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2020 United States Senate election in Oregon

The 2020 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oregon, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator Jeff 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 the Republican nominee Jo Rae Perkins's promotion of the unfounded QAnon conspiracy theory. Furthermore, Perkins had flipped five counties that Merkley had won in 2014 (though only by pluralities in the cases of Jackson, Polk and Yamhill).[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Jeff Merkley

Organizations

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Jo Rae Perkins

State representatives

Individuals

Organizations

Results

Results by county:
  Rae Perkins—50–60%
  Rae Perkins—40–50%

Other candidates

Pacific Green Party

Nominee

Endorsements

Ibra Taher

Individuals

Organizations

Libertarian Party

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Jeff Merkley (D)

Organizations

Unions

Jo Rae Perkins (R)

State representatives

Organizations

Ibrahim Taher (G)

Individuals

Organizations

Polling

Results

By county

By congressional district

Merkley won 4 of 5 congressional districts.[60]

Notes

General

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Dye (L) and Taher (G) with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%

References

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  17. ^ "Candidate Information: Jo Rae Perkins". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "Believer in QAnon conspiracy theory wins Republican Senate nomination in Oregon". The Washington Post. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020. "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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External links

Official campaign websites