Ron Wyden
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- May 3, 1949
- Current age
- 77
- Home state
- Oregon
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Senator, Oregon (present)
- On the ballot
- 1980–2016
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wyden5.1M
Opponents2.9M
12
Elections run
Between 1980 and 2016, Ron Wyden ran in 12 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 12. Wyden's biggest single-election total was 1,128,728 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Oregon. Wyden's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 3, decided by 95,431 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Oregon, every U.S. House race in Oregon's District 3, or all 2016 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Ron Wyden received?
Ron Wyden has received 5,141,138 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. SenateOregon | Won | 1,105,11956.6% | Mark Callahan Shanti S. Lewallen Steven C. Reynolds Eric Navickas Jim Lindsay |
| 2010 | U.S. SenateOregon | Won | 825,50757.22% | Jim Huffman Bruce Cronk Marc Delphine Rick Staggenborg |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateOregon | Won | 1,128,72863.39% | Al King Teresa Keane Dan Fitzgerald David Brownlow |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateOregon | Won | 682,42561.05% | John Lim Karyn Moskowitz Jim Brewster Michael A. Campbell Dean M. Braa |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseOregon | Won | 161,62472.54% | Everett Hall Mark Brunelle Gene Nanni |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseOregon | Won | 208,02877.08% | Al Ritter Blair Bobier |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseOregon | Won | 169,73180.75% | Phil Mooney |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseOregon | Won | 190,68499.41% | — |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseOregon | Won | 180,06785.92% | Thomas H. Phelan (head-to-head) |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseOregon | Won | 173,43872.3% | Drew Davis |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseOregon | Won | 159,41678.27% | Thomas H. Phelan (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseOregon | Won | 156,37171.92% | Darrell R. Conger |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000779) and Wikidata (Q529344). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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