2024 Oregon State Senate election

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2024 Oregon State Senate election
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15 of 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Rob Wagner Daniel Bonham
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 9, 2023April 15, 2024
Leader's seat 19–Lake Oswego 26–The Dalles
Last election17 seats12 seats
Seats won1812
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
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Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election
President of the Senate before election

Rob Wagner
Democratic

Elected President of the Senate

TBD

The 2024 Oregon State Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 5, 2024, to elect 15 of the 30 members of the State Senate to the 83rd Oregon Legislature.

Contents

Primary elections were held in several districts on May 21, 2024. [1] The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislative Assembly, the Oregon House of Representatives, and other elections. [2]

The Democrats gained a three-fifths supermajority in the Senate for the first time since the 2020 Senate election. [3]

Background

On August 8, 2023, Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade announced that as per the recently passed Oregon Ballot Measure 113, 10 Republican senators who participated in walkouts earlier in the year are not eligible for re-election for the next term. Six of these senators are up for election in 2024. [4] Some of the senators filed a lawsuit against the secretary of state, [5] with the Oregon Supreme Court eventually ruling unanimously that they could not be placed on the ballot in 2024 and 2026. [6]

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 21, 2024.

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 2024 were required to file to run from September 14, 2023, to March 12, 2024. [7]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
CNalysis [8] Solid DMarch 25, 2024

Outgoing incumbents

Democrats

Republicans

Independents

Overview

PartyCandidatesVotes%Primary seats
PrimarySecondaryBeforeAfter+/−
Democratic 101017
Republican 231310
IPO 0010Decrease2.svg 1
Total3323100.03030±0

Summary by district

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
1st David Brock Smith Rep David Brock Smith Rep
2nd Art Robinson Rep Noah Robinson Rep
5th Dick Anderson Rep Dick Anderson Rep
9th Fred Girod Rep Fred Girod Rep
12th Brian Boquist Rep Bruce Starr Rep
14th Kate Lieber Dem Kate Lieber Dem
18th Wlnsvey Campos Dem Wlnsvey Campos Dem
21st Kathleen Taylor Dem Kathleen Taylor Dem
22nd Lew Frederick Dem Lew Frederick Dem
23rd Michael Dembrow Dem Khanh Pham Dem
25th Chris Gorsek Dem Chris Gorsek Dem
27th Tim Knopp Rep Anthony Broadman Dem
28th Dennis Linthicum Rep Diane Linthicum Rep
29th Bill Hansell Rep Todd Nash Rep
30th Lynn Findley Rep Mike McLane Rep

Detailed results

District 1 • District 2 • District 5 • District 9 • District 12 • District 14 • District 18 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27• District 28 • District 29 • District 30

District 1

Republican primary

Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Brock Smith (incumbent)10,87255.8
Republican Todd J Vaughn5,80729.8
Republican Paul J Romero Jr1,6368.4
Republican Ashley Hicks1,1255.8
Write-in 550.3
Total votes19,495 100.00

General election

Oregon's 1st Senate district results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Brock Smith (incumbent) 54,925 70.8
Democratic Lupe Preciado-McAlister22,41728.9
Write-in 2540.3
Total votes77,596 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

Republican primary

Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Noah Robinson 13,228 61.1
Republican Christine Goodwin 8,36738.7
Write-in 510.2
Total votes21,646 0.3

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tracy Thompson 6,047 97.4
Write-in 1622.6
Total votes6,209 100.00

General election

Oregon's 2nd Senate district results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Noah Robinson 50,872 66.9
Democratic Tracy Thompson25,04032.9
Write-in 1230.2
Total votes76,035 100.00
Republican hold

District 5

Republican primary

Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dick Anderson (incumbent) 10,297 98.7
Write-in 1331.3
Total votes10,430 100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jo Beaudreau 12,848 98.9
Write-in 1421.1
Total votes12,990 100.00

General election

Oregon's 5th Senate district results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dick Anderson (incumbent) 42,336 53.8
Democratic Jo Beaudreau36,28146.1
Write-in 1090.1
Total votes78,726 100.00
Republican hold

District 9

Republican primary

Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred Girod (incumbent) 12,468 99.3
Write-in 840.7
Total votes12,552 100.00

General election

Oregon's 9th Senate district results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred Girod (incumbent) 49,458 68.9
Democratic Mike Ashland22,23731.0
Write-in 1110.2
Total votes71,806 100.00
Republican hold

District 12

Republican primary

Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Starr 12,334 99.1
Write-in 1060.9
Total votes12,440 100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott Hooper 8,366 97.9
Write-in 1802.1
Total votes8,546 100.00

General election

Oregon's 12th Senate district results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Starr 41,459 55.6
Democratic Scott Hooper25,07733.6
Independent Andrea Kennedy-Smith7,98410.7
Write-in 500.1
Total votes74,570 100.00
Republican hold

District 14

Republican primary

Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shane Bolton 3,000 97.6
Write-in 742.4
Total votes3,074 100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kate Lieber (Incumbent) 17,055 99.6
Write-in 710.4
Total votes17,126 100.00

Endorsements

Kate Lieber

General election

Oregon's 14th Senate district results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kate Lieber (incumbent) 60,002 85.0
Libertarian Katy Brumbelow10,14914.4
Write-in 4560.6
Total votes70,607 100.00
Democratic hold

District 18

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian E Pierson
Total votes100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wlnsvey Campos
Total votes100.00

General election

Oregon's 18th Senate district results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian E Pierson
Democratic Wlnsvey Campos
Total votes100.00

District 21

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathleen Taylor
Total votes100.00

General election

Oregon's 21st Senate district results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathleen Taylor
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 22

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Saperstein
Total votes100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lew Frederick
Total votes100.00

Endorsements

Lew Frederick

General election

Oregon's 22nd Senate district results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Saperstein
Democratic Lew Frederick
Total votes100.00

District 23

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Khanh Pham 18,230 98.9
Write-in 2101.1
Total votes18,440 100%

General election

2024 Oregon State Senator, 23rd district [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Khanh Pham 54,001 97.5
Write-in 1,3722.5
Total votes55,373 100%

District 25

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Raymond E Love
Total votes100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Gorsek
Total votes100.00

Endorsements

Chris Gorsek

General election

Oregon's 25th Senate district results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Raymond E Love
Democratic Chris Gorsek
Total votes100.00

District 27

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matthew M Summers
Total votes100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony Broadman
Total votes100.00

General election

Oregon's 27th Senate district results [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matthew M Summers32,81340.8
Democratic Anthony Broadman47,53359.1
Total votes100.00

District 28

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David A Henslee8,24540.7
Republican Diane E Linthicum11,95159
Total votes100.00

General election

Oregon's 28th Senate district results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Diane Linthicum
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 29

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim E Doherty4,21525
Republican David Drotzmann3,40020.2
Republican Andy B Huwe2911.7
Republican Todd Nash8,91752.9
Write-in 190.1
Total votes100.00

General election

Oregon's 29th Senate district results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Todd Nash
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 30

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike McLane 13,33267.3
Republican Douglas T Muck Jr4,80824.3
Republican Robert Neuman1,5988.1
Write-in 670.3
Total votes100.00

General election

Oregon's 30th Senate district results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike McLane
Write-in
Total votes100.00

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