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United States Senate election in Oregon, 2014

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538,847

Start date
  
November 4, 2014

55.7%
  
36.9%

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Winner
  
Jeff Merkley

The 2014 United States Senate election in Oregon took place on November 4, 2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oregon, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Oregon, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

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Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley ran for re-election to a second term. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. Merkley easily won the Democratic nomination, while the Republicans nominated pediatric neurosurgeon Monica Wehby.

Background

Democrat Jeff Merkley, the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, defeated two-term Republican incumbent Gordon H. Smith with 49% of the vote in 2008.

Declared

  • William Bryk, attorney from New York and perennial candidate
  • Pavel Goberman, fitness instructor and perennial candidate
  • Jeff Merkley, incumbent Senator

    • Declared

  • Mark Callahan, information technology consultant and perennial candidate
  • Jason Conger, State Representative
  • Tim Crawley, attorney
  • Jo Rae Perkins, former Chairwoman of the Linn County Republican Party and nominee for Mayor of Albany in 2010
  • Monica Wehby, pediatric neurosurgeon

    • Withdrew

  • Sam Carpenter, businessman

    • Declined

  • Bruce Hanna, State Representative
  • Rick Miller, owner and founder of Avamere
  • Gordon H. Smith, former U.S. Senator
  • Greg Walden, U.S. Representative and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee

    • Independents

    The filing deadline for independent candidates is August 26, 2014. In order to qualify, a candidate must submit 17,893 signatures of registered voters or obtain signatures from at least 1,000 electors at a valid assembly of electors.

    Declared

  • Karl King, massage therapist

    • Polling

  • ^ Internal poll for Dennis Richardson campaign
  • * Internal poll for Monica Wehby campaign

    • References

    United States Senate election in Oregon, 2014 Wikipedia
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