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The2002 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 5, 2002. IncumbentRepublicanUnited States SenatorGordon Smith ran for re-election to a second term.Oregon Secretary of StateBill Bradbury emerged as theDemocratic nominee, and though acompetitive gubernatorial election occurred at the same time, Bradbury's campaign was never able to gain traction and Smith overwhelmingly won re-election (Bradbury only carriedMultnomah County). As of 2026, this is the last time the Republicans have won a U.S. Senate election in Oregon or any mainland West Coast states.
Along withMaine andNew Mexico, this was one of the three Republican-held Senate seats up for election in a state thatAl Gore won in the2000 presidential election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Bradbury | 279,792 | 85.89% | |
| Democratic | Craig Hanson | 27,472 | 8.43% | |
| Democratic | Greg Haven | 13,995 | 4.30% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 4,480 | 1.38% | |
| Total votes | 325,739 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon Smith (Incumbent) | 306,504 | 98.89% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 3,439 | 1.11% | |
| Total votes | 309,943 | 100.00% | ||
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] By July 2002, Smith had raised over $5 million, while Bradbury raised only about $1 million.[3]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Likely R | November 4, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon H. Smith (Incumbent) | 712,287 | 56.21% | +6.41% | |
| Democratic | Bill Bradbury | 501,898 | 39.61% | −6.30% | |
| Libertarian | Dan Fitzgerald | 29,979 | 2.37% | +1.43% | |
| Constitution | Lon Mabon | 21,703 | 1.71% | ||
| Write-ins | 1,354 | 0.11% | |||
| Majority | 210,389 | 16.60% | +12.71% | ||
| Turnout | 1,267,221 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
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