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The2020 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent theState of Oregon, concurrently with the2020 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the United States Senate,elections to theUnited States House of Representatives, and variousstate and local elections.
IncumbentDemocratic senatorJeff Merkley won reelection to a third term in office. Although this Senate seat was largely expected to be one of the safest for the Democrats, the race received national attention due to theRepublican nomineeJo Rae Perkins's promotion of the unfoundedQAnon conspiracy theory. Furthermore, Perkins flipped five counties that Merkley had won in 2014 (though only by pluralities in the cases ofJackson,Polk andYamhill).[1] That said, Merkley overperformed DemocratJoe Biden in theconcurrent presidential election by about a point and a half.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeff Merkley (incumbent) | 564,878 | 98.71% | |
| Democratic | Write-in | 7,386 | 1.29% | |
| Total votes | 572,264 | 100.0% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jo Rae Perkins | 178,004 | 49.23% | |
| Republican | Paul J. Romero, Jr. | 109,783 | 30.36% | |
| Republican | Robert Schwartz | 40,196 | 11.12% | |
| Republican | John Verbeek | 29,382 | 8.13% | |
| Republican | Write-in | 4,250 | 1.17% | |
| Total votes | 361,615 | 100.0% | ||
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| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[30] | Solid D | October 29, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[31] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[33] | Safe D | October 30, 2020 |
| Politico[34] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[35] | Safe D | October 23, 2020 |
| DDHQ[36] | Safe D | November 3, 2020 |
| 538[37] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| Economist[38] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Jeff Merkley (D) | Jo Rae Perkins (R) | Other | Undecided |
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| Civiqs/Daily Kos[58] | September 26–29, 2020 | 944 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 55% | 35% | 5%[b] | 5% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jeff Merkley (incumbent) | 1,321,047 | 56.91% | +1.18% | |
| Republican | Jo Rae Perkins | 912,814 | 39.32% | +2.45% | |
| Libertarian | Gary Dye | 42,747 | 1.84% | −1.23% | |
| Pacific Green | Ibrahim Taher | 42,239 | 1.82% | −0.40% | |
| Write-in | 2,402 | 0.11% | -0.34% | ||
| Total votes | 2,321,249 | 100.0% | |||
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Merkley won four of five congressional districts.[60]
| District | Merkley | Perkins | Representative |
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| 1st | 62% | 34% | Suzanne Bonamici |
| 2nd | 43% | 53% | Cliff Bentz |
| 3rd | 73% | 22% | Earl Blumenauer |
| 4th | 52% | 44% | Peter DeFazio |
| 5th | 53% | 43% | Kurt Schrader |
General
"Where we go one, we go all," Perkins said in the video, reciting a QAnon slogan. "I stand with President Trump. I stand with Q and the team. Thank you Anons, and thank you patriots. And together, we can save our republic."
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