United States Senate election in Oregon, 1968

United States Senate election in Oregon, 1968

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Nominee Bob Packwood Wayne Morse Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 408,646 405,353 Percentage 50.2% 49.8%

County results

U.S. Senator before election Wayne Morse Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Bob Packwood Republican

Wayne Morse
Democratic

Bob Packwood
Republican

The 1968 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Wayne Morse was seeking a fifth term, but narrowly lost re-election to 36 year-old Republican State Representative Bob Packwood in a very close race.

The general primary was held May 28, 1968. Incumbent Senator Wayne Morse defeated former Representative Robert B. Duncan.

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