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2010 United States Senate election in Oregon
County results Wyden: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Huffman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
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 last senate election where Deschutes County voted for the Republican candidate (albeit by a plurality).
Pavel Goberman, fitness instructor and mentalist, perennial candidate[ 1]
Loren Hooker, farmer[ 1]
Ron Wyden , incumbent U.S. Senator
Poll source
Dates administered
Ron Wyden
Loren Hooker
Pavel Goberman
Undecided
Survey USA [ 2] May 7–9, 2010
80%
9%
4%
8%
Poll source
Dates administered
Jim Huffman
Thomas Stutzman
Keith Waldron
Robin Parker
Undecided
Survey USA [ 2] May 7–9, 2010
20%
11%
9%
6%
43%
Results by county 20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Wyden, a popular incumbent with a 52% approval rating in a July poll,[ 7] Portland and Salem .[ 8] Survey USA poll taken a few days before the election showed that 23% of Republicans supported Wyden.[ 9]
Huffman, widely considered as an underdog, financed his own campaign. He defended bonuses for Wall Street executives and questioned global warming .[ 10]
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.[ 11] 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.[ 12]
Poll source
Dates administered
Jim Huffman (R)
Ron Wyden (D)
Rasmussen Reports [ 18] February 16, 2010
35%
49%
Rasmussen Reports [ 19] May 24, 2010
38%
51%
Survey USA [ 20] June 7–9, 2010
38%
51%
Rasmussen Reports [ 21] June 17, 2010
37%
47%
Davis, Hibbits and Midghall [ 22] June 21, 2010
32%
50%
Rasmussen Reports [ 23] July 26, 2010
35%
51%
Survey USA [ 24] July 25–27, 2010
35%
53%
Rasmussen Reports [ 25] August 22, 2010
36%
56%
Rasmussen Reports [ 26] September 8, 2010
35%
53%
Survey USA [ 27] September 12–14, 2010
38%
54%
Rasmussen Reports [ 28] October 10, 2010
36%
52%
Survey USA [ 29] October 12–14, 2010
34%
56%
Public Policy Polling [ 30] October 17, 2010
40%
56%
Rasmussen Reports [ 28] October 25, 2010
42%
53%
Survey USA [ 31] October 23–28, 2010
32%
57%
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[ 32]
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ]
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