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Oregon Secretary of State - Elections Division
1998 Oregon Congressional and Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: March 10, Primary: May 19,
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| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
Governor, 53% in '94, 1st term Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:4, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat |
| John Kitzhaber (D) 63% |
anti-tax activist Bill Sizemore (R) 31% |
computer consultant Richard P. Burke (L) 2%, Blair Bobier (Pac) 2%, ex-prosecutor Roger Weidner (Rfm) 1%, Trey Smith (S) 1%, Jada Mae Langloss (I) 0%, Donald James Pfau (I) 0%, Patti Steurer (NL) 1% |
| Labor Commissioner |
| Jack Roberts (R) 60%, Mike Fahey (D) 40% |
| Education Superintendent, Norma Paulus (I) retiring |
| ex-St. Sen. Stan Bunn (R), Margaret L. Carter (D), |
Senator, 48% in 1/30/96, 1st term Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Safe Democrat, Charles Cook's prediction: Safe Democrat, Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:6, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Democrat |
| Ron Wyden (D) 61.1% |
St. Sen. / millionaire John Lim (R) 33.8% |
advertising executive Jim Brewster (L) 1.6%, economic environmental analyst Karyn Moskowitz (Pac) 2.0%, Richard S Pope (I) 0.0%, Dean M Braa (S) 0.7%, Michael A. Campbell (NL) 0.7%, |
1st Cong. District, Elizabeth Furse (D) retiring after 3rd term, 54.6% in '96 Charles Cook's prediction: Toss Up, Roll Call's prediction: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 5:6, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Democrat |
| attorney David Wu (D) 50.1% |
'96 primary cand./consultant Molly Bordonaro (R) 47.1% |
Michael DePaulo (L) 1.8%, John F. Hryciuk (S) 0.9%, miscellaneous 0.1% |
2nd Cong. District, Bob Smith (R) retiring, 59.1% in '96, 1st / 7th term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:3, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Republican |
| ex-Co. Com'r/Judge Kevin M. Campbell (D) 34.8% |
ex-St. Sen. Maj. Ldr. Greg Walden (R) 61.5% |
Lindsey Bradshaw (L) 2.2%, Rohn "Grandpa" Webb (S) 1.3%, ex-U.S. Rep. Wes Cooley (Rfm/WI) 0.2% |
3rd Cong. District, 68.2% in '96, 2nd term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:15, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Democrat |
| Earl Blumenauer (D) 83.9% |
No Republican |
retail manager Bruce Alexander Knight (L) 9.2%, Walter F. "Walt" Brown (S) 5.6%, miscellaneous 1.2% |
4th Cong. District, 68.6% in '96, 6th term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:10, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat |
| Pete DeFazio (D) 70.1% |
Grocery store manager Steve J. Webb (R) 28.6% |
Karl G. Sorg (S) 1.2%, miscellaneous 0.1% |
5th Cong. District, 51.6% in '96, 1st term Charles Cook's prediction: Toss Up, Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 3:8, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Democrat |
| Darlene Hooley (D) 54.9% |
St. Sen. Marylin Shannon (R) 40.5% |
Property Manager / '95 US Senate Candidate Michael Donnelly (Pac) 1.6%, Kelly Keith (I) 0.0%, Blaine Thallheimer (L) 1.3%, Ed Dover (S) 0.6%, Jim Burns (NL) 1.0%, miscellaneous 0.1% |
1. Key to Predictions: Roll Call,
The Cook Political Report,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
D.C.'s Political Report
2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates
open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red print indicates change in party control.
3. Key to Party Identification.
(D) = Democratic Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(NL) = Natural Law Party
(Pac) = Pacific Party - Affiliated with the Green Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(S) = Socialist Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates
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