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2010 United States Senate election in Oregon Oregon presidential no 2004 United States Senate election in Oregon 2004 2016 United States Senate election in Oregon 2016 November 2, 2010 150x150px File:Ron Wyden official photo (cropped).jpg Ron Wyden Democratic Party (United States) 825,507 57.22% Jim Huffman.jpg Jim Huffman Republican Party (United States) 566,199 39.25% 2010 United States Senate election in Oregon results map by county.svg 260px County results
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The 2010 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 2, 2010, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to a third full term by a landslide margin of 18 points, despite the strong national Republican midterm wave. As of 2022, this is the last senate election where Deschutes County voted for the Republican candidate (albeit by a plurality).
Democratic primary
Candidates
Pavel Goberman, fitness instructor and mentalist, perennial candidatehttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/eim/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2010&cfElection=196&cfOffice=USS&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filings, United States Senate election Oregon Secretary of State February 12, 2010
Loren Hooker, farmer
Ron Wyden, incumbent U.S. Senator
Polling
Poll source Dates administered Ron Wyden Loren Hooker Pavel Goberman UndecidedSurvey USASurvey USA May 7–9, 2010 80% 9% 4% 8%
Results
Oregon Democratic U.S. Senate primary resultshttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873663 Official Results May 2010 Primary Election sos.oregon.gov June 14, 2010 October 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201008150336/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873663 dead
Ronald Wyden (Incumbent)
Democratic Party (United States)
323,652
89.55%
Loren Hooker
Democratic Party (United States)
25,152
6.75%
Pavel Goberman
Democratic Party (United States)
9,985
2.68%
Write Ins
Democratic Party (United States)
3,782
1.02%
376,353
100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
Shane Dinkel, U.S. Army officer and farm worker
Jim Huffman, Lewis & Clark Law School law professorhttp://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/03/lewis_clark_law_professor_jim.html Lewis & Clark law professor Jim Huffman announces run against Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden Mapes Jeff The Oregonian March 4, 2010 March 5, 2010
Loren Later, businessman
Robin Parker, businessman
Thomas Stutzman, real estate broker
Keith Waldron, farmer and truck driver
Walter Woodland, woodworker
Polling
Poll source Dates administered Jim Huffman Thomas Stutzman Keith Waldron Robin Parker UndecidedSurvey USA May 7–9, 2010 20% 11% 9% 6% 43%
Results
thumb|Results by county
Huffman #ffe0ea 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%
Dinkel #ffdac1 20–30%
Oregon Republican U.S. Senate primary results
Jim Huffman
Republican Party (United States)
110,450
41.70
Loren Later
Republican Party (United States)
39,753
15.01
G. Shane Dinkel
Republican Party (United States)
36,760
13.88
Thomas Stutzman
Republican Party (United States)
31,859
12.03
Keith Waldron
Republican Party (United States)
24,602
9.29
Robin Parker
Republican Party (United States)
14,637
5.53
Walter Woodland
Republican Party (United States)
4,417
1.67
Miscellaneous
2,363
0.89
264,841
100
General election
Candidates
Bruce Cronk (Working Families), retired electricianhttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/eim/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2010&cfElection=197&cfOffice=USS&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filings, Governor (2010 General Election) Oregon Secretary of State September 13, 2010
Marc Delphine (Libertarian), financial planner and LGBT and Tea Party activisthttp://marcforsenate.com/2010/03/22/about-marc/ Etsy - Your place to buy and sell all things handmade, vintage, and supplies November 3, 2010 July 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714033534/http://marcforsenate.com/2010/03/22/about-marc/ dead
Jim Huffman (Republican), Lewis & Clark Law School law professor
Rick Staggenborg (Progressive), physician and founder of Soldiers For Peace
Ron Wyden (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Senator
Campaign
Wyden, a popular incumbent with a 52% approval rating in a July poll, http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=0b8dbb4e-b838-4e1e-9b6c-d6c5d794185c SurveyUSA News Poll #16824 touted bipartisanship and promised to hold town-hall meetings annually in each of Oregon's 36 counties and to open offices outside of Portland and Salem.http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20101028/NEWS/10280337/1001/news#ixzz14WlSG8xm April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes A Survey USA poll taken a few days before the election showed that 23% of Republicans supported Wyden. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=96e03446-a38c-4b68-aaa1-aa652fd9e342 SurveyUSA Election Poll #17610
Huffman, widely considered as an underdog, financed his own campaign. He defended bonuses for Wall Street executives and questioned global warming.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/02/AR2010110208197.html The Washington Post Nigel Duara Ore. Democrat holds Senate seat against professor November 3, 2010
Debates
The first debate took place on October 21, 2010, in Medford, Oregon and was broadcast by KOBI-TV. Only the two major-party candidates, Huffman and Wyden, participated in the debate.Wyden, challenger debate tonight http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101021/NEWS07/10200362/-1/NEWSMAP The Mail Tribune Southern Oregon Media Group October 21, 2010 October 21, 2010 September 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120922063852/http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101021/NEWS07/10200362/-1/NEWSMAP dead The second debate, which was hosted by the City Club of Portland at the Governor Hotel, took place on October 22. The debate played live on KOIN and re-aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting later that night.Graves Bill Challenger Jim Huffman champions limited government in quest to unseat Ron Wyden http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/10/challenger_jim_huffman_champio.html The Oregonian Oregon Live LLC October 21, 2010 October 8, 2010
Predictions
Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/senate Senate Cook Political Report October 26, 2010 Solid D October 26, 2010 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/senate Senate Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 26, 2010 Safe D October 22, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html Battle for the Senate RealClearPolitics October 26, 2010 Likely D October 26, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate 2010 Senate Ratings Sabato's Crystal Ball October 26, 2010 October 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028092918/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate/ dead Safe D October 21, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate Race Ratings Chart: Senate CQ Politics October 26, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate October 28, 2010 Safe D October 26, 2010
Polling
Poll source Dates administered Jim Huffman (R) Ron Wyden (D)Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports February 16, 2010 35% 49%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 24, 2010 38% 51%Survey USASurvey USA June 7–9, 2010 38% 51%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 17, 2010 37% 47%Davis, Hibbits and MidghallDavis, Hibbits and Midghall June 21, 2010 32% 50%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 26, 2010 35% 51%Survey USASurvey USA July 25–27, 2010 35% 53%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 22, 2010 36% 56%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 8, 2010 35% 53%Survey USASurvey USA September 12–14, 2010 38% 54%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 10, 2010 36% 52%Survey USASurvey USA October 12–14, 2010 34% 56%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 17, 2010 40% 56%Rasmussen Reports October 25, 2010 42% 53%Survey USASurvey USA October 23–28, 2010 32% 57%
Fundraising
Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt Ron Wyden (D) $5,529,660 $4,820,297 $1,827,374 $0 James Huffman (R) $2,227,784 $1,576,662 $651,118 $1,350,000 Marc Delphine (L) $4,728 $4,805 $221 $0 Source: Federal Election Commissionhttp://www.fec.gov:80/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=OR&election_yr=2010 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Oregon fec.gov July 25, 2010 May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes
Results
General election resultshttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873642 November 2, 2010, General Election Abstracts of Votes Oregon Secretary of State December 3, 2010 December 2, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201202182926/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873642 dead
Democratic Party (United States)
Ronald Wyden (Incumbent)
825,507
57.22%
Republican Party (United States)
Jim Huffman
566,199
39.25%
Working Families Party
Bruce Cronk
18,940
1.31%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Marc Delphine
16,028
1.11%
Oregon Progressive Party
Rick Staggenborg
14,466
1.00%
Write-in
1,448
0.10%
1,442,588
100.0%
Democratic Party (United States)
Results by county
County Ron WydenDemocratic Jim HuffmanRepublican All others Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Baker 2,929 40.3% 4,012 55.2% 325 4.5% -1,083 -14.9% 7,266 Benton 22,822 63.5% 11,696 32.5% 1,435 4.0% 11,126 31.0% 35,953 Clackamas 83,696 54.0% 67,197 43.3% 4,230 2.8% 16,499 10.7% 155,123 Clatsop 8,861 60.1% 5,324 36.1% 553 3.7% 3,537 24.0% 14,738 Columbia 10,904 54.4% 8,307 41.5% 824 4.1% 2,597 12.9% 20,035 Coos 12,323 49.1% 11,447 45.6% 1,314 5.3% 876 3.5% 25,084 Crook 3,663 41.4% 4,884 55.2% 298 3.3% -1,221 -13.8% 8,845 Curry 4,475 43.6% 5,257 51.2% 540 5.3% -782 -7.6% 10,272 Deschutes 30,809 48.5% 30,831 48.6% 1,850 3.0% -22 -0.1% 63,490 Douglas 17,095 39.7% 24,081 56.0% 1,859 4.4% -6,986 -16.3% 43,035 Gilliam 504 52.7% 425 44.4% 28 2.9% 79 8.3% 957 Grant 1,041 30.3% 2,289 66.7% 100 2.8% -1,248 -36.4% 3,430 Harney 1,264 37.8% 1,958 58.5% 125 3.8% -694 -20.7% 3,347 Hood River 5,575 66.7% 2,544 30.4% 245 2.9% 3,031 36.3% 8,364 Jackson 39,839 51.4% 34,912 45.1% 2,737 3.5% 4,927 6.3% 77,488 Jefferson 3,036 46.0% 3,374 51.1% 193 2.9% -338 -5.1% 6,603 Josephine 14,179 42.8% 17,563 53.0% 1,408 4.2% -3,384 -10.2% 33,150 Klamath 8,798 38.1% 13,383 57.9% 939 4.0% -4,585 -19.8% 23,120 Lake 1,138 36.5% 1,864 59.8% 113 3.7% -726 -23.3% 3,115 Lane 87,717 61.7% 49,316 34.7% 5,209 3.6% 38,401 27.0% 142,242 Lincoln 12,027 61.2% 6,766 34.4% 858 4.3% 5,261 26.8% 19,651 Linn 18,296 44.4% 21,131 51.2% 1,811 4.4% -2,835 -6.8% 41,238 Malheur 2,215 28.8% 5,078 66.1% 394 5.1% -2,863 -37.3% 7,687 Marion 51,879 51.9% 44,869 44.9% 3,245 3.2% 7,010 7.0% 99,993 Morrow 1,372 43.3% 1,650 52.1% 146 4.7% -278 -8.8% 3,168 Multnomah 212,371 76.1% 56,513 20.3% 10,157 3.6% 155,858 55.8% 279,041 Polk 14,834 50.3% 13,640 46.3% 993 3.4% 1,194 4.0% 29,467 Sherman 387 42.7% 495 54.6% 24 2.6% -108 -11.9% 906 Tillamook 6,233 57.0% 4,342 39.7% 351 3.3% 1,891 17.3% 10,926 Umatilla 8,218 41.9% 10,541 53.7% 859 4.4% -2,323 -11.8% 19,618 Union 4,892 46.3% 5,270 49.9% 398 3.8% -378 -3.6% 10,560 Wallowa 1,492 39.6% 2,150 57.0% 127 3.4% -658 -17.4% 3,769 Wasco 5,323 57.1% 3,710 39.8% 282 3.0% 1,613 17.3% 9,315 Washington 107,225 58.0% 71,926 38.9% 5,606 3.0% 35,299 19.1% 184,757 Wheeler 324 43.3% 388 51.9% 36 4.8% -64 -8.6% 748 Yamhill 17,751 49.2% 17,066 47.3% 1,270 3.6% 685 1.9% 36,087Totals825,50757.2%566,19939.2%50,8823.5%259,30818.0%1,442,588
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Baker (largest city: Baker City)
Crook (largest city: Prineville)
Curry (largest city: Brookings)
Douglas (largest city: Roseburg)
Deschutes (largest city: Bend)
Jefferson (largest city: Madras)
Josephine (largest city: Grants Pass)
Klamath (largest city: Klamath Falls)
Lake (largest city: Lakeview)
Linn (largest city: Albany)
Morrow (largest city: Boardman)
Sherman (largest city: Wasco)
Umatilla (largest city: Hermiston)
Union (largest city: La Grande)
Wallowa (largest city: Enterprise)
Wheeler (largest city: Fossil)
References
External links
Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for Oregon https://web.archive.org/web/20100930122758/http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=OR September 30, 2010 at Project Vote Smart
Oregon U.S. Senate 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
https://archive.today/20130131124241/http://www.pollster.com/polls/or/10-or-sen-ge-hvw.php 2010 Oregon Senate General Election: Jim Huffman (R) vs Ron Wyden (D) el graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Oregon Senate from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Oregon Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
https://archive.today/20130120073627/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=senate-2010-OR 2010 Oregon Senate Race el from CQ Politics
Race profile from The New York Times
Official campaign websites
Bruce Cronk for U.S. Senate
Marc Delphine for U.S. Senate https://web.archive.org/web/20100306011913/http://marcforsenate.com/ March 6, 2010
Jim Huffman for U.S. Senate
Ron Wyden for U.S. Senate
Senate
Oregon
2010