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Oregon Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Oregon Congressional and Statewide Results
Primary Filing Deadline: 3/11/08, Primary: 5/20/08, Independent / Minor Party Filing Deadline: 8/26/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: December 8, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 51.3% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Obama Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 56.7%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 40.4%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (Peace-CT) 1.0%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.4%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.4%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.2%, |
| write in votes 0.7%, Brian P. Moore (WI-FL), |
Attorney General, Hardy Myers (D) barred from re-election, 54.8% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic |
| law prof. John R. Kroger (D, R) 72.6%, |
No Republican |
attorny James E Leuenberger (C) 11.2%, |
| attorny J. Ashlee Albies (WF) 10.7%, |
| '04 Socialist Party Presidential nominee Walter F. "Walt" Brown (Pac) 5.1%, |
| write in votes 0.5%, |
Secretary of State 57.2% in '04, Bill Bradbury (D) barred from 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Sen. Kate Brown (D) 51.0%, |
Rick Dancer (R) 45.8%, |
Seth Alan Woolley (Pac) 3.0%, |
| write in votes 0.2%, |
Treasurer, 52.9% in '04, Randall Edwards (D) barred from 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Sen. Ben Westlund (D, Ind) 51.1%, |
businessman Allen Alley (R) 45.3%, |
ex-st. party chair Michael Marsh (C) 3.4%, |
| write in votes 0.2%, |
Senator, 56.2% in '02, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 6th Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, National Journal's Rankings: 7th Most Likely to Switch Parties, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic Takeover, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| St. Rep. Jeff Merkley (D, Ind) 48.9%, |
Gordon H. Smith (R) 45.6%, |
'06 congressional candidate David Brownlow (C) 5.2%, |
write in votes 0.3%, |
1st Congressional District, 62.8% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| David Wu (D) 71.8%, |
USAF veteran Stephan Brodhead (R/WI) 0.8%, |
businessman Joel Haugen (Ind) 17.6%, |
| Scott Semrau (C) 4.3%, |
| engineer H Joe Tabor (L) 3.3%, |
| Chris Henry (Pac) 2.1%, |
2nd Congressional District, 66.8% in '06 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| entreprenuer Noah Lemas (D) 25.7%, |
Greg Walden (R) 69.6%, |
naturopathic physician Tristin Mock (Pac) 2.8%, |
| Richard D. "Rick" Hale (C) 1.7%, |
| write in votes 0.2% |
3rd Congressional District, 73.5% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Earl Blumenauer (D) 74.6%, |
real estate investor Delia Lopez (R) 20.8%, |
educator Michael Meo (Pac) 4.4%, |
| write in votes 0.2% |
4th Congressional District, 62.3% in '06, 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Peter A. "Pete" DeFazio (D) 82.4%, |
No Republican |
Jaynee Germond (C) 13.0%, |
| Michael Beilstein (Pac) 3.9%, |
| write in votes 0.8%, |
5th Congressional District, 54.0% in '06, Darlene Hooley (D) retiring after 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democratic, NRCC Target, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, |
| St. Sen. Kurt Schrader (D) 54.3%, |
'06 nominee / businessman Mike Erickson (R) 38.3%, |
Sean Bates (Ind) 2.0%, |
| sales rep. Douglas Patterson (C) 2.0%, |
| Alex Polikoff (Pac) 1.6%, |
| businessman Steve Milligan (L) 1.4%, |
| write in votes 0.4%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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