Oregon was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Ron Wyden (serving since 1996) and Jeff Merkley (serving since 2009). Wyden is Oregon's longest-serving senator.
Before 1906, U.S. senators were elected by the Oregon Legislative Assembly. In 1904, Oregon voters passed a ballot measure that required U.S. senators to be selected by a popular vote and then endorsed by the state legislature. Beginning in 1914, U.S. senators were directly elected by popular vote based on the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
List of senators
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! 1
| align=left | 100px<br/>Delazon Smith<br />
| | Democratic
| nowrap | Feb 14, 1859 –<br/>Mar 3, 1859
| Elected in 1859.Lost re-election.
| 1
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| rowspan=3 | 1
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1859.Retired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Feb 14, 1859 –<br/>Mar 3, 1861
| rowspan=3 | Democratic
| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px<br/>Joseph Lane<br />
! rowspan=3 | 1
|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Mar 3, 1859 –<br/>Oct 1, 1860
| Legislature failed to elect.
| rowspan=7 | 2
| rowspan=2
|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 | 2
| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px<br/>Edward D. Baker<br />
| rowspan=2 | Republican
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Oct 1, 1860 –<br/>Oct 21, 1861
| rowspan=2 | Elected late in 1860.Died.
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| rowspan=4
| rowspan=6 | 2
| rowspan=6 | Election year unknown.Lost re-election.
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1861 –<br/>Mar 3, 1867
| rowspan=6 | Democratic
| rowspan=6 align=right | 100px<br/>James Nesmith<br />
! rowspan=6 | 2
|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Oct 21, 1861 –<br/>Feb 27, 1862
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! 3
| align=left | 100px<br/>Benjamin Stark<br />
| | Democratic
| nowrap | Feb 27, 1862 –<br/> Sep 12, 1862
| Appointed to continue Baker's term.Retired when successor elected.
|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 | 4
| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px<br/>Benjamin F. Harding<br />
| rowspan=2 | Union
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Sep 12, 1862 –<br/>Mar 3, 1865
| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Baker's term.Retired.
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! rowspan=3 | 5
| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px<br/>George H. Williams<br />
| rowspan=3 | Republican
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1865 –<br/>Mar 3, 1871
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1864.Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 3
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| rowspan=3 | 3
| rowspan=3 | Election year unknown.Retired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1867 –<br/>Mar 3, 1873
| rowspan=3 | Republican
| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px<br/>Henry W. Corbett<br />
! rowspan=3 | 3
|- style="height:2em"
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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 6
| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px<br/>James K. Kelly<br />
| rowspan=3 | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1871 –<br/>Mar 3, 1877
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1870.Retired.
| rowspan=3 | 4
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|- style="height:2em"
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| rowspan=3 | 4
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1872.Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1873 –<br/>Mar 3, 1879
| rowspan=3 | Republican
| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px<br/>John H. Mitchell<br />
! rowspan=3 | 4
|- style="height:2em"
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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 7
| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px<br/>La Fayette Grover<br />
| rowspan=3 | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1877 –<br/>Mar 3, 1883
| rowspan=3 | Election year unknown.Retired.
| rowspan=3 | 5
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|- style="height:2em"
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| rowspan=3 | 5
| rowspan=3 | Election year unknown.Retired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1879 –<br/>Mar 3, 1885
| rowspan=3 | Democratic
| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px<br/>James H. Slater<br />
! rowspan=3 | 5
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! rowspan=7 | 8
| rowspan=7 align=left | 100px<br/>Joseph N. Dolph<br />
| rowspan=7 | Republican
| rowspan=7 nowrap | Mar 4, 1883 –<br/>Mar 3, 1895
| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1882.
| rowspan=4 | 6
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|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=2
| rowspan=4 | 6
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| nowrap | Mar 3, 1885 –<br/>Nov 18, 1885
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | Elected late in 1885.
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Nov 18, 1885 –<br/>Mar 3, 1897
| rowspan=6 | Republican
| rowspan=6 align=right | 100px<br/>John H. Mitchell<br />
! rowspan=6 | 6
|- style="height:2em"
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|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1888.Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 7
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|- style="height:2em"
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| rowspan=3 | 7
| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1890.Lost re-election.
|- style="height:2em"
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! rowspan=4 | 9
| rowspan=4 align=left | 100px<br/>George W. McBride<br />
| rowspan=4 | Republican
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 4, 1895 –<br/>Mar 3, 1901
| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1895.Lost renomination.
| rowspan=4 | 8
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| rowspan=2
| rowspan=4 | 8
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| nowrap | Mar 3, 1897 –<br/>Oct 7, 1898
| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | Elected late in 1898.Retired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Oct 7, 1898 –<br/>Mar 3, 1903
| rowspan=3 | Republican
| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px<br/>Joseph Simon<br />
! rowspan=3 | 7
|- style="height:2em"
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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 10
| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px<br/>John H. Mitchell<br />
| rowspan=3 | Republican
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1901 –<br/>Dec 8, 1905
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1901.Died.
| rowspan=6 | 9
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|- style="height:2em"
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| rowspan=6 | 9
| rowspan=6 | Elected in 1903.Lost re-election.
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1903 –<br/>Mar 3, 1909
| rowspan=6 | Republican
| rowspan=6 align=right | 100px<br/>Charles W. Fulton<br />
! rowspan=6 | 8
|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=4
|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | Vacant
| nowrap | Dec 8, 1905 –<br/>Dec 21, 1905
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! 11
| align=left | 100px<br/>John M. Gearin<br />
| | Democratic
| nowrap | Dec 21, 1905 –<br/>Jan 23, 1907
| Appointed to continue Mitchell's term.Retired when successor elected.
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! 12
| align=left | 100px<br/>Frederick W. Mulkey<br />
| | Republican
| nowrap | Jan 23, 1907 –<br/>Mar 3, 1907
| Elected to finish Mitchell's term.Retired.
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! rowspan=3 | 13
| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px<br/>Jonathan Bourne Jr.<br />
| rowspan=3 | Republican
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1907 –<br/>Mar 3, 1913
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1907.
| rowspan=17 align=right | 100px<br/>Wayne Morse<br />
! rowspan=17 | 15
|- style="height:2em"
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| rowspan=4 | Re-elected in 1948.Lost re-election.
| rowspan=4 | 17
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| rowspan=2
| rowspan=4 | 17
| rowspan=4 | Re-elected in 1950.
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| rowspan=2 | Independent
