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1974 United States Senate election in Oregon

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Field	Value
election_name	1974 United States Senate election in Oregon
country	Oregon
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1968 United States Senate election in Oregon
previous_year	1968
next_election	1980 United States Senate election in Oregon
next_year	1980
election_date	November 5, 1974
image_size	150x150px
image1	File:Bob Packwood.jpg
nominee1	Bob Packwood
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	420,964
percentage1	54.93%
image2	File:Betty Roberts.jpg
nominee2	Betty Roberts
(replacing Wayne Morse)
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	338,591
percentage2	44.18%
map_image	1974 United States Senate election in Oregon results map by county.svg
map_size	260px
map_caption	County results

title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Bob Packwood
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Bob Packwood
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

(replacing Wayne Morse)

Packwood:
Roberts: The 1974 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Packwood won re-election to a second term. Betty Roberts was chosen to replace former U.S. Senator Wayne Morse, who won the Democratic primary but died before the general election.

Democratic primary

Campaign

The Democratic primaries were held on May 28, 1974. Incumbent Senator Bob Packwood was running for re-election after his upset victory against popular incumbent Democrat Wayne Morse in 1968 made him the youngest member of the Senate.{{cite news |access-date=February 1, 2010

In the Democratic primary, former Senator Morse, trying to win back the seat he had for 24 years before losing to Packwood six years earlier, faced Oregon State Senate President Jason Boe and several other candidates for a chance to take back his Senate seat. Boe, who was 45, made Morse's age, 73, an issue in the race while Morse said his experience in the Senate made him a stronger candidate.{{cite news |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125065741/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RWYRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OeADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6478,6761574 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124173224/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nXkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6040,1776289 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2010

In July, Morse was hospitalized in Portland with what was originally described as a serious urinary tract infection. His condition deteriorated and he died on July 22.{{cite news |access-date=January 29, 2010 |access-date=January 29, 2010

The Oregon Democratic State Central Committee met on August 11, two days after Richard Nixon resigned the Presidency. They chose State Senator Betty Roberts over Boe to replace Morse as the Democratic nominee.{{cite news |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124131242/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8L8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=reEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2756,2490772 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2010

Results

General election

Campaign

Outgoing Oregon governor Tom McCall, who had decided not to run in 1968, had pledged to Packwood a year earlier that he would not challenge him in 1974.{{cite news |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124123844/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=42EtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eIgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5192,4212861 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=January 29, 2010

The 1974 mid-term elections were dominated by the fallout from the Watergate scandal. Strong Democratic gains were predicted, giving Roberts a good chance at an upset. In addition, the Senate had no female members and Roberts was one of three women (along with Democrat Barbara Mikulski in Maryland and Republican Gwenyfred Bush in South Carolina) seeking a Senate seat.{{cite news |access-date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=February 1, 2010

Roberts lost the election to Packwood 55% to 44%.{{cite news |access-date=January 29, 2010 |access-date=February 2, 2010

After the election, Roberts, whose criticism of Packwood's ethics was a theme in her campaign, considered filing a lawsuit against Packwood for misrepresenting her positions on gun control, abortion, and Social Security in campaign advertisements, but later dropped the idea.{{cite news |access-date=January 29, 2010

Results

Aftermath

Packwood was re-elected to three more terms: in 1980, 1986, and 1992. Shortly after the 1992 election, allegations of sexual harassment revealed by The Washington Post led to his eventual resignation from the Senate in 1995.

In 1977, Roberts became the first woman to serve to the Oregon Court of Appeals, and in 1982, was appointed by Republican Governor Victor G. Atiyeh to the Oregon Supreme Court, the first woman to serve on that court.

References

"Oregon US Senate Democratic Primary Race, May 28, 1974". ourcampaigns.com.
"Oregon US Senate Race, Nov 5, 1974". ourcampaigns.com.
(July 21, 1998). "Senator Robert Packwood's History of Sexual Harassment". The Washington Post.
"Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon - Appeals Court Judges". [[Oregon Secretary of State]].
"Oregon Encyclopedia: Betty Roberts". [[Oregon Encyclopedia]].

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