2022 Oregon Senate election

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2022 Oregon State Senate election
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  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  

16 of 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Rob Wagner.jpg Tim Knopp.jpg Brian Boquist.jpg
Leader Rob Wagner Tim Knopp Brian Boquist
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Leader sinceMay 22, 2020October 22, 2021January 15, 2021
Leader's seat 19th district 27th district 12th district
Last election18 seats, 54.0%12 seats, 44.4%Did not participate
Seats before18111
Seats won17121
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote541,049410,9905,599
Percentage55.85%42.43%0.58%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.84%Decrease2.svg 1.93%New

Oregon Senate 2022 Election Results.svg
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

The 2022 Oregon State Senate election were 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.

Contents

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

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Lean DMay 19, 2022

Overview

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PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Democratic 15541,04955.8518131217Decrease2.svg 1
Republican 15410,99042.43113412Increase2.svg 1
Independent 15,5990.581001Steady2.svg
Libertarian 19,2950.960000Steady2.svg
Write-in N/A1,8010.190000Steady2.svg
Total968,734100.0030161630

Summary by district

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
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 3District 4District 6District 7District 8District 10District 11District 13District 15District 16District 17District 19District 20District 24District 26

District 3

Republican primary

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Sparacino 8,525 73.80
Republican Kevin Christman2,97425.75
Write-in 520.45
Total votes11,551 100.00

General election

2022 Oregon's 3rd Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeff Golden (incumbent) 33,468 51.89
Republican Randy Sparacino30,98048.03
Write-in 510.08
Total votes64,499 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

2022 Oregon's 4th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd Prozanski (incumbent) 43,219 81.68
Libertarian Eric Pinnell9,29517.57
Write-in 3990.75
Total votes52,913 100.00
Democratic hold

District 6

2022 Oregon's 6th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cedric Ross Hayden 45,104 65.22
Democratic Ashley Pelton23,92634.60
Write-in 1240.18
Total votes69,154 100
Republican gain from Democratic

District 7

2022 Oregon's 7th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Manning Jr. (incumbent) 42,101 64.35
Republican Raquel M. Ivie23,07735.27
Write-in 2470.38
Total votes65,425 100.00
Democratic hold

District 8

2022 Oregon's 8th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sara Gelser Blouin (incumbent) 37,815 59.75
Republican Valerie Draper Woldeit25,37540.10
Write-in 970.15
Total votes63,287 100.00
Democratic hold

District 10

2022 Oregon's 10th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deb Patterson (incumbent) 32,007 53.40
Republican Raquel Moore-Green 27,85346.47
Write-in 830.14
Total votes59,943 100.00
Democratic hold

District 11

Republican primary

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kim Thatcher (incumbent) 6,838 91.80
Republican Marcello de Cicco5216.99
Write-in 901.21
Total votes7,449 100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric Swenson 3,184 45.05
Democratic Richard Walsh2,42634.32
Democratic Anthony J. Rosilez1,38219.55
Write-in 761.08
Total votes7,068 100.00

General election

2022 Oregon's 11th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kim Thatcher (incumbent) 22,238 52.45
Democratic Eric Swenson20,05447.30
Write-in 1050.25
Total votes42,397 100.00
Republican hold

District 13

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Aaron Woods 8,61855.00
Democratic Chelsea King6,96344.44
Write-in 880.56
Total votes15,669 100.00

General election

2022 Oregon's 13th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Aaron Woods 37,474 58.02
Republican John D. Velez27,04541.87
Write-in 690.11
Total votes64,588 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 15

2022 Oregon's 15th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janeen Sollman (incumbent) 28,225 55.47
Republican Carolina Malmedal22,56644.35
Write-in 880.17
Total votes50,879 100.00
Democratic hold

District 16

2022 Oregon's 16th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Suzanne Weber 41,144 56.51
Democratic Melissa Busch31,58543.38
Write-in 740.10
Total votes72,803 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

District 17

2022 Oregon's 17th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (incumbent) 46,647 78.92
Republican John Verbeek12,37720.94
Write-in 860.15
Total votes59,110 100.00
Democratic hold

District 18 (special)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wlnsvey Campos 8,899 84.52
Democratic Alisa Blum1,56714.88
Write-in 630.60
Total votes10,529 100.00

General election

2022 Oregon's 18th Senate district special election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wlnsvey Campos 30,534 56.50
Republican Kimberly Rice17,84833.03
Independent Rich Vial5,59910.36
Write-in 590.11
Total votes54,040 100.00
Democratic hold

District 19

Republican primary

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ben Edtl6,16467.26
Republican Wendy O'Riley2,92931.96
Write-in 710.77
Total votes9,164 100.00

General election

2022 Oregon's 19th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rob Wagner (incumbent) 48,309 66.03
Republican Ben Edtl24,76733.85
Write-in 850.12
Total votes73,161 100.00
Democratic hold

District 20

Republican primary

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Kennemer (incumbent) 2,965 84.21
Republican Christopher J. Morrisette3389.60
Republican Tim M. Large2015.71
Write-in 170.48
Total votes3,521 100.00

General election

2022 Oregon's 20th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Meek 31,317 50.33
Republican Bill Kennemer (incumbent)30,81449.52
Write-in 940.15
Total votes62,225 100.00
Democratic hold

District 24

2022 Oregon's 24th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kayse Jama (incumbent) 27,021 58.72
Republican Stan Catherman18,94841.17
Write-in 500.11
Total votes46,019 100.00
Democratic hold

District 26

Republican primary

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Bonham 6,524 72.63
Republican Steve Bates1,59517.76
Republican Michael J. Nugent8289.22
Write-in 350.39
Total votes8,982 100.00

General election

2022 Oregon's 26th Senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Daniel Bonham 40,351 59.09
Democratic Raz Mason27,85040.78
Write-in 900.13
Total votes68,291 100.00
Republican hold

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