712,287 501,898 Start date November 5, 2002 | 56.2% 39.6% | |
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Winner Gordon H Smith | ||
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. As of 2016, this is the last Senate election in Oregon won by a Republican.
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Candidates
Republican primary
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. By July 2002, Smith had raised over $5 million, while Bradbury raised only about $1 million.
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United States Senate election in Oregon, 2002 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA