1978 United States Senate election in Oregon

Election

1978 United States Senate election in Oregon

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Nominee  | Mark Hatfield | Vernon Cook  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 550,615 | 341,616
Percentage  | 61.66% | 38.26%

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County results
Hatfield: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Cook:  50–60%

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| U.S. senator before election

Mark Hatfield
Republican

| Elected U.S. Senator

Mark Hatfield
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The 1978 United States Senate election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican Senator Mark Hatfield was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Democrat Vernon Cook.

## Republican primary[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

* Mark Hatfield, incumbent Senator
* Bert W. Hawkins
* Robert D. Maxwell
* Richard L. Schnepel

### Results[edit]

1978 Republican Senate primary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Mark Hatfield (incumbent)  | 159,617  | 65.66%
| Republican | Bert W. Hawkins  | 43,350  | 17.83%
| Republican | Robert D. Maxwell  | 24,294  | 9.99%
| Republican | Richard L. Schnepel  | 15,628  | 6.43%
| Write-in  | All others  | 197  | 0.07%
Total votes  | 243,086  | 100.00%

## Democratic primary[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

* Steve Anderson, attorney from Salem and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1960 and 1974
* Jack A. Brown
* Vernon Cook, state legislator from Gresham and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1970 and 1974
* John Sweeney, candidate for Mayor of Portland in 1968

### Results[edit]

1978 Democratic Senate primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Vernon Cook  | 151,754  | 58.32%
| Democratic | John Sweeney  | 41,599  | 15.99%
| Democratic | Jack A. Brown  | 35,211  | 13.53%
| Democratic | Steve Anderson  | 30,066  | 11.56%
| Republican | Mark Hatfield (incumbent, write-in)  | 1,106  | 0.39%
| Write-in  | All others  | 552  | 0.21%
Total votes  | 260,197  | 100.00%

## General election[edit]

### Results[edit]

General election results[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Mark Hatfield (incumbent)  | 550,615  | 61.66%  | 7.94
| Democratic | Vernon Cook  | 341,616  | 38.26%  | 7.90
| Write-in  | All others  | 737  | 0.08%
Total votes  | 892,968  | 100.00%
| Republican hold | Swing |  |

## See also[edit]

* 1978 United States Senate elections

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate- R Primary Race - May 23, 1978".
2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate- D Primary Race - May 23, 1978".
3. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978".
4. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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