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
editDemocrats had held the Oregon Senate since 2002 and the chamber was not considered competitive in 2020.
Electoral system
editMembers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editDistricts 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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ginny Burdick | 63,082 | 95.78% | |
| Write-in | 2,776 | 4.22% | ||
| Total votes | 65,858 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathleen Taylor | 71,543 | 97.59% | |
| Write-in | 1,769 | 2.41% | ||
| Total votes | 73,312 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lew Frederick | 70,489 | 98.05% | |
| Write-in | 1,401 | 1.95% | ||
| Total votes | 71,890 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Dembrow | 61,638 | 97.03% | |
| Write-in | 1,885 | 2.97% | ||
| Total votes | 63,523 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editReferences
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