# 2022 United States Senate election in Oregon

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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

### Endorsements

Organizations
* Feminist Majority PAC
* Giffords
* Jewish Dems
* League of Conservation Voters
* Natural Resources Defense Council
* Population Connection Action Fund
* Pro-Israel America
* Sierra Club
Unions
* Oregon Education Association PAC
* Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Oregon State Council

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ron Wyden (incumbent) | 439,665 | 89.38% |
| | Democratic | William E. Barlow III | 35,025 | 7.12% |
| | Democratic | Brent Thompson | 17,197 | 3.50% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 491,887 | 100.0% |

## 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 Oregon's 4th congressional district in 2020 (running for U.S. House)

### Endorsements

Individuals
* Lars Larson, conservative talk show host

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jo Rae Perkins | 115,701 | 33.32% |
| | Republican | Darin Harbick | 107,506 | 30.96% |
| | Republican | Sam Palmer | 42,703 | 12.30% |
| | Republican | Jason Beebe | 39,456 | 11.36% |
| | Republican | Christopher C. Christensen | 28,433 | 8.19% |
| | Republican | Robert M. Fleming | 6,821 | 1.96% |
| | Republican | Ibra A. Taher | 6,659 | 1.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 347,279 | 100.0% |

## 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

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid D | November 19, 2021 |
| Inside Elections | Solid D | January 7, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | November 3, 2021 |
| Politico | Solid D | June 8, 2022 |
| RCP | Safe D | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News | Solid D | May 12, 2022 |
| DDHQ | Solid D | July 20, 2022 |
| 538 | Solid D | June 30, 2022 |
| The Economist | Safe D | September 7, 2022 |

### Post-primary endorsements

Executive Branch officials
* Joe Biden, 46th president of the United States
U.S. Senators
* Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont
* Gordon H. Smith, former U.S. Senator from Oregon (Republican)
Organizations
* American Israel Public Affairs Committee
* The Mother PAC
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Labor unions
* Oregon AFL–CIO
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* The Corvallis Advocate
* News-Register
* Portland Tribune

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ron Wyden (D) | Jo Rae Perkins (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Data for Progress (D) | November 1–6, 2022 | 1,393 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 56% | 42% | 2% | – |
| Emerson College | October 31 – November 1, 2022 | 975 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 51% | 34% | 7% | 8% |
| Data for Progress (D) | October 16–18, 2022 | 1,021 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 51% | 40% | 3% | 7% |
| Civiqs | October 15–18, 2022 | 804 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 55% | 38% | 5% | 2% |
| Emerson College | September 29 – October 1, 2022 | 796 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 9% |

### Results

2022 United States Senate election in Oregon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Ron Wyden (incumbent) | 1,076,424 | 55.83% | −0.77% |
| | Republican | Jo Rae Perkins | 788,991 | 40.92% | +7.57% |
| | Progressive | Chris Henry | 36,883 | 1.91% | N/A |
| | Pacific Green | Dan Pulju | 23,454 | 1.22% | −1.28% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,197 | 0.11% | +0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,927,949 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### By county

By county :
| County | Ron Wyden Democratic | Ron Wyden Democratic | Jo Rae Perkins Republican | Jo Rae Perkins Republican | Chris Henry Progressive | Chris Henry Progressive | Dan Pulju Pacific Green | Dan Pulju Pacific Green | Write-in | Write-in | Margin | Margin | Total votes |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes |
| Baker | 2,531 | 29.34 | 5,902 | 68.42 | 113 | 1.31 | 75 | 0.87 | 5 | 0.06 | -3,371 | -39.08 | 8,626 |
| Benton | 29,953 | 66.38 | 13,407 | 29.71 | 1,037 | 2.30 | 672 | 1.49 | 57 | 0.13 | 16,546 | 36.67 | 45,126 |
| Clackamas | 112,387 | 52.90 | 94,232 | 44.36 | 3,319 | 1.56 | 2,260 | 1.06 | 250 | 0.12 | 18,155 | 8.55 | 212,448 |
| Clatsop | 11,149 | 56.06 | 8,135 | 40.90 | 339 | 1.70 | 252 | 1.27 | 14 | 0.07 | 3,014 | 15.15 | 19,889 |
| Columbia | 11,810 | 43.75 | 14,221 | 52.68 | 602 | 2.23 | 337 | 1.25 | 26 | 0.10 | -2,411 | -8.93 | 26,996 |
| Coos | 12,560 | 40.37 | 17,595 | 56.56 | 524 | 1.68 | 393 | 1.26 | 38 | 0.12 | -5,035 | -16.18 | 31,110 |
| Crook | 3,730 | 26.83 | 9,899 | 71.21 | 144 | 1.04 | 110 | 0.79 | 19 | 0.14 | -6,169 | -44.37 | 13,902 |
| Curry | 5,220 | 41.41 | 7,049 | 55.92 | 166 | 1.32 | 160 | 1.27 | 11 | 0.09 | -1,829 | -14.51 | 12,606 |
| Deschutes | 57,865 | 53.63 | 46,886 | 43.46 | 1,756 | 1.63 | 1,296 | 1.20 | 90 | 0.08 | 10,979 | 10.18 | 107,893 |
| Douglas | 16,935 | 32.05 | 34,523 | 65.33 | 764 | 1.45 | 549 | 1.04 | 69 | 0.13 | -17,588 | -33.29 | 52,840 |
| Gilliam | 339 | 34.59 | 626 | 63.88 | 10 | 1.02 | 5 | 0.51 | 0 | 0.00 | -287 | -29.29 | 980 |
| Grant | 1,066 | 25.91 | 2,935 | 71.34 | 48 | 1.17 | 55 | 1.34 | 10 | 0.24 | -1,869 | -45.43 | 4,114 |
| Harney | 972 | 25.96 | 2,683 | 71.66 | 62 | 1.66 | 21 | 0.56 | 6 | 0.16 | -1,711 | -45.70 | 3,744 |
| Hood River | 7,002 | 65.27 | 3,377 | 31.48 | 191 | 1.78 | 143 | 1.33 | 14 | 0.13 | 3,625 | 33.79 | 10,727 |
| Jackson | 48,071 | 46.37 | 52,714 | 50.85 | 1,666 | 1.61 | 1,114 | 1.07 | 99 | 0.10 | -4,643 | -4.48 | 103,664 |
| Jefferson | 3,597 | 36.33 | 6,083 | 61.44 | 124 | 1.25 | 84 | 0.85 | 12 | 0.12 | -2,486 | -25.11 | 9,900 |
| Josephine | 15,396 | 36.24 | 25,948 | 61.08 | 638 | 1.50 | 469 | 1.10 | 31 | 0.07 | -10,552 | -24.84 | 42,482 |
| Klamath | 8,918 | 29.97 | 20,088 | 67.50 | 451 | 1.52 | 274 | 0.92 | 30 | 0.10 | -11,170 | -37.53 | 29,761 |
| Lake | 858 | 21.73 | 2,999 | 75.96 | 49 | 1.24 | 29 | 0.73 | 13 | 0.33 | -2,141 | -54.23 | 3,948 |
| Lane | 110,577 | 60.74 | 65,606 | 36.04 | 3,179 | 1.75 | 2,423 | 1.33 | 268 | 0.15 | 44,971 | 24.70 | 182,053 |
| Lincoln | 15,283 | 58.51 | 10,011 | 38.33 | 480 | 1.84 | 329 | 1.26 | 17 | 0.07 | 5,272 | 20.18 | 26,120 |
| Linn | 22,041 | 36.28 | 36,740 | 60.48 | 1,118 | 1.84 | 739 | 1.22 | 114 | 0.19 | -14,699 | -24.20 | 60,752 |
| Malheur | 2,336 | 25.78 | 6,469 | 71.38 | 157 | 1.73 | 95 | 1.05 | 6 | 0.07 | -4,133 | -45.60 | 9,063 |
| Marion | 60,614 | 46.45 | 65,606 | 50.27 | 2,537 | 1.94 | 1,584 | 1.21 | 155 | 0.12 | -4,992 | -3.83 | 130,496 |
| Morrow | 1,159 | 28.68 | 2,786 | 68.94 | 63 | 1.56 | 29 | 0.72 | 4 | 0.10 | -1,627 | -40.26 | 4,041 |
| Multnomah | 286,167 | 78.84 | 62,324 | 17.17 | 9,153 | 2.52 | 5,018 | 1.38 | 291 | 0.08 | 223,843 | 61.67 | 362,953 |
| Polk | 18,920 | 46.20 | 20,746 | 50.65 | 739 | 1.80 | 491 | 1.20 | 60 | 0.15 | -1,826 | -4.46 | 40,956 |
| Sherman | 253 | 24.85 | 754 | 74.07 | 4 | 0.39 | 6 | 0.59 | 1 | 0.10 | -501 | -49.21 | 1,018 |
| Tillamook | 7,176 | 49.64 | 6,909 | 47.79 | 211 | 1.46 | 141 | 0.98 | 20 | 0.14 | 267 | 1.85 | 14,457 |
| Umatilla | 7,718 | 31.07 | 16,502 | 66.44 | 356 | 1.43 | 234 | 0.94 | 28 | 0.11 | -8,784 | -35.37 | 24,838 |
| Union | 3,902 | 31.50 | 8,216 | 66.32 | 166 | 1.34 | 91 | 0.73 | 13 | 0.10 | -4,314 | -34.82 | 12,388 |
| Wallowa | 1,521 | 33.52 | 2,917 | 64.29 | 50 | 1.10 | 45 | 0.99 | 4 | 0.09 | -1,396 | -30.77 | 4,537 |
| Wasco | 5,382 | 47.65 | 5,562 | 49.24 | 191 | 1.69 | 143 | 1.27 | 17 | 0.15 | -180 | -1.59 | 11,295 |
| Washington | 160,858 | 63.57 | 83,146 | 32.86 | 5,539 | 2.19 | 3,192 | 1.26 | 324 | 0.13 | 77,712 | 30.71 | 253,059 |
| Wheeler | 237 | 29.37 | 546 | 67.66 | 12 | 1.49 | 12 | 1.49 | 0 | 0.00 | -309 | -38.29 | 807 |
| Yamhill | 21,921 | 45.33 | 24,849 | 51.38 | 925 | 1.91 | 584 | 1.21 | 81 | 0.17 | -2,928 | -6.05 | 48,360 |
| Totals | 1,076,424 | 55.83 | 788,991 | 40.92 | 36,883 | 1.91 | 23,454 | 1.22 | 2,197 | 0.11 | 287,433 | 14.91 | 1,927,949 |

#### By congressional district

Wyden won 5 of 6 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.
| District | Wyden | Perkins | Representative |
| 1st | 66.4% | 29.9% | Suzanne Bonamici |
| 2nd | 37.1% | 60.3% | Cliff Bentz |
| 3rd | 71.3% | 24.9% | Earl Blumenauer |
| 4th | 55.3% | 41.5% | Peter DeFazio (117th Congress) |
| 4th | 55.3% | 41.5% | Val Hoyle (118th Congress) |
| 5th | 52.4% | 44.6% | Kurt Schrader (117th Congress) |
| 5th | 52.4% | 44.6% | Lori Chavez-DeRemer (118th Congress) |
| 6th | 53.1% | 43.6% | Andrea Salinas |