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Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has won a third full term in office,easily fending off a challenge from a Republican political newcomer who self-financed most of his own campaign.
While Democrats nationwide struggled to hold onto their Senate majority,the Oregon seat was widely considered safe. Republican Jim Huffman ran a campaign that was largely financed by personal loans and that questioned climate-change data.
Before his campaign,the law professor defended bonuses for Wall Street executives. Wyden’s campaign used the comments against him in a state struggling through economic problems.
Wyden,who won a special election in 1996 and three more terms since,has taken a leading role in several high-profile national issues,including health care reform and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. He returns to Washington with seats on the influential Finance and Budget committees.
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