Political party strength in Oregon

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oregon:

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The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1845–1858)

YearExecutive offices [1] Provisional/Territorial Legislature U. S. Congress
Governor Secretary of State Treasurer Council House Delegate
Provisional Government of Oregon
1845 George Abernethy [a]
1846
1847
Oregon Territory
1848 Joseph Lane (D) [b] Theophilus R. Magruder (W) James Taylor
1849 Kintzing Prichette (D)9? D5D, 1W, 11? Samuel Thurston (D)
1850 Kintzing Prichette (D) [c] 9?5D, 1W, 11?
John P. Gaines (W) [b] Edward D. Hamilton (W)
1851Levi A. Rice4D, 5?7D, 2W, 13? Joseph Lane (D)
William W. Buck
1852 John D. Boon (D)4D, 4W13D, 7W, 5Fed
18538D, 1W22D, 4W
Joseph Lane (D) [c] George Law Curry (D)
George Law Curry (D) [c]
John Wesley Davis (D) [b]
18547D, 2W23D, 6W
George Law Curry (D) [b]
1855 Benjamin F. Harding (D) Nathaniel H. Lane 7D, 2W27D, 3W
1856 John D. Boon (D)7D, 2W23D, 3W, 4?
18576D, 3W19D, 11W
18586D, 2W, 1?27D, 6R

Statehood (1859–present)

YearExecutive offices [1] Legislative Assembly United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Secretary
of State 		Attorney
General 		Treasurer Comm. of Labor [d] Supt. of
Pub. Inst. 		State Senate State House Senator
(Class II) 		Senator
(Class III) 		House
1859 John Whiteaker (D) Lucien Heath (D) [e] John D. Boon (D) [f] [g] 14D, 2R30D, 4R Delazon Smith (D) Joseph Lane (D) La Fayette Grover (D)
vacant [h] Lansing Stout (D)
1860 Lincoln/
Hamlin (R)Green check.svg
Edward Dickinson Baker (R) [i]
186113D, 3R24D, 10R James Nesmith (D) Andrew J. Thayer (D) [j]
Benjamin Stark (D) [k] George K. Shiel (D)
1862
A. C. Gibbs (R) Samuel E. May (R) Edwin N. Cooke (R) Benjamin F. Harding (D)
186310R, 5D, 1I33R, 1D John R. McBride (R)
1864 Lincoln/
Johnson (NU)Green check.svg
186515R, 3D33R, 5D George Henry Williams (R) James H. D.
Henderson (R)
1866
George Lemuel Woods (R)
186717R, 7D, 1I24R, 23D Henry W. Corbett (R) Rufus Mallory (R)
1868 Seymour/
Blair (D)Red x.svg
186912D, 10R25D, 18R Joseph Showalter
Smith (D)
1870
La Fayette Grover (D) [l] Stephen F. Chadwick (D) L. Fleischner (D)
187113D, 9R28D, 19R James K. Kelly (D) James H. Slater (D)
1872 Sylvester C. Simpson (D) [k] [3] Grant/
Wilson (R)Green check.svg
187313R, 9D32R, 17D John H. Mitchell (R) Joseph G. Wilson (R) [i]
1874 James Nesmith (D)
A. H. Brown (D) Levi L. Rowland (R)
187518D, 11R, 1I23I, 20D, 17R [m] George A.
La Dow (D) [i]
1876 Lafayette Lane (D) Hayes/
Wheeler (R)Green check.svg
1877 Stephen F. Chadwick (D) [n] 18D, 10R, 2I30R, 27D, 3I [o] La Fayette Grover (D) Richard Williams (R)
1878
W. W. Thayer (D) Rockey P. Earhart (R) Edward Hirsch (R) Leonard J. Powell [5] (R)
187918D, 10R, 2I30D, 28R, 2I [p] James H. Slater (D) John Whiteaker (D)
1880 Garfield/
Arthur (R)Green check.svg
188116R, 14D40R, 20D Melvin Clark George (R)
1882
Zenas Ferry Moody (R) Ebenezer B. McElroy (R)
188337R, 21D, 2I Joseph N. Dolph (R)
1884 Blaine/
Logan (R)Red x.svg
188517R, 13D35R, 25Dvacant [h] Binger Hermann (R)
John H. Mitchell (R)
1886
1887 Sylvester Pennoyer (Fus) [q] George W. McBride (R) G. W. Webb (D)19R, 11D34R, 26D
1888 Harrison/
Morton (R)Green check.svg
188921R, 9D51R, 9D
1890
1891 Phil Metschan (R)23R, 7D43R, 17D
George E. Chamberlain (D) [r]
1892 Harrison/
Reid (R)Red x.svg
189316R, 13D, 1Pop38R, 19D, 3Pop2R
1894
1895 William Paine Lord (R) Harrison R. Kincaid (R) Cicero M. Idleman (R) George M. Irwin (R)19R, 8D, 3Pop53R, 7Pop George W. McBride (R)
1896 McKinley/
Hobart (R)Green check.svg
189724R, 3D, 3Pop [s] 39R, 17Pop, 4D [s] vacant [h]
1898
Joseph Simon (R)
1899 Theodore Thurston Geer (R) Frank L. Dunbar (R) D. R. N. Blackburn (R) Charles S. Moore (R) John H. Ackerman (R)42R, 17Pop, 1D
1900 McKinley/
Roosevelt (R)Green check.svg
190121R, 4Cit, 3P, 1D, 1Un35R, 13Cit, 7D, 3Un, 1P, 1 vac. John H. Mitchell (R) [i]
1902
1903 George E. Chamberlain (D) [l] Andrew M. Crawford (R)21R, 3D, 3Cit, 2Un, 1Pop48R, 11D, 1Cit Charles W. Fulton (R)
O. P. Hoff (R) [r]
1904 Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R)Green check.svg
190525R, 5D50R, 10D
1906 John M. Gearin (D) [k]
1907 Frank W. Benson (R) [i] George A. Steel (R)24R, 6D59R, 1D Frederick W. Mulkey (R)
Jonathan Bourne Jr. (R)
1908 Taft/
Sherman (R)Green check.svg
1909 Frank W. Benson (R) [n] [l] 53R, 7D George E. Chamberlain (D)
1910
Jay Bowerman (R) [n]
1911 Oswald West (D) Thomas B. Kay (R) Lewis R. Alderman (R) [l] [3] 27R, 3D58R, 2D
Ben W. Olcott (R) [r] [t]
1912 Wilson/
Marshall (D)Green check.svg
191328R, 2D48R, 7Prog, 5D Harry Lane (D) [i] 3R
Julius A. Churchill (R) [r] [l]
1914
1915 James Withycombe (R) [i] George M. Brown (R) [l] 56R, 4D
1916 Hughes/
Fairbanks (R)Red x.svg
191724R, 5D, 1I55R, 4D, 1I
Charles L. McNary (R) [r]
1918
Frederick W. Mulkey (R) [l]
1919O. P. Hoff (R) [i] C. H. Gram (R)24R, 3D, 3I54R, 6D Charles L. McNary (R) [u] [i]
Ben W. Olcott (R) [n]
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R)Green check.svg
Sam A. Kozer (R) [r] [l] Isaac H. Van Winkle (R) [r] [i]
192127R, 2I, 1D58R, 2D Robert N. Stanfield (R)
1922
1923 Walter M. Pierce (D)26R, 4D51R, 9D2R, 1D
1924 Coolidge/
Dawes (R)Green check.svg
Jefferson Myers (D) [k]
1925Thomas B. Kay (R) [i] 57R, 3D3R
1926
Richard R. Turner (D) [k]
1927 I. L. Patterson (R) [i] Charles A. Howard (R) [l] 27R, 3D56R, 4D Frederick Steiwer (R) [l]
1928 Hoover/
Curtis (R)Green check.svg
Hal E. Hoss (R) [r] [i]
192928R, 2D58R, 2D
1930 A. W. Norblad (R) [n]
1931 Julius Meier (I)29R, 1D53R, 7D2R, 1D
Rufus C. Holman (R) [r] [l]
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D)Green check.svg
193322R, 8D42R, 17D, 1I2D, 1R
1934 Peter J. Stadelman (R) [k]
1935 Charles Martin (D) Earl Snell (R)17R, 13D38D, 22R2R, 1D
1936
193718R, 12D38D, 21R, 1I2D, 1R
Rex Putnam (D) [r]
1938
Alfred E. Reames (D) [k]
Alexander G. Barry (R)
1939 Charles A. Sprague (R) Walter E. Pearson (D) [k] 22R, 8D46R, 13D, 1I Rufus C. Holman (R)2R, 1D
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D)Green check.svg
1941 Leslie M. Scott (R)25R, 5D38R, 22D
1942
1943 Earl Snell (R) [v] Robert S. Farrell Jr. (R) [v] W. E. Kimsey (R)Rex Putnam (NP/D) [w] [l] 27R, 3D51R, 9D4R
1944 George Neuner (R) [r] Roosevelt/
Truman (D)Green check.svg
Guy Cordon (R) [r]
194525R, 5D50R, 10D Wayne Morse (R)
1946
194758R, 2D
John Hubert Hall (R) [n] Earl T. Newbry (R) [r]
1948 Dewey/
Warren (R)Red x.svg
1949 Douglas McKay (R) [l] Walter J. Pearson (D)20R, 10D51R, 9D
1950
195121R, 9D
1952 Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)Green check.svg
1953 Paul L. Patterson (R) [x] [i] Robert Y. Thornton (D) Sig Unander (R) [l] 26R, 4D49R, 11D Wayne Morse (I) [y]
1954
1955 Norman O. Nilsen (D)24R, 6D35R, 25D Richard L. Neuberger (D) [i] Wayne Morse (D) [z] 3R, 1D
1956 Elmo Smith (R) [n]
1957 Robert D. Holmes (D) Mark Hatfield (R) [aa] 15D, 15R [ab] 37D, 23R3D, 1R
1958
1959 Mark Hatfield (R) Howell Appling Jr. (R) [r] 19D, 11R33D, 27R
1960 Howard Belton (R) [r] Nixon/
Lodge (R)Red x.svg
Hall S. Lusk (D) [k]
1961 Leon P. Minear (NP) [r] [ac] [l] 20D, 10R31D, 29R Maurine Neuberger (D)2D, 2R
1962
196321D, 9R3D, 1R
1964 Johnson/
Humphrey (D)Green check.svg
1965 Tom McCall (R) [aa] Robert W. Straub (D)19D, 11R33R, 27D
1966
1967 Tom McCall (R) H. Clay Myers Jr. (R) [r] 38R, 22D Mark Hatfield (R)2D, 2R
1968 Nixon/
Agnew (R)Green check.svg
Jesse V. Fasold (NP) [k] [l]
Dale Parnell (NP) [r] [l]
196916D, 14R
Lee Johnson (R) Bob Packwood (R) [l]
1970
197134R, 26D
1972
1973 James A. Redden (D)18D, 12R33D, 27R
1974
Jesse V. Fasold (NP) [k]
1975 Robert W. Straub (D) Bill Stevenson (D) Verne Duncan (NP) [l] 22D, 7R, 1I38D, 22R4D
1976 Ford/
Dole (R)Red x.svg
1977 Norma Paulus (R)James Redden (D) [l] H. Clay Myers Jr. (R) [l] 24D, 6R [ad] 37D, 23R
1978
1979 Victor Atiyeh (R) Mary Wendy Roberts (D)23D, 7R34D, 26R
1980 Reagan/
Bush (R)Green check.svg
James M. Brown (D) [k]
1981 David B. Frohnmayer (R) [l] 22D, 8R33D, 27R3D, 1R
1982
198321D, 9R36D, 24R3D, 2R
1984
Bill Rutherford (R) [r] [l]
1985 Barbara Roberts (D) [aa] 18D, 12R34D, 26R
1986
1987 Neil Goldschmidt (D)
Tony Meeker (R) [r] 17D, 13R31D, 29R
1988 Dukakis/
Bentsen (D)Red x.svg
198919D, 11R32D, 28R
1990 John Erickson (NP) [k] [l]
Norma Paulus (NP/R) [u]
1991 Barbara Roberts (D) Phil Keisling (D) [r] [l] 20D, 10R31R, 29D4D, 1R
1992 Charles Crookham (R) [k] Clinton/
Gore (D)Green check.svg
1993 Ted Kulongoski (D) Jim Hill (D)16D, 14R32R, 28D
1994
1995 John Kitzhaber (D) Jack Roberts (R)19R, 11D33R, 27D3D, 2R
1996
Ron Wyden (D) [ae]
1997 Hardy Myers (D)20R, 10D31R, 29D Gordon Smith (R)4D, 1R
1998
1999Jack Roberts (NP/R) [af] Stan Bunn (NP/R)17R, 13D34R, 25D, 1I
2000 Bill Bradbury (D) [r] Gore/
Lieberman (D)Red x.svg
2001 Randall Edwards (D)16R, 14D32R, 27D, 1I
2002
2003 Ted Kulongoski (D) Dan Gardner (NP/D) [l] Susan Castillo (NP/D) [l] 15D, 15R [ag] 35R, 25D
2004 Kerry/
Edwards (D)Red x.svg
200517D, 11R33R, 27D
2006
200719D, 11R31D, 29R
2008 Obama/
Biden (D)Green check.svg
Brad Avakian (NP/D) [r]
2009 Kate Brown (D) John Kroger (D) Ben Westlund (D) [i] [9] 18D, 12R36D, 24R Jeff Merkley (D)
2010 Ted Wheeler (D) [r] [9]
2011 John Kitzhaber (D) [ah] 16D, 14R30D, 30R [ai]
2012 Ellen Rosenblum (D) [r] [10] [aj]
201334D, 26R
2014
201518D, 12R35D, 25R
Kate Brown (D) [n] Jeanne Atkins (D) [k]
2016 Clinton/
Kaine (D)Red x.svg
2017 Dennis Richardson (R) [i] Tobias Read (D)17D, 13R
2018
2019 Val Hoyle (NP/D) [12] 18D, 12R38D, 22R
Bev Clarno (R) [k] [13]
2020 Biden/
Harris (D)Green check.svg
2021 Shemia Fagan (D) [l] 18D, 11R, 1I [ak] 37D, 23R
2022
2023 Tina Kotek (D) LaVonne Griffin-Valade (D) [k] Christina Stephenson (NP/D)17D, 12R, 1I35D, 25R4D, 2R
2024 17D, 13R [al] 35D, 24R, 1I [am] Harris/
Walz (D)Red x.svg
2025 Tobias Read (D) Dan Rayfield (D) Elizabeth Steiner (D)18D, 12R36D, 24R5D, 1R
37D, 23R [an]
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Meetings at Champoeg led up to the first constitution of the Oregon Country, and several petitions for U.S. territorial status. The resulting acts also created this body as a provisional government for the region. The first executives of this government were a three-person elected committee known as the Executive Committee. In 1845, elections for a chief executive were held.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Governor of Oregon Territory appointed by the President of the United States.
  3. 1 2 3 Acting territorial governor.
  4. ↑ The exact title of the official chiefly responsible for enforcement of labor and related laws has varied through its existence, beginning with Labor Commissioner in 1903, becoming Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Inspector of Factories and Workshops in 1918, then Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor in 1930, and finally Commissioner of Labor and Industries in 1979.
  5. ↑ Office of Attorney General established by statute on May 20, 1891.
  6. ↑ Office of Labor Commissioner established by statute on June 2, 1903.
  7. ↑ Prior to 1872, the governor was ex officio the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Legislative Assembly established Superintendent of Public Instruction as a separate office by statute in February 1872. [2]
  8. 1 2 3 Legislature failed to elected a senator.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Died in office.
  10. ↑ Election successfully contested by George K. Shiel July 30, 1861.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Appointed to fill a vacancy.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Resigned.
  13. ↑ A Democrat-turned-Independent, John C. Drain, was elected Speaker, and the Independents organized the chamber with the help of Democrats. [4]
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assumed office following the death or resignation of predecessor.
  15. ↑ A Democrat, James Knox Weatherford, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats organized the chamber with the help of Independents and renegade Republicans.
  16. ↑ A Democrat, John M. Thompson, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats organized the chamber with the help of Independents.
  17. ↑ Elected on a Democratic–Populist fusion ticket.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Appointed to fill a vacancy, and subsequently elected in his or her own right.
  19. 1 2 Due to splits between factions of the Republican Party, the Legislative Assembly did not organize for this session.
  20. ↑ Resigned as lieutenant governor on May 28, 1920, after assuming the governorship in 1919.
  21. 1 2 Appointed to office, having already been elected to the next term.
  22. 1 2 Killed in the 1947 Oregon Beechcraft Bonanza crash.
  23. ↑ Office converted from partisan to nonpartisan by the Legislative Assembly, effective with the 1942 election.
  24. ↑ Assumed office following the death or resignation of predecessor, and subsequently elected in his or her own right.
  25. ↑ Changed party affiliation from Republican to Independent in 1952.
  26. ↑ Changed party affiliation from Independent to Democratic in 1955.
  27. 1 2 3 Resigned after election as governor.
  28. ↑ After 11 days of tied votes over organization of the chamber, one the twelfth day the two parties elected Democrat Boyd Overhulse as President, and organized the chamber on a bipartisan basis. [6] [7] [8]
  29. ↑ No election for Superintendent of Public Instruction held in 1962, due to legislative statute making the office appointive. Elections resumed in 1966 after the Oregon Supreme Court overturned the statute in 1965.
  30. ↑ The Independent from the 1975 session switched their party affiliation to Democratic.
  31. ↑ Initially elected in special election.
  32. ↑ Office converted from partisan to nonpartisan by the 1995 Legislative Assembly.
  33. ↑ A power-sharing agreement was negotiated, with Democrats choosing Peter Courtney to be the president, Republicans choosing Lenn Hannon as president pro tempore, and all committees and chairmanships split evenly between the parties.
  34. ↑ Won re-election to fourth term in 2014 but resigned on February 13, 2015 effective February 18, 2015.
  35. ↑ A power-sharing agreement was negotiated, with Democrats choosing Arnie Roblan to be their Co-Speaker, Republicans choosing Bruce Hanna as their Co-Speaker, and all committees and chairmanships split evenly between the parties.
  36. ↑ Elected position eliminated by state law. Governor serves as Superintendent and appoints a deputy to oversee the duties of the office. [11]
  37. ↑ Sen. Brian Boquist left the Republican Party on registered as a member of the Independent Party of Oregon.
  38. ↑ Senator Brian Boquist left the Independent Party of Oregon, re-registering as a Republican and re-joining the Republican caucus.
  39. ↑ Representative Charlie Conrad left the Republican Party on June 20, 2024 and registered as a member of the Independent Party of Oregon.
  40. ↑ Representative Cyrus Javadi left the Republican Party on September 5, 2025 and registered as a member of the Democratic Party of Oregon.

References

  1. 1 2 Oregon Secretary of State, Archives Division. "Earliest Authorities in Oregon History" (PDF). Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon . Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. ↑ "Oregon Department of Education Administrative Overview". Oregon State Archives. April 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. 1 2 Oregon Department of Education. "Superintendent Tenures". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  4. ↑ p.98-100
  5. ↑ Oregon Department of Education. "Superintendent Tenures". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  6. ↑ "The Times November 9 Page 3". tbv.stparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  7. ↑ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  8. ↑ Matheny, Susan. "Overhulse documents donated to museum". pamplinmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  9. 1 2 Mapes, Jeff (March 9, 2010). "Governor Ted Kulongoski names Ted Wheeler as next Oregon treasurer". The Oregonian . Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  10. ↑ Cole, Michelle (June 6, 2012). "Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber names Ellen Rosenblum as interim attorney general". The Oregonian.
  11. ↑ "Senate Bill 552 (text): Relating to Superintendent of Public Instruction". Oregon Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  12. ↑ "2018 Oregon Election Results" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Bev Clarno, Former House Speaker, Will Be Oregon's Next Secretary Of State". opb. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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