Oregon Elections, 2008 - Oregon 2008 Ballot Measures, United States Senate Election in Oregon, 2008 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Oregon 2008 ballot measures, United States Senate election in Oregon, 2008, United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008, United States presidential election in Oregon, 2008, Oregon legislative elections, 2008, Oregon state elections, 2008, Oregon Democratic primary, 2008, Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Oregon Ballot Measure 59, Oregon Ballot Measure 60, Oregon Ballot Measure 64, Oregon Ballot Measure 57, Oregon Ballot Measure 61, Oregon Ballot Measure 63, Oregon Ballot Measure 54, Oregon Ballot Measure 62, Oregon Ballot Measure 56, Mike Erickson, Oregon Ballot Measure 52, Oregon Republican primary, 2008, Oregon Ballot Measure 53, Oregon Ballot Measure 51, Oregon Ballot Measure 65, Oregon Ballot Measure 55. Excerpt: The 2008 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Gordon Smith decided to seek re-election. Smith was the only Republican Senator from the west coast (excluding Alaska) and the only Republican holding statewide office in Oregon. He was opposed by Democrat Jeff Merkley, the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, and David Brownlow of the Constitution Party of Oregon. Merkley won by a narrow margin, with Smith not conceding until two days after the election. The race was the most expensive in Oregon history. As of late October 2008, advertising related to the race exceeded $27 million, outstripping the $15 million spent on a 2007 tobacco tax ballot measure and the $14.7 million spent in the gubernatorial election of 2006. This was one of the most competitive races during the 2008 United States Senate election. In the Democratic primary, although Democrats held all statewide offices in Oregon there was no clear Democratic challenger; former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber indicated early on that he was not interested. In Janua...