The 2022 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Oregon. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, who was first elected in a 1996 special election, ran for a fifth full term. Jo Rae Perkins, who unsuccessfully ran for Oregon's other Senate seat in 2020, won the Republican primary with 33.3% of the vote. The four candidates filing with the Oregon Secretary of State for this election included Chris Henry of the Oregon Progressive Party and Dan Pulju of the Pacific Green Party.
Wyden ultimately won the election with 55.8% of the statewide vote. This was the first time since 1996 that none of the following counties went Democratic in a Senate Class III election: Gilliam, Jackson, Marion, Polk, Wasco, and Yamhill. It was also the first time Columbia County supported the Republican nominee in this seat since 1986.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ron Wyden, incumbent U.S. Senator (1996–present)
Eliminated in primary Will Barlow, former Electrical and Elevator Board member Brent Thompson
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jo Rae Perkins, former chair of the Linn County Republican Party and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2020
Eliminated in primary Jason Beebe, mayor of Prineville Christopher C. Christensen Robert M. Fleming Darin Harbick, business owner Sam Palmer, Grant County commissioner Ibra A. Taher, philosopher, peace activist and Pacific Green nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020
Declined Alek Skarlatos, former Oregon National Guard soldier and nominee for in 2020 (running for U.S. House)
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Libertarian primary The Libertarian primary was held on June 17, 2022, a month after the major party primaries.
Candidates Nominee John R Newton, brewer
Eliminated in primary Will Hobson of Hood River, state leader of the Mises Caucus
Independents Candidates Declared Thomas Verde, contract specialist
Pacific Green Party Candidates Nominee Dan Pulju
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 19, 2021 Inside Elections January 7, 2022 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 3, 2021PoliticoJune 8, 2022RCPJanuary 10, 2022Fox News May 12, 2022DDHQJuly 20, 2022538June 30, 2022The Economist September 7, 2022
Post-primary endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RonWyden (D) Jo RaePerkins (R) Other UndecidedData for Progress (D)Data for Progress (D)November 1–6, 20221,393 (LV)± 3.0%56%42%2%–Emerson CollegeEmerson CollegeOctober 31 – November 1, 2022975 (LV)± 3.1%51%34%7%8%Data for Progress (D)Data for Progress (D)October 16–18, 20221,021 (LV)± 3.0%51%40%3%7%CiviqsCiviqsOctober 15–18, 2022804 (LV)± 4.3%55%38%5%2%Emerson CollegeEmerson CollegeSeptember 29 – October 1, 2022796 (LV)± 3.4%51%32%8%9%
Results
By county
CountyRon WydenDemocraticJo Rae PerkinsRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%Baker2,53129.345,90268.421932.24-3,371-39.088,626Benton29,95366.3813,40729.711,7663.9116,54636.6745,126Clackamas112,38752.9094,23244.365,8292.7418,1558.55212,448Clatsop11,14956.068,13540.906053.043,01415.1519,889Columbia11,81043.7514,22152.689653.57-2,411-8.9326,996Coos12,56040.3717,59556.569553.07-5,035-16.1831,110Crook3,73026.839,89971.212731.96-6,169-44.3713,902Curry5,22041.417,04955.923372.67-1,829-14.5112,606Deschutes57,86553.6346,88643.463,1422.9110,97910.18107,893Douglas16,93532.0534,52365.331,3822.62-17,588-33.2952,840Gilliam33934.5962663.88151.53-287-29.29980Grant1,06625.912,93571.341132.75-1,869-45.434,114Harney97225.962,68371.66892.38-1,711-45.703,744Hood River7,00265.273,37731.483483.243,62533.7910,727Jackson48,07146.3752,71450.852,8792.78-4,643-4.48103,664Jefferson3,59736.336,08361.442202.22-2,486-25.119,900Josephine15,39636.2425,94861.081,1382.68-10,552-24.8442,482Klamath8,91829.9720,08867.507552.54-11,170-37.5329,761Lake85821.732,99975.96912.30-2,141-54.233,948Lane110,57760.7465,60636.045,8703.2244,97124.70182,053Lincoln15,28358.5110,01138.338263.165,27220.1826,120Linn22,04136.2836,74060.481,9713.24-14,699-24.2060,752Malheur2,33625.786,46971.382582.85-4,133-45.609,063Marion60,61446.4565,60650.274,2763.28-4,992-3.83130,496Morrow1,15928.682,78668.94962.38-1,627-40.264,041Multnomah286,16778.8462,32417.1714,4623.98223,84361.67362,953Polk18,92046.2020,74650.651,2903.15-1,826-4.4640,956Sherman25324.8575474.07111.08-501-49.211,018Tillamook7,17649.646,90947.793722.572671.8514,457Umatilla7,71831.0716,50266.446182.49-8,784-35.3724,838Union3,90231.508,21666.322702.18-4,314-34.8212,388Wallowa1,52133.522,91764.29992.18-1,396-30.774,537Wasco5,38247.655,56249.243513.11-180-1.5911,295Washington160,85863.5783,14632.869,0553.5877,71230.71253,059Wheeler23729.3754667.66242.97-309-38.29807Yamhill21,92145.3324,84951.381,5903.29-2,928-6.0548,360 Totals1,076,42455.83788,99140.9262,5343.24287,43314.911,927,949 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Columbia (largest municipality: St. Helens) Gilliam (largest municipality: Condon) Jackson (largest municipality: Medford) Jefferson (largest municipality: Madras) Marion (largest municipality: Salem) Polk (largest municipality: West Salem) Wasco (largest municipality: The Dalles) Yamhill (largest municipality: McMinnville)
By congressional district Wyden won five of six congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican. District Wyden Perkins Representative 66% 30%Suzanne Bonamici 37% 60%Cliff Bentz 71% 25%Earl Blumenauer55%41%Peter DeFazio (117th Congress)Val Hoyle (118th Congress)52%45%Kurt Schrader (117th Congress)Lori Chavez-DeRemer (118th Congress) 53% 44%Andrea Salinas
See also 2022 United States Senate elections 2022 Oregon elections
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External links Official campaign websites John Newton (L) for Senate Jo Rae Perkins (R) for Senate Ron Wyden (D) for Senate