Election
The 2002 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Gordon Smith ran for re-election to a second term. Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury emerged as the Democratic nominee, and though a competitive gubernatorial election occurred at the same time, Bradbury's campaign was never able to gain traction and Smith overwhelmingly won re-election (Bradbury only carried Multnomah County ). As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans have won a U.S. Senate election in Oregon.
Democratic primary Candidates Results Republican primary Results General election Campaign Smith, who had only served one term in the U.S. Senate, had slightly lower than a 50% approval rating before the summer of 2002 began.[2] [3]
Predictions Results Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican See also References
^ a b "Content Manager WebDrawer - 2002 Primary Election Official Results" .^ Berke, Richard L. (June 8, 2002). "A Senate Candidate's Refrain: 'Could You Stretch It to $500?' . The New York Times . ^ Madden, Mike (July 16, 2002). "Smith, Hooley maintain comfortable fund-raising leads" . USA Today . Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. ^ "Senate Races" . www.centerforpolitics.org . November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF) . U.S. Government Printing Office . p. 38.
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