2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Oregon election results
Every race on Oregon's ballot in the 2008 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races83
Changed party6
Unopposed33%27 races
Incumbents defeated3
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | Barack H. Obama (D) | 16.3 |
U.S. Senate
D 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | Jeff Merkley (D) | 3.4 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 4 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR-1 | David Wu (D) | 54.0 | |
| OR-2 | Greg Walden (R) | 43.7 | |
| OR-3 | Earl Blumenauer (D) | 53.7 | |
| OR-4 | Peter A. DeFazio (D) | 69.4 | |
| OR-5 | Kurt Schrader (D) | 15.9 |
Oregon State Senate
D 8 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Jeff Kruse (R) | 40.0 | |
| SD-2 | Jason A. Atkinson (R) | 38.2 | |
| SD-5 | Joanne Verger (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Fred Girod (R) | 22.5 | |
| SD-12 | Brian J. Boquist (R) | 21.5 | |
| SD-14 | Mark Hass (D) | 36.0 | |
| SD-17 | Suzanne Bonamici (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Ginny Burdick (D) | 40.4 | |
| SD-21 | Diane Rosenbaum (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Margaret Carter (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Jackie Dingfelder (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Laurie Monnes Anderson (D) | 17.3 | |
| SD-27 | Chris Telfer (R) | 19.4 | |
| SD-28 | Doug Whitsett (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | David Nelson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Ted Ferrioli (R) | Unopposed |
Oregon House of Representatives
D 36 · R 24 · 5 changed party
Oregon
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab