1968 United States Senate election in Oregon
The 1968 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Wayne Morse was seeking a fifth term, but narrowly lost re-election to 36 year-old Republican State Representative Bob Packwood in a very close race.
Image: Bob Packwood
Image: Wayne Morse
Robert William Packwood is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon, and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995, when he resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault of women emerged.
Bob Packwood
Packwood in 1968
Packwood in 1977
Packwood discusses tax reform with President Ronald Reagan in 1986