2016 Oregon legislative election

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Oregon legislative elections, 2016
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  2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018  

16 seats of the Oregon State Senate and 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before53 (18 in Senate, 35 in House)37 (12 Senate, 25 House)
Seats after52 (17 in Senate, 35 in House)38 (13 Senate, 25 House)
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Decrease2.svg1 in Senate, Steady2.svg in House
Increase2.svg1
Increase2.svg1 in Senate, Steady2.svg in House

The 2016 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic parties held primary elections on May 17, 2016 with general elections on November 8.

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The Democratic Party maintained its 35-25 advantage in the Oregon House of Representatives while losing one seat in the Oregon State Senate to bring their advantage to 17-13 over the Republicans.

Oregon Senate

2016 Oregon State Senate elections
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  2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018  

16 of 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before1812
Seats after1713
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote472,564410,566
Percentage50.95%44.27%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.55%Increase2.svg8.65%

Oregon State Senate 2016 Election Results.svg
Results of the elections:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election

In the previous session, the Democrats held an 18-12 majority over the Republicans. The 16 seats up for election included 8 seats previously held by Republicans, and 8 by Democrats.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [1] Safe DOctober 12, 2016

Open seats

Results

AffiliationCandidatesVotesVote %Seats WonSeats After
Democratic 14472,56450.95%7 (Decrease2.svg1)17
Republican 11410,56644.27%9 (Increase2.svg1)13
Libertarian 211,1731.20%0
Progressive 110,3901.12%0
Independent 19,1140.98%0
OthersN/A13,6591.47%0
Total45927,466100%1630
District [7] PartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes%
1 Republican Jeff Kruse
of Roseburg
Re-elected Republican Jeff Kruse45,42473.39%
Democratic Timm Rolek16,36526.44%
others1040.17%
2 Republican Herman Baertschiger Jr.
of Grants Pass
Re-elected Republican Herman Baertschiger Jr.43,51997.61%
others1,0642.39%
3 Democratic Kevin Talbert
of Ashland
Did not seek election, Republican gain Republican Alan DeBoer 32,92550.20%
Democratic Tonia Moro32,51649.57%
others1520.23%
5 Democratic Arnie Roblan
of Coos Bay
Re-elected Democratic Arnie Roblan30,30148.18%
Republican Dick Anderson29,94447.61%
others2,6634.23%
9 Republican Fred Girod
of Stayton
Re-elected Republican Fred Girod40,65568.70%
Democratic Rich Harisay15,90126.87%
others2,6234.43%
12 Republican Brian Boquist
of Dallas
Re-elected Republican Brian Boquist39,90062.86%
Democratic Ross Schwartzendruber23,43736.92%
others1370.22%
14 Democratic Mark Hass
of Beaverton
Re-elected Democratic Mark Hass44,33897.21%
others1,2712.79%
18 Democratic Ginny Burdick
of Portland
Re-elected Democratic Ginny Burdick51,49197.44%
others1,3532.56%
21 Democratic Diane Rosenbaum
of Portland
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Kathleen Taylor 54,52076.70%
Progressive James Ofsink10,39014.62%
Libertarian Josh Howard5,8528.23%
others3220.45%
22 Democratic Chip Shields
of Portland
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Lew Frederick 60,80391.55%
Libertarian Eugene Newell5,3218.01%
others2020.44%
23 Democratic Michael Dembrow
of Portland
Re-elected Democratic Michael Dembrow48,72297.85%
others1,0712.15%
25 Democratic Laurie Monnes Anderson
of Gresham
Re-elected Democratic Laurie Monnes Anderson25,33955.07%
Republican Tamie Tlustos-Arnold18,74240.73%
others1,9304.19%
27 Republican Tim Knopp
of Bend
Re-elected Republican Tim Knopp44,69160.58%
Democratic Greg Delgado28,93339.22%
others1470.20%
28 Republican Doug Whitsett
of Klamath Falls
Retired, Republican hold Republican Dennis Linthicum 36,77061.32%
Democratic Todd Kepple22,90638.20%
others2840.37%
29 Republican Bill Hansell
of Athena
Re-elected Republican Bill Hansell37,78580.27%
Independent Party Barbara Dickerson9,11419.36%
others1760.28%
30 Republican Ted Ferrioli
of John Day
Re-elected Republican Ted Ferrioli40,21170.10%
Democratic W. Mark Stringer16,99229.62%
others1600.74%

Oregon House of Representatives

2016 Oregon House of Representatives elections
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  2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018  

60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives
31 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before3525
Seats after3525
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote882,897756,619
Percentage50.23%43.05%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.67%Decrease2.svg1.15%

Oregon House of Representatives Election 2016 - Results by District.svg
Results
     Democratic hold     Republican hold

All 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives were up for re-election, being represented by 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. The Democrats expanded their 34-26 advantage to 35-25 in the 2014 election.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [1] Likely DOctober 12, 2016

Open seats

Results

AffiliationCandidatesVotesVote %Seats Won
Democratic 52882,89750.23%35
Republican 48756,61943.05%25
Independent 958,5633.33%0
Libertarian 415,2190.87%0
Progressive 29,9850.57%0
OthersN/A26,7141.52%0
Total1781,757,603100%60
District [7] PartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes%
1 Republican Wayne Krieger
of Gold Beach
Retired, Republican hold Republican David Brock Smith 20,21259.79%
Democratic Terry Brayer10,09929.87%
Libertarian Tamie Kaufman3,49610.33%
others450.13%
2 Republican Dallas Heard
of Roseburg
Re-elected Republican Dallas Heard19,75997.49%
others5092.51%
3 Republican Carl Wilson
of Grants Pass
Re-elected Republican Carl Wilson21,95772.39%
Democratic Tom Johnson8,42327.29%
others990.32%
4 Republican Duane Stark
of Grants Pass
Re-elected Republican Duane Stark21,95798.33%
others3741.67%
5 Democratic Peter Buckley
of Ashland
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Pam Marsh 22,44062.71%
Republican Steven Richie13,25437.04%
others890.25%
6 Republican Sal Esquivel
of Medford
Re-elected Republican Sal Esquivel15,93156.48%
Democratic Mike Moran12,19643.24%
others780.28%
7 Republican Cedric Ross Hayden
of Fall Creek
Re-elected Republican Cedric Ross Hayden19,40965.45%
Democratic Vincent Portulano7,05323.78%
Independent Party Fergus McLean3,11610.51%
others760.26%
8 Democratic Paul Holvey
of Eugene
Re-elected Democratic Paul Holvey23,88669.20%
Republican Mary Tucker9,15026.51%
others1,4794.29%
9 Democratic Caddy McKeown
of Coos Bay
Re-elected Democratic Caddy McKeown15,34649.81%
Republican Teri Grier14,24046.22%
others1,2253.98%
10 Democratic David Gomberg
of Newport
Re-elected Democratic David Gomberg17,49956.24%
Republican Thomas Donohue13,52443.47%
others910.29%
11 Democratic Phil Barnhart
of Eugene
Re-elected Democratic Phil Barnhart17,29853.12%
Republican Joe Potwora15,19446.66%
others730.22%
12 Democratic John Lively
of Springfield
Re-elected Democratic John Lively16,03062.30%
Republican Robert Schwartz9,60637.33%
others940.37%
13 Democratic Nancy Nathanson
of Eugene
Re-elected Democratic Nancy Nathanson21,30466.29%
Republican Laura Cooper9,74630.33%
others1,0883.39%
14 Democratic Val Hoyle
of Eugene
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Julie Fahey 16,03951.76%
Republican Kathy Lamberg14,88648.03%
others650.21%
15 Republican Andy Olson
of Albany
Re-elected Republican Andy Olson25,17582.84%
Progressive Cynthia Hyatt5,05116.62%
others1630.54%
16 Democratic Dan Rayfield
of Corvallis
Re-elected Democratic Dan Rayfield17,92158.05%
Republican Judson McClure6,47420.97%
Progressive Sami Al-AbadRabbuh4,93415.98%
others1,5424.99%
17 Republican Sherrie Sprenger
of Scio
Re-elected Republican Sherrie Sprenger22,67378.27%
Independent Party Jeffrey Goodwin6,11321.10%
others1820.63%
18 Republican Vic Gilliam
of Silverton
Re-elected Republican Vic Gilliam19,25064.74%
Democratic Tom Kane9,56532.17%
others9183.09%
19 Republican Jodi Hack
of Salem
Re-elected Republican Jodi Hack17,80560.87%
Democratic Larry Trott11,33738.76%
others1100.38%
20 Democratic Paul Evans
of Monmouth
Re-elected Democratic Paul Evans17,40852.92%
Republican Laura Morett15,40946.84%
others770.23%
21 Democratic Brian Clem
of Salem
Re-elected Democratic Brian Clem12,31355.52%
Republican Doug Rodgers8,33837.60%
Independent Party Alvin Klausen1,4206.42%
others1060.48%
22 Democratic Betty Komp
of Woodburn
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Teresa Alonso Leon 9,60455.27%
Republican Patti Milne 7,71144.38%
others610.35%
23 Republican Mike Nearman
of Independence
Re-elected Republican Mike Nearman17,56052.76%
Independent Party Jim Thompson 12,37037.17%
Pacific Green Alex Polikoff1,9065.73%
others1,4484.35%
24 Republican Jim Weidner
of Yamhill
Retired, Republican hold Republican Ron Noble 17,06554.91%
Democratic Ken Moore13,95344.89%
others620.20%
25 Republican Bill Post
of Keizer
Re-elected Republican Bill Post18,54563.64%
Democratic Sharon Freeman10,52336.11%
others710.24%
26 Republican John Davis
of Wilsonville
Retired, Republican hold Republican A. Richard Vial 18,70454.82%
Democratic Ray Lister15,36545.02%
others470.14%
27 Democratic Tobias Read
of Beaverton
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Sheri Malstrom 22,50497.83%
others5002.17%
28 Democratic Jeff Barker
of Aloha
Re-elected Democratic Jeff Barker17,10764.07%
Republican Gary Carlson9,48135.51%
others1120.42%
29 Democratic Susan McLain
of Forest Grove
Re-elected Democratic Susan McLain14,24858.95%
Republican Juanita Lint9,83340.68%
others900.37%
30 Democratic Joe Gallegos
of Hillsboro
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Janeen Sollman 15,33652.22%
Republican Dan Mason11,47339.07%
Libertarian Kyle Markley2,4988.51%
others610.21%
31 Democratic Brad Witt
of Clatskanie
Re-elected Democratic Brad Witt24,65880.55%
Libertarian Robert Miller5,70618.64%
others2480.81%
32 Democratic Deborah Boone
of Cannon Beach
Re-elected Democratic Deborah Boone18,54056.53%
Republican Bruce Bobek14,15743.17%
others970.30%
33 Democratic Mitch Greenlick
of Portland
Re-elected Democratic Mitch Greenlick24,46669.45%
Republican John Verbeek10,68630.33%
others770.22%
34 Democratic Ken Helm
of Beaverton
Re-elected Democratic Ken Helm18,60665.13%
Independent Party Donald Hershiser9,87534.57%
others860.30%
35 Democratic Margaret Doherty
of Tigard
Re-elected Democratic Margaret Doherty19,60962.32%
Independent Party Jessica Cousineau11,75237.35%
others1060.34%
36 Democratic Jennifer Williamson
of Portland
Re-elected Democratic Jennifer Williamson28,87588.73%
Libertarian Amanda Burnham3,51910.81%
others1490.46%
37 Republican Julie Parrish
of West Linn
Re-elected Republican Julie Parrish18,97153.81%
Democratic Paul Southwick15,39343.66%
others8932.53%
38 Democratic Ann Lininger
of Lake Oswego
Re-elected Democratic Ann Lininger26,67569.69%
Republican Patrick De Klotz11,53330.13%
others680.18%
39 Republican Bill Kennemer
of Oregon City
Re-elected Republican Bill Kennemer22,16064.82%
Democratic Charles Gallia10,96332.07%
others1,0623.11%
40 Democratic Brent Barton
of Gladstone
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Mark Meek 16,28251.03%
Republican Evon Tekorius13,82943.34%
others1,7985.63%
41 Democratic Kathleen Taylor
of Portland
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Karin Power 24,58971.35%
Republican Timothy E. McMenamin9,79928.43%
others760.22%
42 Democratic Rob Nosse
of Portland
Re-elected Democratic Rob Nosse33,89488.71%
Independent Party James Stubbs2,4596.44%
others1,8544.85%
43 Democratic Lew Frederick
of Portland
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Tawna Sanchez 31,05298.55%
others4571.45%
44 Democratic Tina Kotek
of Portland
Re-elected Democratic Tina Kotek23,28880.34%
Pacific Green Joe Rowe5,70019.50%
others2420.83%
45 Democratic Barbara Smith Warner
of Portland
Re-elected Democratic Barbara Smith Warner24,84398.07%
others4881.93%
46 Democratic Alissa Keny-Guyer
of Portland
Re-elected Democratic Alissa Keny-Guyer23,36697.95%
others4892.05%
47 Democratic Jessica Vega Pederson
of Portland
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Diego Hernandez 14,32366.91%
Independent Party Michael Langley7,02532.82%
others590.28%
48 Democratic Jeff Reardon
of Happy Valley
Re-elected Democratic Jeff Reardon15,15462.92%
Republican George (Sonny) Yellott6,77428.13%
others2,1558.95%
49 Democratic Chris Gorsek
of Troutdale
Re-elected Democratic Chris Gorsek16,07596.50%
others5833.50%
50 Democratic Carla Piluso
of Gresham
Re-elected Democratic Carla Piluso11,84050.25%
Republican Stella Armstrong7,25430.79%
Independent Party Michael Calcagno4,43318.82%
others330.14%
51 Democratic Shemia Fagan
of Clackamas
Retired, Democratic hold Democratic Janelle Bynum 14,31050.85%
Republican Lori Chavez-Deremer13,74648.85%
others860.31%
52 Republican Mark Johnson
of Hood River
Re-elected Republican Mark Johnson17,58255.47%
Democratic Mark Reynolds14,04744.32%
others660.21%
53 Republican Gene Whisnant
of Sunriver
Re-elected Republican Gene Whisnant24,42567.45%
Democratic Michael Graham11,72732.38%
others600.17%
54 Republican Knute Buehler
of Bend
Re-elected Republican Knute Buehler19,35251.92%
Democratic Gena Goodman-Campbell17,80447.77%
others1170.31%
55 Republican Mike McLane
of Powell Butte
Re-elected Republican Mike McLane24,69375.68%
Democratic Brie Malarkey7,85724.08%
others770.24%
56 Republican Gail Whitsett
of Klamath Falls
Retired, Republican hold Republican E. Werner Reschke 13,16448.70%
Democratic Al Switzer10,88240.26%
Jonah Hakanson2,91810.80%
others660.24%
57 Republican Greg Smith
of Heppner
Re-elected Republican Greg Smith17,43298.74%
others2221.26%
58 Republican Greg Barreto
of Cove
Re-elected Republican Greg Barreto23,01097.29%
others6422.71%
59 Republican John Huffman
of The Dalles
Re-elected Republican John Huffman21,39270.24%
Democratic Tyler Gabriel8,98229.49%
others810.27%
60 Republican Cliff Bentz
of Ontario
Re-elected Republican Cliff Bentz22,33998.14%
others4241.86%

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See also

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