1995 Special Election

Senator Bob Packwood resigned from office, and a special election was called in Oregon to fill his seat. The Socialist Party of Oregon joined with several other political parties in making a bid for the seat.

Candidate Votes % of Votes Cast

Vickie Valdez (S) 7,873 0.7%

Ron Wyden (D) * 571,762 47.8%

Gene Nanni (L) 15,699 1.3%

Shilling, Karen E. (A) 25,598 2.1%

Gordon Smith (R) 553,538 46.3%

Lou Gold (P) ** 7,225 0.6%

Misc. Write-In 14,958 N/A

* Winner

** Dropped out of race

This data prepared using the Secretary of State's Abstract of Votes. The official date of the Special Election was January 30, 1996; since most of the political campaign took place in 1995, we list it as that year.

Campaign staff for Vickie Valdez included Ralph H. "Trey" Smith III, Michael C. Marino, Donato B. Masaoy III, Walter F. Brown, and many others.

Socialist Party of Oregon