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
Democrats had held the Oregon Senate since 2002 and the chamber was not considered competitive in 2020.
Electoral system
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
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Likely D | October 21, 2020 |
Results summary
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
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
1st District
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
References
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