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OREGON |
Nov. 8,
2016 U.S. Senate |
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Plurality: 454,013 votes (23.25 percentage points). OR
Secretary of State
Notes: As expected Sen. Ron Wyden (D) easily won a third term, defeating IT consultant Mark Callahan (R). The four minor party candidates on the ballot together obtained almost 10-percent of the vote. Callahan, the surprise winner of the May Republican primary, had gained some name recognition from four previous runs for office. The general election race was not competitive financially. According to the FEC for 2015-16 the Wyden campaign reported disbursements of $7.6 million compared to disbursements totaling $194,520 for the Callahan campaign (>). The minor party candidates were attorney and longshoreman Shanti Lewallen (WF), a progressive who appealed to Bernie Sanders' supporters, at 3.17%, followed by Steven Cody Reynolds (IP) at 3.05%, Eric Navickas (PG) at 2.50% and Jim Lindsey (L) at 1.23%. Campaign Manager: Ron Wyden: Tim Leahy (Jan. 2015 also served as finance director) Finance director on Jeff Merkley for Oregon, June 2011-Dec. 2014. Legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson (IL), Jan. 2009-Jan. 2011. Associate at The Ashmead Group, 2006-09. Citizen outreach director at the Fund for Public Interest Research, Jan. 2005-Aug. 2007. B.S. in American political studies/public administration from Northern Arizona University, 2001. See also: Oregon Secretary of State: 2016 State Voters' Pamphlets - General Election | Primary Election. |
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