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 County results Packwood: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Bauman: 50–60% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1986 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 8, 1986. IncumbentRepublicanBob Packwood ran for re-election. U.S. CongressmanJim Weaver received theDemocratic nomination. A populist Democratic congressman fromEugene, Oregon, he was a darling of the environmentalists. Weaver supported theOregon Wilderness Act of 1984. Packwood was confident, despite the popular opponent, because had more money and a better campaign organization.[1] After winning the party nomination, Weaver was the subject of aHouse Ethics Committee probe into his campaign finances, and withdrew his candidacy.Rick Bauman was selected to replace Weaver on the ballot, and lost handily to Packwood.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Weaver | 183,334 | 61.56% | |
| Democratic | Rod Monroe | 44,553 | 14.96% | |
| Democratic | Rick Bauman | 41,939 | 14.08% | |
| Democratic | Steve Anderson | 26,130 | 8.77% | |
| Democratic | miscellaneous | 1,868 | 0.63% | |
| Total votes | 297,824 | 100.00% | ||
After the primary, aHouse Ethics Committee probe into Weaver's campaign finances led him to withdraw his candidacy and the Oregon Democratic State Central Committee selected Bauman to replace Weaver on the ballot in August, just 10 weeks before the general election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Packwood (incumbent) | 171,985 | 57.62% | |
| Republican | Joe Lutz | 126,315 | 42.32% | |
| Republican | miscellaneous | 166 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 298,466 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Packwood (incumbent) | 656,317 | 62.95% | |
| Democratic | Rick Bauman | 375,735 | 36.04% | |
| Independent | Write-in | 10,503 | 1.01% | |
| Total votes | 1,042,555 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
