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elections.foxnews.com - 11/7/2008
Democratic Challenger Beats Gordon Smith in Oregon Senate Race
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Jeff Merkley beats GOP Sen. Gordon Smith in Oregon, bringing the Democrats' majority to at least 55 seats. 
Gordon Smith leading Senate race, but pollster standing by Merkley - Oregon, Northwest and National Politics & Elections News
oregonlive.com - 11/5/2008
Gordon Smith leading Senate race, but pollster standing by Merkley - Oregon, Northwest and ...
— oregonlive.com — INSIDE POLITICS The Oregonian Politics Home Elections Blog Voter Guide Home Oregonian Newspaper Submit news and photos... Contact the Politics Team 0){document.location.href=d.options[d.selectedIndex].value;}return false;"> ... (more) Gordon Smith leading Senate race, but pollster standing ...

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Sen. Gordon Smith calls to concede to Jeff Merkley - Oregon, Northwest and National Politics & Elections News
oregonlive.com - 11/6/2008
Sen. Gordon Smith calls to concede to Jeff Merkley - Oregon, Northwest and National Politics & ...
— oregonlive.com — INSIDE POLITICS The Oregonian Politics Home Elections Blog Voter Guide Home Oregonian Newspaper Submit news and photos... Contact the Politics Team 0){document.location.href=d.options[d.selectedIndex].value;}return false;"> ... (more) Sen. Gordon Smith calls to concede to Jeff Merkley - ...

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Projection: Jeff Merkley will defeat Gordon Smith in Oregon's U.S. Senate race - Breaking News From Oregon & Portland
oregonlive.com - 11/6/2008
Projection: Jeff Merkley will defeat Gordon Smith in Oregon's U.S. Senate race - Breaking News ...
— oregonlive.com — Democrat Jeff Merkley has ousted Republican Gordon Smith from his U.S. Senate seat, The Oregonian projects. Merkley,... a five-term state lawmaker and former Habitat for Humanity director, took advantage of a surge of Democratic support to win a close, ... (more) Projection: Jeff Merkley will defeat Gordon Smith in ...

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Brad Friedman: Filibuster-Proof Democratic Majority Begins to Line Up in U.S. Senate
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... With the media having declared challenger Jeff Merkley (D) as the victor over incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith (R) in Oregon, the Democrats have currently been named the winner in enough elections U.S. Senate races that they will have at least 57 seats when President-elect Barack Obama takes office next January. ...

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A Democrat, Frank Kratovil, has won an open seat in the House for Maryland, while Representative Dave Reichert, a Republican, has won in Washington State. >