2012 Oregon legislative election

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Oregon legislative elections, 2012
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16 seats of the Oregon State Senate and 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before46 (16 in Senate, 30 in House)44 (14 Senate, 30 House)
Seats after50 (16 in Senate, 34 in House)40 (14 Senate, 26 House)
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4
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Map of Senate districts after the 2012 elections Oregon Senate map 2012.svg
Map of Senate districts after the 2012 elections

The 2012 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were on May 15, 2012, and the general election was on November 6, 2012. Sixteen of the Oregon State Senate's 30 seats were up for election, as were all 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives.

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In the Senate, the Democrats kept a 16–14 majority, identical to their advantage in the previous legislative session. In the House, Democrats took a 34–26 majority, up from a 30–30 split in the previous session. [1]

Oregon Senate

Oregon State Senate elections, 2012
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16 seats of the Oregon State Senate
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before1614
Seats after1614
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote434,590399,077
Percentage50.8%46.7%

In the previous session, Democrats controlled the Senate with a 16–14 majority. Of the 16 seats up for election, eight were previously held by Democrats, and eight by Republicans.

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Statewide view of 2012 Senate Districts
Portland Metro Area view of 2012 Senate Districts Metro Area State Sen.gif
Portland Metro Area view of 2012 Senate Districts

Open seats

Results

Oregon State Senate elections, 2012
General election — November 6, 2012
PartyVotesPercentageSeats wonSeats contested
Democratic 434,59050.81%814
Republican 289,18946.66%814
American Independent 10,4591.22%01
Libertarian 7,2030.84%03
Others4,0050.47%0
Valid votes855,33486.18%——
Invalid votes137,10913.82%——
Total ballots returned [5] 992,443100.00%1634
Voter turnout83.14% (Registered Voters)
District [6] PartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Republican Jeff Kruse
of Roseburg 		Re-elected Republican Jeff Kruse40,361
Democratic Eldon Rollins16,062
other121
2 Republican Jason Atkinson
of Central Point 		Retired [2] Republican Herman Baertschiger Jr. 34,420
Democratic Jim Diefenderfer18,219
other174
5 Democratic Joanne Verger
of Coos Bay 		Retired [3] Democratic Arnie Roblan 30,343
Republican Scott Roberts24,979
other92
9 Republican Fred Girod
of Stayton 		Re-elected Republican Fred Girod33,278
Democratic Steve Frank18,451
other117
12 Republican Brian Boquist
of McMinnville 		Re-elected Republican Brian Boquist34,038
Democratic Annette Frank22,535
other117
14 Democratic Mark Hass
of Beaverton 		Re-elected Democratic Mark Hass32,372
Republican Gary Coe19,694
others1560
17 Democratic Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Elizabeth Steiner Hayward37,545
Republican John Verbeek18,879
other120
18 Democratic Ginny Burdick
of Portland		Re-elected Democratic Ginny Burdick43,412
Republican Suzanne Gallagher19,037
other193
21 Democratic Diane Rosenbaum
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Diane Rosenbaum55,734
Republican Cliff Hutchison10,143
other204
22 Democratic Chip Shields
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Chip Shields55,017
Libertarian Herbert Booth4,693
other335
23 Democratic Jackie Dingfelder
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Jackie Dingfelder43,582
Independent Tracy Olsen10,459
other378
25 Democratic Laurie Monnes Anderson
of Gresham 		Re-elected Democratic Laurie Monnes Anderson22,944
Republican Scott Hansen18,962
other1927
27 Republican Chris Telfer
of Tumalo 		Lost in primary [4] Republican Tim Knopp 35,398
Democratic Geri Hauser24,399
other270
28 Republican Doug Whitsett
of Klamath Falls 		Re-elected Republican Doug Whitsett40,658
other924
29 Republican David Nelson
of Pendleton 		Retired [3] Republican Bill Hansell 30,552
Democratic Antone Minthorn13,975
other108
30 Republican Ted Ferrioli
of John Day 		Re-elected Republican Ted Ferrioli38,678
other675

House of Representatives

In the House, all 60 seats up for re-election. In the previous session, the house was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, 30–30.

Open seats

Results

District [11] PartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Republican Wayne Krieger
of Gold Beach 		Re-elected Republican Wayne Krieger21,505
Democratic Jim Klahr9,917
other75
2 Republican Tim Freeman
of Roseburg 		Re-elected Republican Tim Freeman17,653
Libertarian Jeff Adams5,113
other187
3 Republican Wally Hicks
of Grants Pass 		Re-elected Republican Wally Hicks18,681
Constitution Barbara L. Gonzalez3,043
Libertarian Johnie Wayne Scott2,944
other172
4 Republican Dennis Richardson
of Central Point 		Re-elected Republican Dennis Richardson21,284
Constitution Rick Hake3,047
other148
5 Democratic Peter Buckley
of Ashland 		Re-elected Democratic Peter Buckley20,635
Republican Sandra A. Abercrombie10,427
other49
6 Republican Sal Esquivel
of Medford 		Re-elected Republican Sal Esquivel16,594
other676
7 Republican Bruce Hanna
of Roseburg 		Re-elected Republican Bruce Hanna18,459
Democratic Fergus Mclean8,147
other75
8 Democratic Paul Holvey
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Paul Holvey21,681
Republican Aaron Baker8,014
others1000
9 Democratic Arnie Roblan
of Coos Bay 		Retired [3] Democratic Caddy McKeown 14,906
Republican Nancy Brouhard11,639
others759
10 Democratic Jean Cowan
of Newport 		Retired [3] Democratic David Gomberg 15,978
Republican Jerome Grant11,028
other46
11 Democratic Phil Barnhart
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Phil Barnhart15,842
Republican Kelly Lovelace12,477
other82
12 Democratic Terry Beyer
of Springfield 		Retired [3] Democratic John Lively 12,213
Republican Joe Pishioneri10,442
other73
13 Democratic Nancy Nathanson
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Nancy Nathanson19,110
Republican Mark Callahan 8,651
other56
14 Democratic Val Hoyle
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Val Hoyle14,413
Republican Dwight Coon11,309
Libertarian Sharon A. Mahler790
other38
15 Republican Andy Olson
of Albany 		Re-elected Republican Andy Olson17,977
Democratic John-Paul Cernak9,046
other57
16 Democratic Sara Gelser
of Corvallis 		Re-elected Democratic Sara Gelser19,306
Republican Andrew Decker7,336
others955
17 Republican Sherrie Sprenger
of Scio 		Re-elected Republican Sherrie Sprenger18,118
Democratic Richard Harisay7,872
other73
18 Republican Vic Gilliam
of Silverton 		Re-elected Republican Vic Gilliam20,824
other779
19 Republican Kevin Cameron
of Salem 		Re-elected Republican Kevin Cameron15,388
Democratic Claudia Kyle10,892
other63
20 Republican Vicki Berger
of Salem 		Re-elected Republican Vicki Berger16,745
Democratic Kathy T. Graham9,916
other103
21 Democratic Brian Clem
of Salem 		Re-elected Democratic Brian Clem11,542
Republican Dan Farrington7,227
Independent Marvin Sannes758
other51
22 Democratic Betty Komp
of Woodburn 		Re-elected Democratic Betty Komp7,524
Republican Kathy LeCompte6,478
other62
23 Republican Jim Thompson
of Dallas 		Re-elected Republican Jim Thompson17,864
Democratic Ross Swartzendruber9,937
Green Alex Polikoff2,381
other43
24 Republican Jim Weidner
of Yamhill 		Re-elected Republican Jim Weidner14,707
Democratic Kathy Campbell11,755
other631
25 Republican Kim Thatcher
of Keizer 		Re-elected Republican Kim Thatcher16,670
Democratic Paul Holman8,858
others745
26 Republican Matt Wingard
of Wilsonville 		Retired [7] Republican John Davis [12] [13] 15,141
Democratic Wynne Wakkila12,096
other60
27 Democratic Tobias Read
of Beaverton 		Re-elected Democratic Tobias Read19,180
Republican Burton Keeble9,005
other81
28 Democratic Jeff Barker
of Aloha 		Re-elected Democratic Jeff Barker14,841
Republican Manuel Castaneda9,605
other55
29 Republican Katie Eyre
of Hillsboro 		Lost re-election Republican Katie Eyre9,788
Democratic Ben Unger 11,312
other60
30 Republican Shawn Lindsay
of Hillsboro 		Lost re-election Republican Shawn Lindsay11,096
Democratic Joe Gallegos [14] [15] 12,299
Libertarian Kyle Markley1,441
other43
31 Democratic Brad Witt
of Clatskanie 		Re-elected Democratic Brad Witt15,650
Republican Lew Barnes12,262
Constitution Ray Biggs782
Libertarian Robert Miller665
other44
32 Democratic Deborah Boone
of Cannon Beach 		Re-elected Democratic Deborah Boone18,405
Constitution Jim Welsh6,938
Libertarian Perry Roll1,468
other118
33 Democratic Mitch Greenlick
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Mitch Greenlick21,248
Republican Stevan Kirkpatrick9,455
other78
34 Democratic Chris Harker
of Beaverton 		Re-elected Democratic Chris Harker16,035
Republican Dan Mason9,023
other75
35 Democratic Margaret Doherty
of Tigard 		Re-elected Democratic Margaret Doherty17,593
Republican John Goodhouse11,753
other52
36 Democratic Mary Nolan
of Portland 		Retired [8] [16] Democratic Jennifer Williamson 26,785
Republican Bruce Neal5,664
other129
37 Republican Julie Parrish
of West Linn 		Re-elected Republican Julie Parrish16,122
Democratic Carl Hosticka14,925
Libertarian Meredith Love Taggart695
other28
38 Democratic Chris Garrett
of Lake Oswego 		Re-elected Democratic Chris Garrett24,017
Republican Tom Maginnis10,984
other84
39 Republican Bill Kennemer
of Oregon City 		Re-elected Republican Bill Kennemer18,748
Democratic Christopher Cameron Bangs11,045
Libertarian Blake Holmes763
other33
40 Democratic Dave Hunt
of Gladstone 		Retired [9] [17] Democratic Brent Barton 14083
Republican Steve Newgard13735
other66
41 Democratic Carolyn Tomei
of Milwaukie 		Re-elected Democratic Carolyn Tomei22530
Republican Timothy E. McMenamin8559
other67
42 Democratic Jules Bailey
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Jules Bailey27055
other632
43 Democratic Lew Frederick
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Lew Frederick27623
other569
44 Democratic Tina Kotek
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Tina Kotek23235
Republican Michael Harrington3557
other126
45 Democratic Michael Dembrow
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Michael Dembrow24403
Republican Anne Marie Gurney5177
other114
46 Democratic Alissa Keny-Guyer
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Alissa Keny-Guyer19945
other566
47 Democratic Jefferson Smith
of Portland 		Retired [10] [18] Democratic Jessica Vega Pederson 12662
Republican Maggie Nelson6773
other93
48 Democratic Mike Schaufler
of Happy Valley 		Lost in primary [4] Democratic Jeff Reardon 13967
Republican George (Sonny) Yellott6255
other94
49 Republican Matt Wand
of Troutdale 		Lost re-election Republican Matt Wand9602
Democratic Chris Gorsek 11459
other75
50 Democratic Greg Matthews
of Gresham 		Re-elected Democratic Greg Matthews13856
Republican Logan Boettcher7037
other101
51 Democratic Patrick Sheehan
of Clackamas 		Lost re-election Republican Patrick Sheehan11199
Democratic Shemia Fagan 12584
other66
52 Republican Mark Johnson
of Hood River 		Re-elected Republican Mark Johnson14344
Democratic Peter Nordbye13407
other50
53 Republican Gene Whisnant
of Sunriver 		Re-elected Republican Gene Whisnant21675
other460
54 Republican Jason Conger
of Bend 		Re-elected Republican Jason Conger16716
Democratic Nathan R. Hovekamp12877
other67
55 Republican Mike McLane
of Powell Butte 		Re-elected Republican Mike McLane18836
Democratic John Huddle8842
other55
56 Republican Bill Garrard
of Klamath Falls 		Retired [3] Republican Gail Whitsett 18987
other630
57 Republican Greg Smith
of Heppner 		Re-elected Republican Greg Smith15242
other252
58 Republican Bob Jenson
of Pendleton 		Re-elected Republican Bob Jenson19497
Democratic Heidi Van Schoonhoven6066
other119
59 Republican John Huffman
of The Dalles 		Re-elected Republican John Huffman17466
Democratic Gary L. Ollerenshaw8678
other53
60 Republican Cliff Bentz
of Ontario 		Re-elected Republican Cliff Bentz20310
other265

See also

Sources

Oregon Secretary of State - November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes

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  17. ↑ Ran for chair of the Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners.
  18. ↑ Ran for mayor of Portland.
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