The 2020 Oregon State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election being held on May 19, 2020. Voters in 16 of the 30 Oregon State Senate districts elected their state senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President.
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The Democratic Party kept their majority.[1] The Oregon State Senate does not have term limits.
Background edit
Democrats had held the Oregon Senate since 2002 and the chamber was not considered competitive in 2020.
Electoral system edit
Members of the Oregon State Senate are elected from single-member districts by first-past-the-post voting to four-year terms with staggered elections. Contested nominations of the Democratic and Republican parties for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor-party and independent candidates were nominated by petition, and write-in candidates had to file a request with the Secretary of State's office for votes for them to be counted.
Predictions edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Likely D | October 21, 2020 |
Results summary edit
Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats before | Seats up | Seats won | Seats after | |
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Democratic | 16 | 628,347 | 54.01% | 18 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
Republican | 12 | 516,030 | 44.36% | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
Libertarian | 3 | 6,694 | 0.58% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pacific Green | 1 | 3,107 | 0.27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total valid votes | 32 | 1,154,178 | 99.21% | 30 | 16 | 16 | 30 |
Close races edit
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 10 (special), 0.74% (gain)
- District 27, 1.63%
- District 5, 2.85% (gain)
- District 25, 3.99%
Results by district edit
1st District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dallas Heard | 51,417 | 68.64% | |
Democratic | Kat Stone | 23,369 | 31.20% | |
Write-in | 124 | 0.17% | ||
Total votes | 74,910 | 100.00% |
2nd District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Art Robinson | 48,627 | 63.90% | |
Democratic | Jerry Allen | 25,559 | 33.59% | |
Libertarian | Thomas Griffin | 1,792 | 2.35% | |
Write-in | 124 | 0.16% | ||
Total votes | 76,102 | 100.00% |
5th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dick Anderson | 37,807 | 49.32% | |
Democratic | Melissa Cribbins | 35,620 | 46.47% | |
Green | Shauleen Higgins | 3,107 | 4.05% | |
Write-in | 118 | 0.15% | ||
Total votes | 76,652 | 100.00% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
9th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Fred Girod | 50,357 | 66.96% | |
Democratic | Jim Hinsvark | 22,627 | 30.09% | |
Libertarian | Patrick Marnell | 2,127 | 2.83% | |
Write-in | 93 | 0.12% | ||
Total votes | 75,204 | 100.00% |
10th District (special) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deb Patterson | 37,725 | 48.49% | |
Republican | Denyc Boles | 37,149 | 47.75% | |
Libertarian | Taylor A Rickey | 2,775 | 3.57% | |
Write-in | 145 | 0.19% | ||
Total votes | 77,794 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
12th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Boquist | 45,391 | 58.27% | |
Democratic | Bernadette Hansen | 32,389 | 41.58% | |
Write-in | 115 | 0.15 | ||
Total votes | 77,895 | 100.00% |
14th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kate Lieber | 48,900 | 68.99% | |
Republican | Harmony Mulkey | 21,838 | 30.81% | |
Write-in | 141 | 0.20% | ||
Total votes | 70,879 | 100.00% |
18th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ginny Burdick | 63,082 | 95.78% | |
Write-in | 2,776 | 4.22% | ||
Total votes | 65,858 | 100.00% |
21st District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kathleen Taylor | 71,543 | 97.59% | |
Write-in | 1,769 | 2.41% | ||
Total votes | 73,312 | 100.00% |
22nd District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lew Frederick | 70,489 | 98.05% | |
Write-in | 1,401 | 1.95% | ||
Total votes | 71,890 | 100.00% |
23rd District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Dembrow | 61,638 | 97.03% | |
Write-in | 1,885 | 2.97% | ||
Total votes | 63,523 | 100.00% |
25th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Gorsek | 30,206 | 51.93% | |
Republican | Justin Hwang | 27,882 | 47.94% | |
Write-in | 76 | 0.13% | ||
Total votes | 58,164 | 100.00% |
27th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tim Knopp | 49,207 | 50.73% | |
Democratic | Eileen Kiely | 47,621 | 49.10% | |
Write-in | 161 | 0.17% | ||
Total votes | 96,989 | 100.00% |
28th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Linthicum | 54,800 | 72.73% | |
Democratic | Hugh Palcic | 20,444 | 27.13% | |
Write-in | 102 | 0.14% | ||
Total votes | 75,346 | 100.00% |
29th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Hansell | 45,084 | 75.91% | |
Democratic | Mildred O'Callaghan | 14,214 | 23.93% | |
Write-in | 94 | 0.16% | ||
Total votes | 59,392 | 100.00% |
30th District edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lynn Findley | 46,471 | 66.87% | |
Democratic | Carina Miller | 22,921 | 32.98% | |
Write-in | 105 | 0.15% | ||
Total votes | 69,497 | 100.00% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Oregon Secretary of State". results.oregonvotes.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "Oregon Secretary of State". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Statistiques" (PDF). sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Résultats" (PDF). sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
External links edit
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Oregon", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Oregon: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Oregon". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Oregon at Ballotpedia