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Election
2002 United States Senate election in Oregon
County results
Smith: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Bradbury: 50–60%
The 2002 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent
Republican
United States Senator
Gordon Smith ran for re-election to a second term.
Oregon Secretary of State
Bill Bradbury emerged as the
Democratic nominee, and though a
competitive gubernatorial election occurred at the same time, Bradbury's campaign was never able to gain traction and Smith overwhelmingly won re-election (Bradbury only carried
Multnomah County ). As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans have won a U.S. Senate election in Oregon.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Results
General election
Campaign
Smith, who had only served one term in the U.S. Senate, had slightly lower than a 50% approval rating before the summer of 2002 began.
[2] By July 2002, Smith had raised over $5 million, while Bradbury raised only about $1 million.
[3]
Predictions
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
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a
b
"Content Manager WebDrawer - 2002 Primary Election Official Results" .
^ Berke, Richard L. (June 8, 2002).
"A Senate Candidate's Refrain: 'Could You Stretch It to $500?' " . The New York Times .
^ Madden, Mike (July 16, 2002).
"Smith, Hooley maintain comfortable fund-raising leads" . USA Today . Archived from
the original on November 14, 2012.
^
"Senate Races" . www.centerforpolitics.org . November 4, 2002. Archived from
the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives .
"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF) .
U.S. Government Printing Office . p. 38.
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