Can Jeff Merkley Pull Off US Senate Win? (UPDATE - HE WON!)

UPDATE @ 6pm: The Oregonian calls Oregon’s Senate race for Democrat Jeff Merkley removing the 12-year Republican Gordon Smith!!

Oregon Speaker of the House Jeff Merkley (D) is still in a neck and neck battle with sitting US Senator Gordon Smith (R). The latest results show that he is ONLY 800 votes behind. Most of the ballots that still need to be counted are in Lane and Multnomah Counties which are both heavily democratic. Read more