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United States Senate election in Oregon, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)

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U.S. Senate, Oregon
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 8, 2022
Primary: May 17, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent:
Ron Wyden (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Oregon
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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A Republican Party primary took place on May 17, 2022, in Oregon to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state's general election on November 8, 2022.

Jo Rae Perkins advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 8, 2022
May 17, 2022
November 8, 2022


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Ron Wyden (Democrat), who was first elected in 1996.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Oregon generally utilizes a closed primary process. The selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members for presidential and legislative elections.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Oregon's United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jo Rae Perkins
Jo Rae Perkins Candidate Connection
 
33.0
 
115,701
Image of Darin Harbick
Darin Harbick Candidate Connection
 
30.7
 
107,506
Image of Samuel Palmer
Samuel Palmer Candidate Connection
 
12.2
 
42,703
Image of Jason Beebe
Jason Beebe Candidate Connection
 
11.3
 
39,456
Image of Christopher Christensen
Christopher Christensen Candidate Connection
 
8.1
 
28,433
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Robert Fleming
 
1.9
 
6,821
Image of Ibrahim Taher
Ibrahim Taher Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
6,659
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
3,024

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 350,303
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Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[3] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[4] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Jason Beebe Republican Party $14,360 $14,360 $0 As of August 17, 2022
Christopher Christensen Republican Party $310 $310 $0 As of August 30, 2022
Robert Fleming Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Darin Harbick Republican Party $343,725 $339,703 $4,252 As of December 31, 2022
Samuel Palmer Republican Party $93,577 $93,577 $0 As of December 31, 2022
Jo Rae Perkins Republican Party $125,792 $148,513 $3,138 As of December 31, 2022
Ibrahim Taher Republican Party $8,153 $8,153 $0 As of December 31, 2022

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.


Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Oregon in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Oregon, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Oregon U.S. Senate Major parties 1,000, including 100 signatures from each of Oregon's congressional districts $150.00 3/10/2022 Source
Oregon U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 23,744 N/A 8/30/2022 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Oregon and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Oregon, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Oregon's 1st Suzanne Bonamici Electiondot.png Democratic D+18
Oregon's 2nd Cliff Bentz Ends.png Republican R+15
Oregon's 3rd Earl Blumenauer Electiondot.png Democratic D+22
Oregon's 4th Open Electiondot.png Democratic D+4
Oregon's 5th Kurt Schrader Electiondot.png Democratic D+2
Oregon's 6th New Seat N/A D+4


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Oregon[5]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Oregon's 1st 68.4% 29.1%
Oregon's 2nd 36.6% 61.1%
Oregon's 3rd 72.5% 25.2%
Oregon's 4th 55.1% 42.3%
Oregon's 5th 53.2% 44.4%
Oregon's 6th 55.2% 42.1%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 57.4% of Oregonians lived in one of the state's eight Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 27.9% lived in one of 24 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Oregon was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Oregon following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Oregon presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 15 Democratic wins
  • 16 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D D D R R R R D R R R R R D D D D D D D D D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Oregon

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Oregon.

U.S. Senate election results in Oregon
Race Winner Runner up
2020 56.9%Democratic Party 39.3%Republican Party
2016 56.1%Democratic Party 33.4%Republican Party
2014 55.7%Democratic Party 36.9%Republican Party
2010 57.2%Democratic Party 39.4%Republican Party
2008 48.9%Democratic Party 45.6%Republican Party
Average 55.0 38.9

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Oregon

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Oregon.

Gubernatorial election results in Oregon
Race Winner Runner up
2018 50.0%Democratic Party 43.6%Republican Party
2016 50.6%Democratic Party 43.4%Republican Party
2014 49.9%Democratic Party 44.1%Republican Party
2010 50.7%Democratic Party 42.7%Republican Party
2006 49.0%Democratic Party 46.2%Republican Party
Average 49.9 44.7

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Oregon's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oregon, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 4 6
Republican 0 1 1
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 5 7

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Oregon's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Oregon, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Kate Brown
Secretary of State Democratic Party Shemia Fagan
Attorney General Democratic Party Ellen Rosenblum

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Oregon State Legislature as of November 2022.

Oregon State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 18
     Republican Party 11
     Independent 1
     Vacancies 0
Total 30

Oregon House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 37
     Republican Party 23
     Vacancies 0
Total 60

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Oregon was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Oregon Party Control: 1992-2022
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D R R R R R R R R S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D S S D D D D D D D D D D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Oregon and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Oregon
Oregon United States
Population 3,831,074 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 95,995 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 84.3% 72.5%
Black/African American 1.9% 12.7%
Asian 4.4% 5.5%
Native American 1.2% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2%
Other (single race) 3.1% 4.9%
Multiple 4.8% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 13% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 90.7% 88%
College graduation rate 33.7% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $62,818 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 13.2% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
  2. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State,"Frequently Asked Questions," accessed October 4, 2024
  3. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  4. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022


Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Jeff Merkley (D)
Ron Wyden (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Val Hoyle (D)
District 5
District 6
Democratic Party (7)
Republican Party (1)


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