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80:Succeeded by
57:
18:
1584:1959 deaths
1579:1877 births
1551:L. Stockman
1193:Chamberlain
960:Wayne Morse
923:U.S. Senate
915:Wayne Morse
813:Wayne Morse
797:Wayne Morse
698:, pg. 122.
696:Wayne Morse
544:Wayne Morse
446:W.E. Burke
345:Wayne Morse
322:antisemitic
242:Wayne Morse
129:Preceded by
85:Wayne Morse
68:Preceded by
1573:Categories
952:Guy Cordon
889:Republican
815:, pg. 137.
799:, pg. 136.
776:August 13,
248:Early life
203:Republican
171:1877-10-14
1553: (R)
1544: (R)
1535: (R)
1533:H. Angell
1526: (R)
1503: (R)
1500:G. Cordon
1492: (R)
1490:R. Holman
1483: (R)
1480:C. McNary
1449: (R)
1447:H. Angell
1440: (R)
1438:W. Pierce
1431: (R)
1408: (R)
1406:R. Holman
1399: (R)
1397:C. McNary
1367: (R)
1365:H. Angell
1358: (R)
1356:W. Pierce
1349: (R)
1326: (R)
1324:R. Holman
1317: (R)
1315:C. McNary
1198:Stanfield
811:Drukman,
795:Drukman,
694:Drukman,
584:Footnotes
457:Write-in
369:Multnomah
101:In office
58:In office
1228:Packwood
1178:Mitchell
1168:Mitchell
1123:G. Smith
1118:Hatfield
1058:Mitchell
1033:Williams
1013:D. Smith
738:(2019).
671:Archived
507:161,073
332:—
269:Politics
110:Governor
1524:J. Mott
1429:J. Mott
1347:J. Mott
1203:Steiwer
1163:Corbett
1158:Nesmith
1153:J. Lane
1146:Class 3
1128:Merkley
1078:H. Lane
1053:McBride
1028:Harding
1006:Class 2
902:Class 3
574:12,241
563:60,436
493:206,233
449:54,246
1468:Senate
1386:Senate
1304:Senate
1275:Oregon
1218:Holman
1208:Reames
1188:Fulton
1173:Slater
1098:Cordon
1093:McNary
1088:Mulkey
1083:McNary
1073:Bourne
1068:Mulkey
1063:Gearin
1043:Grover
897:Oregon
566:42.1%
549:70,716
538:Votes
518:9,964
510:42.7%
482:Votes
452:37.6%
435:90,215
424:Votes
353:Hitler
295:after
260:Career
180:, U.S.
50:Oregon
1513:House
1418:House
1336:House
1233:Wyden
1223:Morse
1213:Barry
1183:Simon
1048:Dolph
1038:Kelly
1023:Stark
1018:Baker
895:from
577:8.5%
554:49.3%
521:2.6%
498:54.7%
463:0.0%
440:62.4%
91:14th
48:from
1460:78th
1378:77th
1296:76th
1108:Lusk
908:1938
778:2024
752:2020
721:2020
460:103
373:Lane
371:and
185:Died
161:Born
744:OHQ
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