2008 Election Results
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon succeeded in electing 6 of 8 targeted candidates this year, including the election of Jeff Merkley to the United States Senate resulting in the gaining of a pro-choice super-majority in the Oregon House. Effective coordination of phone, mail and email strategies resulted in NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon turning out 91% of pro-choice voters in a year where record statewide turnout was 84%.
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon turned out 89% of its pro-choice voters for Brent Barton and Suzanne VanOrman and 93% of its pro-choice voters for Kitty Piercy, making THE margin of victory in each of those three races.
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Accomplishments
• Voter IDs: 85,000 new IDs, growing database by 62% for a total of nearly 215,000 voters identified on choice
• Turned out 91% of pro-choice voters, 7% higher than statewide turnout (84%)
• Turned out 89%, 89% and 93% for Suzanne VanOrman, Brent Barton and Kitty Piercy, making the margin of victory in each of those three races
• Turned out 92% and 91% of pro-choice voters for Michele Eberle and Jessica Adamson, who each lost by very narrow margins
• Gained pro-choice super majority in the Oregon House
• Money raised: $408,700
• Contacted 194,423 voters by phone
• Contacted 100,000 voters by mail
• Contacted 25,796 voters by email
• Oregon Choice PAC ad airs on three cable networks for 10 days, reaching approximately 300,000 voters
• Total Voter Contacts: 720,219
• Opened Oregon Choice PAC
The two races in which NARAL candidates lost occurred in very conservative districts where Michele Eberle and Jessica Adamson lost by margins of 6.9% and 5.5%, respectively. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon showed turnout rates in those two districts of 92% and 91%, respectively, effectively turning out as many pro-choice voters as possible for these two candidates.
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon entered this election cycle at a time when choice has become the paramount issue in American politics. NARAL seized this opportunity to position itself as the political leader of the pro-choice movement by positioning choice as a significant factor in the US Senate race and by heavily investing in state and local races.
By effectively managing a comprehensive phone, mail and email communications program as well as leveraging earned and paid media, NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon made a total of over 700,000 voter contacts.
Candidates Endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon PAC
Statewide
Attorney General John Kroger
Secretary of State Kate Brown
Treasurer Ben Westlund
Oregon House
House District 5 Peter Buckley
House District 6 Lynn Howe
House District 8 Paul Holvey
House District 9 Arnie Roblan
House District 10 Jean Cowan
House District 11 Phil Barnhart
House District 12 E. Terry Beyer
House District 14 Chris Edwards
House District 16 Sara Gelser
House District 17 Dan Thackaberry
House District 19 Hanten Day
House District 21 Brian Clem
House District 27 Tobias Read
House District 28 Jeff Barker
House District 29 Chuck Riley
House District 30 David Edwards
House District 31 Brad Witt
House District 32 Deborah Boone
House District 33 Mitch Greenlick
House District 34 Chris Harker
House District 35 Larry Galizio
House District 36 Mary Nolan
House District 37 Michele Eberle
House District 38 Chris Garrett
House District 39 Toby Forsberg
House District 40 Dave Hunt
House District 41 Carolyn Tomei
House District 42 Jules Kopel-Bailey
House District 43 Chip Shields
House District 44 Tina Kotek
House District 45 Michael Dembrow
House District 46 Ben Cannon
House District 47 Jefferson Smith
House District 48 Mike Schaufler
House District 49 Nick Kahl
House District 52 Suzanne VanOrman
House District 54 Judy Stiegler
Oregon Senate
Senate District 14 Mark Hass
Senate District 17 SuzanneBonamici
Senate District 21 Diane Rosenbaum
Senate District 23 Jackie Dingfelder
Senate District 25 Laurie Monnes-Anderson
Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy
Candidates Endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
President BarackObama
US Senate Jeff Merkley
5th Congressional District Kurt Schrader
Ballot Measure Campaigns Endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
No on 58
No on 59
No on 60
No on 61
No on 62
No on 63
No on 64
Local Candidates Rated by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Choice Action Team
Green Light: 100% Pro-Choice
Yellow Light: Mixed Choice
Red Light: Anti-Choice
Clackamas County Commissioner Charlotte Lehan Green
Lane County Commissioner-South Peter Sorenson Green
Lane County Commissioner-North Rob Handy Green
Metro Councilor-District 3 Carl Hosticka Green
Metro Councilor-District 5 Rex Burkholder Green
Metro Councilor-District 6 Robert Liberty Green
Multnomah County Commissioner-1 Deborah Kafoury Green
Multnomah County Commissioner-3 Judy Shiprack Green
Multnomah County Commissioner-3 Mike Delman Green
Multnomah County Commissioner-4 Carla Piluso Green
Portland City Commissioner-1 Amanda Fritz Green
Portland City Commissioner-1 Charles Lewis Green
Portland City Commissioner-2 Nick Fish Green
Portland City Commissioner-3 Rob Milesnick Green
Portland City Commissioner-4 Randy Leonard Green
Portland Mayor Sam Adams Green