2010 United States Senate election in Oregon
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 by a landslide margin of 18 points, despite the national Republican midterm wave. As of 2022, this is the only senate election since 1998 in which Deschutes County has not supported the Democratic candidate (albeit by a plurality). Democratic primary Candidates Pavel Goberman, fitness instructor and mentalist, perennial candidate Loren Hooker, farmer Ron Wyden, incumbent U.S. Senator Polling Results Republican primary Candidates Shane Dinkel, U.S. Army officer and farm worker Jim Huffman, Lewis & Clark Law School law professor Loren Later, businessman Robin Parker, businessman Thomas Stutzman, real estate broker Keith Waldron, farmer and truck driver Walter Woodland, woodworker Polling Results General election Candidates Bruce Cronk (Working Families), retired electrician Marc Delphine (Libertarian), financial planner and LGBT and Tea Party activist Jim Huffman (Republican), Lewis & Clark Law School law professor Rick Staggenborg (Progressive), physician and founder of Soldiers For Peace Ron Wyden (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Senator Campaign Wyden, a popular incumbent with a 52% approval rating in a July poll, touted bipartisanship and promised to hold town-hall meetings annually in each of Oregon's 36 counties and to open offices outside of Portland and Salem. A Survey USA poll taken a few days before the election showed that 23% of Republicans supported Wyden. Huffman, widely considered as an underdog, financed his own campaign. He defended bonuses for Wall Street executives and questioned global warming. 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. The second debate, which was hosted by the 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. Predictions Polling Fundraising Results Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Baker (largest city: Baker City) Crook (largest city: Prineville) Curry (largest city: Brookings) Douglas (largest city: Roseburg) Deschutes (largest city: Bend) Jefferson (largest city: Madras) Josephine (largest city: Grants Pass) Klamath (largest city: Klamath Falls) Lake (largest city: Lakeview) Linn (largest city: Albany) Morrow (largest city: Boardman) Sherman (largest city: Wasco) Umatilla (largest city: Hermiston) Union (largest city: La Grande) Wallowa (largest city: Enterprise) Wheeler (largest city: Fossil) References External links Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for Oregon at Project Vote Smart Oregon U.S. Senate 2010 from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from Open Secrets 2010 Oregon Senate General Election: Jim Huffman (R) vs Ron Wyden (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Oregon Senate from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Oregon Senate Race from Real Clear Politics 2010 Oregon Senate Race from CQ Politics Race profile from The New