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2002 United States Senate election in Oregon

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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.

2002 United States Senate election in Oregon
← 1996 November 5, 2002 2008 →
 
Nominee Gordon Smith Bill Bradbury
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 712,287 501,898
Percentage 56.21% 39.61%
County results
Smith:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Bradbury:      50–60%
Senator before election

Gordon Smith
Republican

Elected Senator

Gordon Smith
Republican

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
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%

Republican primary

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon Smith (Incumbent) 306,504 98.89%
Republican Write-ins 3,439 1.11%
Total votes 309,943 100.00%

General election

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Campaign

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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]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Likely R November 4, 2002

Results

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United States Senate election in Oregon, 2002[5]
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
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Content Manager WebDrawer - 2002 Primary Election Official Results".
  2. ^ Berke, Richard L. (June 8, 2002). "A Senate Candidate's Refrain: 'Could You Stretch It to $500?'". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Madden, Mike (July 16, 2002). "Smith, Hooley maintain comfortable fund-raising leads". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ 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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