By Alex Gangitano

Posted June 28, 2016 at 12:00am

Which senators are the only ones to have competed against each other in a Senate election yet still get elected within that same year in the same state?

A) Maryland: Paul S. Sarbanes and Barbara A. Mikulski

B) Oregon: Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden

C) Alabama: Jeff Sessions and Richard C. Shelby

D) California: Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein

Bonus point: What year did that happen?

Email your answers to HOH@cqrollcall.com and check back in Wednesday’s paper for the answer. The first correct answer will get a shout out!

Answer

B) Oregon — Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden, 1996

The first correct entry was from Damian Corboy, who worked in Maryland Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski’s office until 1994. Congrats!

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