2008 Election Results for Oregon -- RightDataUSA.com

County	Turnout	Jeff Merkley (D)		Gordon Smith* (R)		David Brownlow (Constitution)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Baker	67%	2,203	25.8%	5,662	66.4%	652	7.6%	14	0.2%	-3,459	8,531
Benton	65%	24,911	55.9%	17,933	40.2%	1,567	3.5%	163	0.4%	6,978	44,574
Clackamas	66%	83,558	45.0%	92,780	50.0%	8,851	4.8%	479	0.3%	-9,222	185,668
Clatsop	62%	8,795	49.3%	7,939	44.5%	1,062	6.0%	52	0.3%	856	17,848
Columbia	66%	11,166	46.5%	10,679	44.4%	2,091	8.7%	95	0.4%	487	24,031
Coos	59%	12,621	42.3%	14,838	49.7%	2,319	7.8%	67	0.2%	-2,217	29,845
Crook	63%	2,735	27.3%	6,436	64.3%	804	8.0%	32	0.3%	-3,701	10,007
Curry	65%	4,410	36.9%	6,679	55.9%	843	7.1%	25	0.2%	-2,269	11,957
Deschutes	67%	31,024	40.6%	41,108	53.8%	4,113	5.4%	197	0.3%	-10,084	76,442
Douglas	61%	17,387	34.0%	29,969	58.6%	3,626	7.1%	130	0.3%	-12,582	51,112
Gilliam	72%	302	27.9%	699	64.7%	78	7.2%	2	0.2%	-397	1,081
Grant	64%	748	19.7%	2,821	74.1%	232	6.1%	5	0.1%	-2,073	3,806
Harney	62%	755	21.1%	2,574	72.0%	242	6.8%	5	0.1%	-1,819	3,576
Hood River	59%	5,045	52.9%	4,070	42.7%	403	4.2%	18	0.2%	975	9,536
Jackson	63%	41,828	42.9%	49,225	50.5%	6,071	6.2%	296	0.3%	-7,397	97,420
Jefferson	52%	2,705	33.5%	4,788	59.3%	564	7.0%	22	0.3%	-2,083	8,079
Josephine	63%	14,153	35.0%	22,790	56.3%	3,409	8.4%	125	0.3%	-8,637	40,477
Klamath	56%	7,005	24.6%	19,241	67.5%	2,152	7.6%	104	0.4%	-12,236	28,502
Lake	58%	668	18.5%	2,697	74.8%	234	6.5%	7	0.2%	-2,029	3,606
Lane	65%	103,631	58.1%	66,936	37.5%	7,393	4.1%	449	0.3%	36,695	178,409
Lincoln	62%	12,097	52.1%	9,464	40.8%	1,598	6.9%	47	0.2%	2,633	23,206
Linn	58%	18,403	36.9%	27,047	54.3%	4,180	8.4%	192	0.4%	-8,644	49,822
Malheur	43%	2,218	22.1%	7,355	73.2%	469	4.7%	5	0.0%	-5,137	10,047
Marion	53%	49,626	41.0%	62,560	51.7%	8,359	6.9%	441	0.4%	-12,934	120,986
Morrow	51%	988	24.6%	2,751	68.6%	266	6.6%	7	0.2%	-1,763	4,012
Multnomah	62%	242,518	68.9%	95,950	27.2%	12,410	3.5%	1,284	0.4%	146,568	352,162
Polk	64%	13,906	39.8%	18,718	53.5%	2,195	6.3%	147	0.4%	-4,812	34,966
Sherman	72%	277	27.1%	685	67.0%	54	5.3%	7	0.7%	-408	1,023
Tillamook	65%	5,540	42.9%	6,516	50.4%	826	6.4%	36	0.3%	-976	12,918
Umatilla	46%	5,948	23.8%	17,933	71.7%	1,068	4.3%	47	0.2%	-11,985	24,996
Union	62%	3,329	27.2%	8,230	67.1%	676	5.5%	25	0.2%	-4,901	12,260
Wallowa	77%	940	21.6%	3,226	74.2%	177	4.1%	5	0.1%	-2,286	4,348
Wasco	58%	4,586	41.4%	5,762	52.0%	718	6.5%	23	0.2%	-1,176	11,089
Washington	60%	111,367	48.8%	106,114	46.5%	9,886	4.3%	678	0.3%	5,253	228,045
Wheeler	67%	212	26.8%	509	64.3%	68	8.6%	2	0.3%	-297	791
Yamhill	59%	16,787	39.7%	22,475	53.1%	2,909	6.9%	155	0.4%	-5,688	42,326
TOTAL	62%	864,392	48.9%	805,159	45.6%	92,565	5.2%	5,388	0.3%	59,233	1,767,504
Total R vote: 805,159 (45.6%) Total D vote: 864,392 (48.9%) Total Other vote: 97,953 (5.5%)
* incumbent

Campaign finance data for this election:**

Total Disbursements:		$6,501,315		$13,941,337		$0
Total Receipts:		$6,512,231		$13,609,610		$0
Cash on Hand:		$11,226		$75,663		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$15		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$250,000		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$5,205,012		$8,268,961		$0
Party Contributions:		$40,900		$41,169		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$708,040		$4,306,741		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$296,007		$830,693		$0

Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$679,141		$650,713		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$5,306,217		$14,334,696		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-4,627,076		$-13,683,983		$0
Net Spending:		$1,874,239		$257,354		$0

2008 Senate class 2, Baker County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

2,203

25.8%

Gordon Smith* (R)

5,662

66.4%

David Brownlow (Cst)

652

7.6%

TOTAL

8,531

Turnout: 67%

2008 Senate class 2, Benton County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

24,911

55.9%

Gordon Smith* (R)

17,933

40.2%

David Brownlow (Cst)

1,567

3.5%

TOTAL

44,574

Turnout: 65%

2008 Senate class 2, Clackamas County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

83,558

45.0%

Gordon Smith* (R)

92,780

50.0%

David Brownlow (Cst)

8,851

4.8%

TOTAL

185,668

Turnout: 66%

2008 Senate class 2, Clatsop County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

8,795

49.3%

Gordon Smith* (R)

7,939

44.5%

David Brownlow (Cst)

1,062

6.0%

TOTAL

17,848

Turnout: 62%

2008 Senate class 2, Columbia County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

11,166

46.5%

Gordon Smith* (R)

10,679

44.4%

David Brownlow (Cst)

2,091

8.7%

TOTAL

24,031

Turnout: 66%

2008 Senate class 2, Coos County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

12,621

42.3%

Gordon Smith* (R)

14,838

49.7%

David Brownlow (Cst)

2,319

7.8%

TOTAL

29,845

Turnout: 59%

2008 Senate class 2, Crook County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

2,735

27.3%

Gordon Smith* (R)

6,436

64.3%

David Brownlow (Cst)

804

8.0%

TOTAL

10,007

Turnout: 63%

2008 Senate class 2, Curry County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

4,410

36.9%

Gordon Smith* (R)

6,679

55.9%

David Brownlow (Cst)

843

7.1%

TOTAL

11,957

Turnout: 65%

2008 Senate class 2, Deschutes County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

31,024

40.6%

Gordon Smith* (R)

41,108

53.8%

David Brownlow (Cst)

4,113

5.4%

TOTAL

76,442

Turnout: 67%

2008 Senate class 2, Douglas County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

17,387

34.0%

Gordon Smith* (R)

29,969

58.6%

David Brownlow (Cst)

3,626

7.1%

TOTAL

51,112

Turnout: 61%

2008 Senate class 2, Gilliam County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

302

27.9%

Gordon Smith* (R)

699

64.7%

David Brownlow (Cst)

7.2%

TOTAL

1,081

Turnout: 72%

2008 Senate class 2, Grant County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

748

19.7%

Gordon Smith* (R)

2,821

74.1%

David Brownlow (Cst)

232

6.1%

TOTAL

3,806

Turnout: 64%

2008 Senate class 2, Harney County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

755

21.1%

Gordon Smith* (R)

2,574

72.0%

David Brownlow (Cst)

242

6.8%

TOTAL

3,576

Turnout: 62%

2008 Senate class 2, Hood River County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

5,045

52.9%

Gordon Smith* (R)

4,070

42.7%

David Brownlow (Cst)

403

4.2%

TOTAL

9,536

Turnout: 59%

2008 Senate class 2, Jackson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

41,828

42.9%

Gordon Smith* (R)

49,225

50.5%

David Brownlow (Cst)

6,071

6.2%

TOTAL

97,420

Turnout: 63%

2008 Senate class 2, Jefferson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

2,705

33.5%

Gordon Smith* (R)

4,788

59.3%

David Brownlow (Cst)

564

7.0%

TOTAL

8,079

Turnout: 52%

2008 Senate class 2, Josephine County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

14,153

35.0%

Gordon Smith* (R)

22,790

56.3%

David Brownlow (Cst)

3,409

8.4%

TOTAL

40,477

Turnout: 63%

2008 Senate class 2, Klamath County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

7,005

24.6%

Gordon Smith* (R)

19,241

67.5%

David Brownlow (Cst)

2,152

7.6%

TOTAL

28,502

Turnout: 56%

2008 Senate class 2, Lake County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

668

18.5%

Gordon Smith* (R)

2,697

74.8%

David Brownlow (Cst)

234

6.5%

TOTAL

3,606

Turnout: 58%

2008 Senate class 2, Lane County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

103,631

58.1%

Gordon Smith* (R)

66,936

37.5%

David Brownlow (Cst)

7,393

4.1%

TOTAL

178,409

Turnout: 65%

2008 Senate class 2, Lincoln County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

12,097

52.1%

Gordon Smith* (R)

9,464

40.8%

David Brownlow (Cst)

1,598

6.9%

TOTAL

23,206

Turnout: 62%

2008 Senate class 2, Linn County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

18,403

36.9%

Gordon Smith* (R)

27,047

54.3%

David Brownlow (Cst)

4,180

8.4%

TOTAL

49,822

Turnout: 58%

2008 Senate class 2, Malheur County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

2,218

22.1%

Gordon Smith* (R)

7,355

73.2%

David Brownlow (Cst)

469

4.7%

TOTAL

10,047

Turnout: 43%

2008 Senate class 2, Marion County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

49,626

41.0%

Gordon Smith* (R)

62,560

51.7%

David Brownlow (Cst)

8,359

6.9%

TOTAL

120,986

Turnout: 53%

2008 Senate class 2, Morrow County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

988

24.6%

Gordon Smith* (R)

2,751

68.6%

David Brownlow (Cst)

266

6.6%

TOTAL

4,012

Turnout: 51%

2008 Senate class 2, Multnomah County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

242,518

68.9%

Gordon Smith* (R)

95,950

27.2%

David Brownlow (Cst)

12,410

3.5%

TOTAL

352,162

Turnout: 62%

2008 Senate class 2, Polk County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

13,906

39.8%

Gordon Smith* (R)

18,718

53.5%

David Brownlow (Cst)

2,195

6.3%

TOTAL

34,966

Turnout: 64%

2008 Senate class 2, Sherman County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

277

27.1%

Gordon Smith* (R)

685

67.0%

David Brownlow (Cst)

5.3%

TOTAL

1,023

Turnout: 72%

2008 Senate class 2, Tillamook County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

5,540

42.9%

Gordon Smith* (R)

6,516

50.4%

David Brownlow (Cst)

826

6.4%

TOTAL

12,918

Turnout: 65%

2008 Senate class 2, Umatilla County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

5,948

23.8%

Gordon Smith* (R)

17,933

71.7%

David Brownlow (Cst)

1,068

4.3%

TOTAL

24,996

Turnout: 46%

2008 Senate class 2, Union County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

3,329

27.2%

Gordon Smith* (R)

8,230

67.1%

David Brownlow (Cst)

676

5.5%

TOTAL

12,260

Turnout: 62%

2008 Senate class 2, Wallowa County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

940

21.6%

Gordon Smith* (R)

3,226

74.2%

David Brownlow (Cst)

177

4.1%

TOTAL

4,348

Turnout: 77%

2008 Senate class 2, Wasco County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

4,586

41.4%

Gordon Smith* (R)

5,762

52.0%

David Brownlow (Cst)

718

6.5%

TOTAL

11,089

Turnout: 58%

2008 Senate class 2, Washington County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

111,367

48.8%

Gordon Smith* (R)

106,114

46.5%

David Brownlow (Cst)

9,886

4.3%

TOTAL

228,045

Turnout: 60%

2008 Senate class 2, Wheeler County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

212

26.8%

Gordon Smith* (R)

509

64.3%

David Brownlow (Cst)

8.6%

TOTAL

791

Turnout: 67%

2008 Senate class 2, Yamhill County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jeff Merkley (D)

16,787

39.7%

Gordon Smith* (R)

22,475

53.1%

David Brownlow (Cst)

2,909

6.9%

TOTAL

42,326

Turnout: 59%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jeff Merkley
Total Disbursements:	$6,501,315
Total Receipts:	$6,512,231
Cash on Hand:	$11,226
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$250,000
Individual Contributions:	$5,205,012
Party Contributions:	$40,900
Other Committee Contributions:	$708,040
Other Committee Transfers:	$296,007

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$679,141
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$5,306,217
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-4,627,076
Net Spending:	$1,874,239

Gordon Smith*
Total Disbursements:	$13,941,337
Total Receipts:	$13,609,610
Cash on Hand:	$75,663
Candidate Contributions:	$15
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$8,268,961
Party Contributions:	$41,169
Other Committee Contributions:	$4,306,741
Other Committee Transfers:	$830,693

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$650,713
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$14,334,696
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-13,683,983
Net Spending:	$257,354

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/OR/2008

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Map Data to Display:	Vote Margin Winner Vote Margin % Total Votes District Boundaries

Republican Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Gordon Smith*	296,330	85.9%	$13,941,337
2	Gordon Leitch	48,560	14.1%	$14,001
TOTAL VOTES		344,890

Democrat Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Jeff Merkley	246,482	45.1%	$6,501,315
2	Steve Novick	230,889	42.2%	$1,237,809
3	Candy Neville	38,367	7.0%
4	Roger Obrist	12,647	2.3%
5	Pavel Goberman	12,056	2.2%
6	David Loera	6,127	1.1%
TOTAL VOTES		546,568

2008-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Oregon (Class 2)