2022 Oregon State Senate election

Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Oregon.

The 2022 Oregon State Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2022, to elect 15 of the 30 members of the State Senate of the 82nd Oregon Legislature, along with one special election.

2022 Oregon State Senate election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
16 of 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Rob Wagner Tim Knopp Brian Boquist Party Democratic Republican Independent Party Leader since May 22, 2020 October 22, 2021 January 15, 2021 Leader's seat District 19 (Lake Oswego) District 27 (Bend) District 12 (Dallas) Last election 18 seats, 54.0% 12 seats, 44.4% Did not participate Seats before 18 11 1 Seats won 17 12 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 541,049 410,990 5,599 Percentage 55.85% 42.43% 0.58% Swing 1.84% 1.93% New
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
President of the Senate before election Peter Courtney Democratic Elected President of the Senate Rob Wagner Democratic

A primary election was held in several districts on May 17, 2022.^[1] The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislative Assembly, the Oregon House of Representatives, and other elections.

Background

The last election in 2020 resulted in the Democratic Party retaining a majority of seats,^[2] after winning a majority and ending a split State Senate sixteen years earlier in the 2004 election. All-Democratic control of the legislature (and a state trifecta) has persisted since 2012.^[3]

Electoral system

The 15 members of the Senate up for election were elected from single-member districts via first-past-the-post voting for four-year terms.

Contested nominations of recognized major parties (Democratic and Republican) for each district were determined by a primary election on May 17, 2022.

Minor party candidates were nominated by petition. Write-in candidates must file a request with the Secretary of State's office for votes for them to be counted. Candidates for the state Senate in 2022 were required to file to run from September 10, 2021, to March 8, 2022.^[4]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Lean D	May 19, 2022

Overview

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Democratic	15	541,049	55.85	18	13	12	17	1
	Republican	15	410,990	42.43	11	3	4	12	1
	Independent	1	5,599	0.58	1	0	0	1
	Libertarian	1	9,295	0.96	0	0	0	0
	Write-in	N/A	1,801	0.19	0	0	0	0
Total			968,734	100.00	30	16	16	30

Summary by district

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
3rd	Jeff Golden		Dem	Jeff Golden		Dem
4th	Floyd Prozanski		Dem	Floyd Prozanski		Dem
6th	Lee Beyer		Dem	Cedric Ross Hayden		Rep
7th	James Manning Jr.		Dem	James Manning Jr.		Dem
8th	Sara Gelser Blouin		Dem	Sara Gelser Blouin		Dem
10th	Deb Patterson		Dem	Deb Patterson		Dem
11th	Peter Courtney[6]		Dem	Kim Thatcher		Rep
	Kim Thatcher (redistricted)		Rep
13th	None			Aaron Woods		Dem
15th	Janeen Sollman		Dem	Janeen Sollman		Dem
16th	Rachel Armitage		Dem	Suzanne Weber		Rep
17th	Elizabeth Steiner Hayward		Dem	Elizabeth Steiner Hayward		Dem
18th (special)	Akasha Lawrence-Spence		Dem	Wlnsvey Campos		Dem
19th	Rob Wagner		Dem	Rob Wagner		Dem
20th	Bill Kennemer		Rep	Mark Meek		Dem
24th	Kayse Jama		Dem	Kayse Jama		Dem
26th	Chuck Thomsen		Rep	Daniel Bonham		Rep

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 20, 0.85%
2. District 3, 3.86%
3. District 11, 5.15%
4. District 10, 6.93%

Detailed results

District 3 • District 4 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 24 • District 26

District 3

2022 Senate District 3 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Golden (incumbent)	13,453	98.65%
	Write-in		184	1.35%
Total votes			13,637	100.00%

2022 Senate District 3 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Sparacino	8,876	73.73%
	Republican	Kevin Christman	3,111	25.84%
	Write-in		52	0.43%
Total votes			12,039	100.00%

2022 Senate District 3 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Golden (incumbent)	33,468	51.89
	Republican	Randy Sparacino	30,980	48.03
	Write-in		51	0.08
Total votes			64,499	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

2022 Senate District 4 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd Prozanski (incumbent)	14,876	98.91%
	Write-in		164	1.09%
Total votes			15,040	100.00%

2022 Senate District 4 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Floyd Prozanski (incumbent)[a]	69	11.58%
	Write-in		527	88.42%
Total votes			596	100.00%

2022 Senate District 4 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Floyd Prozanski (incumbent)	43,219	81.68
	Libertarian	Eric Pinnell	9,295	17.57
	Write-in		399	0.75
Total votes			52,913	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 6

2022 Senate District 6 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ashley Pelton	8,248	97.92%
	Write-in		175	2.08%
Total votes			8,423	100.00%

2022 Senate District 6 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cedric Ross Hayden	13,787	98.71%
	Write-in		180	1.29%
Total votes			13,967	100.00%

2022 Senate District 6 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cedric Ross Hayden	45,104	65.22
	Democratic	Ashley Pelton	23,926	34.60
	Write-in		124	0.18
Total votes			69,154	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 7

2022 Senate District 7 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Manning Jr. (incumbent)	13,741	98.83%
	Write-in		162	1.17%
Total votes			13,903	100.00%

2022 Senate District 7 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raquel M. Ivie	5,583	95.80%
	Write-in		245	4.20%
Total votes			5,828	100.00%

2022 Senate District 7 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Manning Jr. (incumbent)	42,101	64.35
	Republican	Raquel M. Ivie	23,077	35.27
	Write-in		247	0.38
Total votes			65,425	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 8

2022 Senate District 8 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Gelser Blouin (incumbent)	15,329	98.82%
	Write-in		183	1.18%
Total votes			15,512	100.00%

2022 Senate District 8 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Valerie Draper Woldeit	7,450	97.70%
	Write-in		175	2.30%
Total votes			7,625	100.00%

2022 Senate District 8 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Gelser Blouin (incumbent)	37,815	59.75
	Republican	Valerie Draper Woldeit	25,375	40.10
	Write-in		97	0.15
Total votes			63,287	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 10

2022 Senate District 10 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Patterson (incumbent)	13,006	98.87%
	Write-in		148	1.13%
Total votes			13,154	100.00%

2022 Senate District 10 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raquel Moore-Green	9,248	98.59%
	Write-in		132	1.41%
Total votes			9,380	100.00%

2022 Senate District 10 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Patterson (incumbent)	32,007	53.40
	Republican	Raquel Moore-Green	27,853	46.47
	Write-in		83	0.14
Total votes			59,943	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 11

2022 Senate District 11 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Swenson[b]	3,822	44.04%
	Democratic	Richard "Rich" Walsh	2,964	34.16%
	Democratic	Anthony J. Rosilez	1,789	20.62%
	Write-in		103	1.19%
Total votes			8,678	100.00%

2022 Senate District 11 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Thatcher (incumbent)	8,340	91.60%
	Republican	Marcello De Cicco	652	7.16%
	Write-in		113	1.24%
Total votes			9,105	100.00%

2022 Senate District 11 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Thatcher (incumbent)	22,238	52.45
	Democratic	Richard "Rich" Walsh[b]	20,054	47.30
	Write-in		105	0.25
Total votes			42,397	100.00
	Republican hold

District 13

2022 Senate District 13 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Woods	8,618	55.00%
	Democratic	Chelsea King	6,963	44.44%
	Write-in		88	0.56%
Total votes			15,669	100.00%

2022 Senate District 13 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John D. Velez	7,031	98.09%
	Write-in		137	1.91%
Total votes			7,168	100.00%

2022 Senate District 13 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Woods	37,474	58.02
	Republican	John D. Velez	27,045	41.87
	Write-in		69	0.11
Total votes			64,588	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 15

2022 Senate District 15 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janeen Sollman (incumbent)	9,251	98.38%
	Write-in		152	1.62%
Total votes			9,403	100.00%

2022 Senate District 15 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolina Malmedal	5,595	97.92%
	Write-in		119	2.08%
Total votes			5,714	100.00%

2022 Senate District 15 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janeen Sollman (incumbent)	28,225	55.47
	Republican	Carolina Malmedal	22,566	44.35
	Write-in		88	0.17
Total votes			50,879	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 16

2022 Senate District 16 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa Busch	12,496	97.82%
	Write-in		279	2.18%
Total votes			12,775	100.00%

2022 Senate District 16 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Suzanne Weber	11,744	98.52%
	Write-in		176	1.48%
Total votes			11,920	100.00%

2022 Senate District 16 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Suzanne Weber	41,144	56.51
	Democratic	Melissa Busch	31,585	43.38
	Write-in		74	0.10
Total votes			72,803	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 17

2022 Senate District 17 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (incumbent)	15,132	99.38%
	Write-in		95	0.62%
Total votes			15,227	100.00%

2022 Senate District 17 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Verbeek	3,288	98.35%
	Write-in		55	1.65%
Total votes			3,343	100.00%

2022 Senate District 17 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (incumbent)	46,647	78.92
	Republican	John Verbeek	12,377	20.94
	Write-in		86	0.15
Total votes			59,110	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 18

Special Election (2-year term)

2022 Senate District 18 Special Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wlnsvey Campos	10,272	84.63%
	Democratic	Alisa Blum	1,791	14.76%
	Write-in		75	0.62%
Total votes			12,138	100.00%

2022 Senate District 18 Special Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Rice	4,983	97.97%
	Write-in		103	2.03%
Total votes			5,086	100.00%

2022 Senate District 18 Special General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wlnsvey Campos	30,534	56.50
	Republican	Kimberly Rice	17,848	33.03
	Nonpartisan	Rich Vial[c]	5,599	10.36
	Write-in		59	0.11
Total votes			54,040	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 19

2022 Senate District 19 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Wagner (incumbent)	17,883	99.25%
	Write-in		135	0.75%
Total votes			18,018	100.00%

2022 Senate District 19 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Edtl	6,164	67.26%
	Republican	Wendy O'Riley	2,929	31.96%
	Write-in		71	0.77%
Total votes			9,164	100.00%

2022 Senate District 19 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Wagner (incumbent)	48,309	66.03
	Republican	Ben Edtl	24,767	33.85
	Write-in		85	0.12
Total votes			73,161	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 20

2022 Senate District 20 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Meek	11,334	98.83%
	Write-in		134	1.17%
Total votes			11,468	100.00%

2022 Senate District 20 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Kennemer (incumbent)	8,069	85.06%
	Republican	Christopher J. Morrisette	847	8.93%
	Republican	Tim M. Large	502	5.29%
	Write-in		68	0.72%
Total votes			9,486	100.00%

2022 Senate District 20 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Meek	31,317	50.33
	Republican	Bill Kennemer (incumbent)	30,814	49.52
	Write-in		94	0.15
Total votes			62,225	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 24

2022 Senate District 24 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kayse Jama (incumbent)	8,885	99.13%
	Write-in		78	0.87%
Total votes			8,963	100.00%

2022 Senate District 24 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Catherman	3,651	97.59%
	Write-in		90	2.41%
Total votes			3,741	100.00%

2022 Senate District 24 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kayse Jama (incumbent)	27,021	58.72
	Republican	Stan Catherman	18,948	41.17
	Write-in		50	0.11
Total votes			46,019	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 26

2022 Senate District 26 Democratic Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raz Mason	10,296	97.71%
	Write-in		241	2.29%
Total votes			10,537	100.00%

2022 Senate District 26 Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel G. Bonham	10,999	69.76%
	Republican	Steve Bates	3,213	20.38%
	Republican	Michael J. Nugent	1,500	9.51%
	Write-in		55	0.35%
Total votes			15,767	100.00%

2022 Senate District 26 General Election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel G. Bonham	40,351	59.09
	Democratic	Raz Mason	27,850	40.78
	Write-in		90	0.13
Total votes			68,291	100.00
	Republican hold

Notes

1. The candidate received write-in votes in this election.
2. Despite winning the nomination, Eric Swenson withdrew and was replaced on the general election ballot by Rich Walsh.^[9]
3. The candidate was listed in Oregon official election results as "(NAV) Nonaffiliated" party.

References

1. "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
2. "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes State Senator" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
3. "Party control of Oregon state government". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
4. "Public Elections Calendar | data.oregon.gov | Oregon's Open Data Portal | Oregon.gov". data.oregon.gov. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
5. Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
6. Radnovich, Connor (January 5, 2022). "Longtime Salem Democrat Sen. Peter Courtney announces he won't seek reelection". Statesman Journal. Salem, OR: Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
7. "May 17, 2022, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
8. "November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
9. Shumway, Julia (July 1, 2022). "Former Keizer city councilor Rich Walsh is new Democratic nominee in competitive Oregon Senate race". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2024.