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Electoral history of Wayne Morse

Electoral history of Wayne Morse, United States Senator from Oregon, candidate for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination and Oregon favorite-son candidate in the 1952 Republican presidential primaries.

Wayne Morse

Originally a Republican, Morse became an independent in 1952 and a Democrat in 1955.

1944

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United States Senate election in Oregon, 1944[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Morse 269,095 60.71
Democratic Edgar W. Smith 174,140 39.29
Total votes 443,235 100.00
Republican hold

1950

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United States Senate election in Oregon, 1950[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Morse (incumbent) 376,510 74.79
Democratic Howard LaTourette 116,780 23.20
Progressive Harlin Talbert 10,165 2.02
Total votes 503,455 100.00
Republican hold

1952

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Oregon Republican presidential primary, 1952:[3]

1952 Republican presidential primaries:[4]

1956

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United States Senate election in Oregon, 1956[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Morse (incumbent) 396,849 54.20
Republican Douglas McKay 335,405 45.80
Total votes 732,254 100.00
Democratic hold

1960

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District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary, 1960:[6]

Maryland Democratic presidential primary, 1960:[7]

Oregon Democratic presidential primary, 1960:[8]

 

1960 Democratic presidential primaries:[9]

1962

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United States Senate election in Oregon, 1962[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Morse (incumbent) 344,716 54.15
Republican Sig Unander 291,587 45.81
none write-ins 253 0.04
Total votes 636,556 100.00
Democratic hold

1968

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Primary election

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  Robert B. Duncan
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  Wayne Morse
Democratic primary for the United States Senate from Oregon, 1968[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Morse (incumbent) 185,091 49.03
Democratic Robert B. Duncan 174,795 46.30
Democratic Phil McAlmond 17,658 4.68
Total votes 377,544 100.00

General election

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United States Senate election in Oregon, 1968[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Packwood 408,646 50.20
Democratic Wayne Morse (incumbent) 405,353 49.80
Total votes 813,999 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

1972

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Democratic primary for the United States Senate from Oregon, 1972[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Morse 173,147 43.70
Democratic Robert B. Duncan 130,845 33.03
Democratic Don Willner 74,060 18.69
Democratic Ralph Wiser 17,729 4.48
Democratic miscellaneous 423 0.11
Total votes 396,204 100.00

Democratic nomination for the Vice President of the United States, 1972:[14]

Vote to replace original candidate Thomas Eagleton, nominated at the 1972 Democratic National Convention and then removed from the ticket

 
United States Senate election in Oregon, 1972[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Hatfield (incumbent) 488,477 53.63
Democratic Wayne Morse 421,205 46.25
none miscellaneous 1,127 0.12
Total votes 910,809 100.00
Republican hold

1974

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Democratic primary for the United States Senate from Oregon, 1974[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Morse 155,729 48.98
Democratic Jason Boe 125,055 39.33
Democratic Robert T. Daly 21,881 6.88
Democratic Robert E. O'Connor 14,984 4.71
Democratic miscellaneous 319 0.10
Total votes 396,204 100.00

Note: Morse died before the general election and was replaced on the ballot by Betty Roberts.

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950".
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US President - R Primary Race - May 16, 1952".
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - US President - R Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1952".
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956".
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - DC US President - D Primary Race - May 03, 1960".
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US President - D Primary Race - May 17, 1960".
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US President - D Primary Race - May 20, 1960".
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1960".
  10. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962".
  11. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1968".
  12. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968".
  13. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate- D Primary Race - May 23, 1972".
  14. ^ "Our Campaigns - US Vice President - D Appointment Race - Aug 08, 1972".
  15. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1972".
  16. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1974".
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