2010 United States Senate election in Oregon
Nominee
Ron Wyden Jim Huffman
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
825,507
566,199
Percentage
57.2%
39.3%
County results Wyden: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Huffman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before electionRon Wyden Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Democratic
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.
Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Pavel Goberman, fitness instructor and mentalist, perennial candidate[1]
Loren Hooker, farmer[1]
Ron Wyden , incumbent U.S. SenatorPolling [ ]
Poll source
Dates administered
Ron Wyden
Loren Hooker
Pavel Goberman
Undecided
Survey USA
May 7–9, 2010
80%
9%
4%
8%
Results [ ] Republican primary [ ] 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 [ ]
Poll source
Dates administered
Jim Huffman
Thomas Stutzman
Keith Waldron
Robin Parker
Undecided
Survey USA
May 7–9, 2010
20%
11%
9%
6%
43%
Results [ ] General election [ ] 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] Portland and Salem .[7] 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] 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 [ ] Polling [ ]
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%
Fundraising [ ]
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]
Results [ ] References [ ]
^ a b c d e f g h "Candidate Filings, United States Senate election" . Oregon Secretary of State . Retrieved February 12, 2010 .^ a b "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 . ^ a b c d e "Candidate Filings, Governor (2010 General Election)" . Oregon Secretary of State . Retrieved September 13, 2010 .^ http://marcforsenate.com/2010/03/22/about-marc/ ^ "SurveyUSA News Poll #16824" .^ http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20101028/NEWS/10280337/1001/news#ixzz14WlSG8xm [permanent dead link ^ "SurveyUSA Election Poll #17610" .^ 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 .
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