United_States_Senate_election_in_Oregon,_2010
2010 United States Senate election in Oregon
Election
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 national Republican midterm wave. As of 2022, this is the only senate election since 1998 in which Deschutes County has not supported the Democratic candidate (albeit by a plurality).
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 County results Wyden: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Huffman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Polling
More information Poll source, Dates administered ...
| Poll source | Dates administered | Ron Wyden | Loren Hooker | Pavel Goberman | Undecided |
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| Survey USA | May 7–9, 2010 | 80% | 9% | 4% | 8% |
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Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ronald Wyden (Incumbent) | 323,652 | 89.55% | |
| Democratic | Loren Hooker | 25,152 | 6.75% | |
| Democratic | Pavel Goberman | 9,985 | 2.68% | |
| Democratic | Write Ins | 3,782 | 1.02% | |
| Total votes | 376,353 | 100.00% | ||
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Candidates
- Shane Dinkel, U.S. Army officer and farm worker[1]
- Jim Huffman, Lewis & Clark Law School law professor[3]
- Loren Later, businessman[1]
- Robin Parker, businessman[1]
- Thomas Stutzman, real estate broker[1]
- Keith Waldron, farmer and truck driver[1]
- Walter Woodland, woodworker[1]
Polling
More information Poll source, Dates administered ...
| Poll source | Dates administered | Jim Huffman | Thomas Stutzman | Keith Waldron | Robin Parker | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA | May 7–9, 2010 | 20% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 43% |
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Results
Huffman
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Dinkel
- 20–30%
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Huffman | 110,450 | 41.70 | |
| Republican | Loren Later | 39,753 | 15.01 | |
| Republican | G. Shane Dinkel | 36,760 | 13.88 | |
| Republican | Thomas Stutzman | 31,859 | 12.03 | |
| Republican | Keith Waldron | 24,602 | 9.29 | |
| Republican | Robin Parker | 14,637 | 5.53 | |
| Republican | Walter Woodland | 4,417 | 1.67 | |
| Miscellaneous | 2,363 | 0.89 | ||
| Total votes | 264,841 | 100 | ||
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Candidates
- Bruce Cronk (Working Families), retired electrician[4]
- Marc Delphine (Libertarian), financial planner and LGBT and Tea Party activist[4][5]
- Jim Huffman (Republican), Lewis & Clark Law School law professor[4]
- Rick Staggenborg (Progressive), physician and founder of Soldiers For Peace[4]
- Ron Wyden (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Senator[4]
Campaign
Wyden, a popular incumbent with a 52% approval rating in a July poll,[6] 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.[7] A Survey USA poll taken a few days before the election showed that 23% of Republicans supported Wyden.[8]
Huffman, widely considered as an underdog, financed his own campaign. He defended bonuses for Wall Street executives and questioned global warming.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
Predictions
More information Source, Ranking ...
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report[12] | Solid D | October 26, 2010 |
| Rothenberg[13] | Safe D | October 22, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics[14] | Likely D | October 26, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Safe D | October 21, 2010 |
| CQ Politics[16] | Safe D | October 26, 2010 |
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Polling
More information Poll source, Dates administered ...
| Poll source | Dates administered | Jim Huffman (R) | Ron Wyden (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | February 16, 2010 | 35% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 24, 2010 | 38% | 51% |
| Survey USA | June 7–9, 2010 | 38% | 51% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 17, 2010 | 37% | 47% |
| Davis, Hibbits and Midghall | June 21, 2010 | 32% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 26, 2010 | 35% | 51% |
| Survey USA | July 25–27, 2010 | 35% | 53% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 22, 2010 | 36% | 56% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 8, 2010 | 35% | 53% |
| Survey USA | September 12–14, 2010 | 38% | 54% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 10, 2010 | 36% | 52% |
| Survey USA | October 12–14, 2010 | 34% | 56% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 17, 2010 | 40% | 56% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 25, 2010 | 42% | 53% |
| Survey USA | October 23–28, 2010 | 32% | 57% |
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Fundraising
More information Candidate (party), Receipts ...
| 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 Commission[17] | ||||
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Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ronald Wyden (Incumbent) | 825,507 | 57.22% | |
| Republican | Jim Huffman | 566,199 | 39.25% | |
| Working Families | Bruce Cronk | 18,940 | 1.31% | |
| Libertarian | Marc Delphine | 16,028 | 1.11% | |
| Progressive | Rick Staggenborg | 14,466 | 1.00% | |
| Write-In | 1,448 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 1,442,588 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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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)
- "Candidate Filings, United States Senate election". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- "Official Results May 2010 Primary Election". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- Mapes, Jeff (March 4, 2010). "Lewis & Clark law professor Jim Huffman announces run against Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- "Candidate Filings, Governor (2010 General Election)". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- "Etsy - Your place to buy and sell all things handmade, vintage, and supplies". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- Duara, Nigel (November 3, 2010). "Ore. Democrat holds Senate seat against professor". The Washington Post.
- "Wyden, challenger debate tonight". The Mail Tribune. Southern Oregon Media Group. October 21, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- Graves, Bill (October 8, 2010). "Challenger Jim Huffman champions limited government in quest to unseat Ron Wyden". The Oregonian. Oregon Live LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Oregon". fec.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2010. [permanent dead link]
- "November 2, 2010, General Election Abstracts of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for Oregon at Project Vote Smart
- Oregon U.S. Senate 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
- 2010 Oregon Senate General Election: Jim Huffman (R) vs Ron Wyden (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Election 2010: Oregon Senate from Rasmussen Reports
- 2010 Oregon Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
- 2010 Oregon Senate Race 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 Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Jim Huffman for U.S. Senate
- Ron Wyden for U.S. Senate