Elections / 2016 · Senate · OR
The Democratic candidate won Oregon's Senate seat D+23.3.
Oregon, 2016. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Oregon — 2016 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,105,119
56.6%
Republican (R)
651,106
33.3%
All others
196,253
10.1%
Margin
D+23.3
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2016 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Wyden | DDemocrat | 1,105,119 | 56.6% |
| Mark Callahan | RRepublican | 651,106 | 33.3% |
| Shanti S. Lewallen | OWorking Families | 61,915 | 3.2% |
| Steven C. Reynolds | OIndependent | 59,516 | 3.0% |
| Eric Navickas | OPacific Green | 48,823 | 2.5% |
| Jim Lindsay | OLibertarian | 23,941 | 1.2% |
| Other | OOther | 2,058 | 0.1% |
Oregon's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −23.4% |
| 1980 | −8.1% |
| 1984 | −33.1% |
| 1986 | −26.9% |
| 1990 | −7.5% |
| 1992 | −5.7% |
| 1996 | −3.9% |
| 1998 | +27.3% |
| 2002 | −16.6% |
| 2004 | +31.6% |
| 2008 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | +18.0% |
| 2014 | +18.9% |
| 2016 | +23.3% |
| 2020 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | +14.9% |