The 1984 United States Senate election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield was re-elected to a fourth term in office, defeating Democratic State Senator Margie Hendriksen. As of 2022, this is the last U.S. Senate race in Oregon where every county voted for the same candidate.
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County results Hatfield: 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Hatfield (incumbent) | 214,114 | 78.53% | |
Republican | John T. Schiess | 26,848 | 9.85% | |
Republican | Sherry Reynolds | 18,590 | 6.82% | |
Republican | Ralph H. Preston | 12,662 | 4.64% | |
Write-in | All others | 423 | 0.16% | |
Total votes | 272,637 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Margie Hendriksen | 249,152 | 75.47% | |
Democratic | Sam Kahl | 79,317 | 24.02% | |
Write-in | All others | 1,688 | 0.51% | |
Total votes | 330,157 | 100.00% |
During the campaign, Hendriksen primarily attacked Hatfield by stressing what she perceived to be flawed priorities.[3] Hatfield was often criticized for the scandal involving Basil Tsakos, but the controversy of the scandal declined over the course of the campaign.[4] He was also criticized by those who stressed environmental protection for his support of President Reagan's appointment of James G. Watt to the position of Secretary of the Interior.[5] However, Hatfield's in-person campaign strategy proved successful, as he beat Hendricksen by 402,040 votes, and gained nearly double her percentage.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mark Hatfield (incumbent) | 808,152 | 66.53% | 4.88 | |
Democratic | Margie Hendriksen | 406,122 | 33.43% | 4.83 | |
Independent Republican | Ralph H. Preston | 461 | 0.04% | N/A | |
Total votes | 1,214,735 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |