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Oregon Democrats sweep governor and Congress seats
In Portland, voters elected Robert Holmes a Democrat as Oregon governor marking the first Democratic governor since 1934. Morse's reelection and a Democratic congressional surge followed a broader party shift, with Democrats winning the state House and nine Senate seats to tie the chamber. Republican losses included Gov Elmo Smith and several congressional incumbents.
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Portland
Oregon
Robert Holmes
Astoria
Wayne Morse
Fisemawer
Holmes
Elmo Smith
Lew Wallace
Wallace Jed Holmes
State Senate
University of Oregon
Paul Patterson
Walter Wnorblad
Edith Green
Sam Coon
al Ueman Baker
Hells Canyon
Harris Ellsworth
Charles Porter
Eugene
Coon
Ellsworth
House of Representatives
Senate