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The 1986 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 8, 1986. Incumbent
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of s ...
ran for re-election. U.S. Congressman Jim Weaver received the Democratic nomination. A populist Democratic congressman from
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, he was a darling of the environmentalists. Weaver supported the
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. Packwood was confident, despite the popular opponent, because had more money and a better campaign organization. After winning the party nomination, Weaver was the subject of a
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probe into his campaign finances, and withdrew his candidacy.
Rick Bauman Richard H. "Rick" Bauman (born April 1950) is a former Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. He was also the Democrati ...
was selected to replace Weaver on the ballot, and lost handily to Packwood.


Democratic primary


Candidates


Declared

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Rick Bauman Richard H. "Rick" Bauman (born April 1950) is a former Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. He was also the Democrati ...
, State Representative *
Rod Monroe Rod Monroe (born August 20, 1942) is a Canadian-born American politician who served in the Oregon Senate, representing District 24 in the middle part of Multnomah County, which includes most of eastern Portland and the city of Happy Valley. E ...
, State Senator


Withdrew

* Jim Weaver, U.S. Representative


Results

After the primary, a
House Ethics Committee The Committee on Ethics, often known simply as the Ethics Committee, is one of the committees of the United States House of Representatives. Prior to the 112th Congress it was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. The House E ...
probe into Weaver's campaign finances led him to withdraw his candidacy and the Oregon Democratic State Central Committee selected Bauman to replace Weaver on the ballot in August, just 10 weeks before the general election.


Republican primary


Candidates

* Joe Lutz, Baptist minister and evangelical/conservative activist *
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of s ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator


Results


General election


Candidates

*
Rick Bauman Richard H. "Rick" Bauman (born April 1950) is a former Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. He was also the Democrati ...
, State Representative *
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of s ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator


Results


See also

*
1986 United States Senate elections The 1986 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. The Republicans had to defend an unusually large number of freshman Senate incumbents who had been el ...


References

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