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Parents > United States > Oregon > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Contributor*crickets chirp*
Last ModifiedRBH January 06, 2018 05:20pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1996
NameGordon Smith Votes677,336 (49.80%)
Term01/03/1997 - 01/03/2003 Margin52,966 (+3.89%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameJeff Merkley Votes864,392 (48.90%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2015 Margin59,233 (+3.35%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 21, 2002 OR US Senate D Primary
Bill Bradbury
D 321,259
May 21, 2002 OR US Senate-R Primary
Gordon Smith
R 309,943
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/09/2002 11/05/2002
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Gordon Smith 6 11 13 3
Leaning Call: Gordon Smith (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Gordon Smith (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

03/05/2002 10/28/2002

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Gordon Smith Secretary of State Bill Bradbury Dan Fitzgerald Lon Mabon (W) Write-In  
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Constitution Nonpartisan  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 712,287 (56.21%) 501,898 (39.61%) 29,979 (2.37%) 21,703 (1.71%) 1,354 (0.11%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -210,389 (-16.60%) -682,308 (-53.84%) -690,584 (-54.50%) -710,933 (-56.10%)  
Predict Avg.52.43% 45.41% 1.09% 1.10% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 12/31 $343,941.00 12/31 $23,747.00 $-- 12/31 $-11.00 $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- -- -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (8 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg54.03%-- 31.34%-- 1.75%-- 1.59%-- 0.00%--  
Riley Research Associates (R) 
10/23/02-10/28/02		 56.00% 4.0 34.00% -- 1.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% --
Riley Research Associates (R) 
10/14/02-10/19/02		 52.00% 3.0 34.00% 6.0 0.00% 1.0 0.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Portland Oregonian 
10/06/02-10/09/02		 52.00% -- 39.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
DHM Research 
10/02/02-10/06/02		 55.00% -- 21.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Riley Research Associates (R) 
09/23/02-09/28/02		 49.00% -- 28.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
Grove Insight (D) 
08/14/02-08/18/02		 45.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Elizabeth Furse 🔗
R CincinnatiReds1990
  Human Rights Campaign
  Salem Statesman Journal
  Oregonian, The (Portland)
D InspectorMorse
 


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