United States Senate election in Oregon, 2020

Elections in Oregon, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 13
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: N/A (vote-by-mail)
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: No ID
• Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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U.S. Senate, Oregon
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 10, 2020
Primary: May 19, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Jeff Merkley (Democrat)
How to vote
Poll times: No polling hours (vote-by-mail) 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, 2020
See also
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Voters in Oregon elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 3, 2020.

Incumbent Jeff Merkley won election in the general election for U.S. Senate Oregon.

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Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
March 10, 2020	May 19, 2020	November 3, 2020

The election filled the Class II Senate seat held by Jeff Merkley (D). Merkley was first elected in 2008.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Oregon did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley defeated Jo Rae Perkins, Gary Dye, and Ibrahim Taher in the general election for U.S. Senate Oregon on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Merkley (D / Independent / Working Families Party)	56.9	1,321,047
		Jo Rae Perkins (R)	39.3	912,814
		Gary Dye (L)	1.8	42,747
		Ibrahim Taher (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)	1.8	42,239
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,402

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,321,249
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Merkley	98.7	564,878
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	7,386

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 572,264
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Jo Rae Perkins defeated Paul Romero, Robert Schwartz, and John Verbeek in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Rae Perkins	49.2	178,004
		Paul Romero	30.4	109,783
		Robert Schwartz	11.1	40,196
		John Verbeek	8.1	29,382
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	4,250

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,615
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Kulow (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Oregon

Gary Dye advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Oregon on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Dye (L)

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Pacific Green Party convention

Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Oregon

Ibrahim Taher advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Oregon on June 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ibrahim Taher (Pacific Green Party)

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