), Paul "Stormy" Mohn (L), Christopher Phelps (Socialist) and Michael L. Hoyes (Natural Law) in the general election.^[3]

U.S. Senate, Oregon General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gordon Smith	49.8%	677,336
	Democratic	Tom Bruggere	45.9%	624,370
	Reform	Brent Thompson	1.5%	20,381
	Pacific	Gary Kutcher	1%	14,193
	Libertarian	Paul "Stormy" Mohn	0.9%	12,697
	Socialist	Christopher Phelps	0.4%	5,426
	Natural Law	Michael L. Hoyes	0.3%	4,425
	N/A	Miscellaneous	0.1%	1,402
Total Votes				1,360,230

Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022