Political party strength in Oregon

Last updated September 06, 2024

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

Pre-statehood (1845–1858)

Year	Executive offices^[1]			Provisional/Territorial Legislature		U. S. Congress
Year	Governor	Secretary of State	Treasurer	Council	House	Delegate
Provisional Government of Oregon
1845	George Abernethy ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1846
1847
Oregon Territory
1848	Joseph Lane (D)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Theophilus R. Magruder (W)	James Taylor
1849	Joseph Lane (D)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Kintzing Prichette (D)		9? D	5D, 1W, 11?	Samuel Thurston (D)
1850	Kintzing Prichette (D)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Kintzing Prichette (D)		9?	5D, 1W, 11?
1850	John P. Gaines (W)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Edward D. Hamilton (W)		9?	5D, 1W, 11?
1851			Levi A. Rice	4D, 5?	7D, 2W, 13?	Joseph Lane (D)
1851			William W. Buck	4D, 5?	7D, 2W, 13?
1852			John D. Boon (D)	4D, 4W	13D, 7W, 5Fed
1853				8D, 1W	22D, 4W
	Joseph Lane (D)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	George Law Curry (D)
	George Law Curry (D)^{[lower-alpha 3]}
	John Wesley Davis (D)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1854	John Wesley Davis (D)^{[lower-alpha 2]}			7D, 2W	23D, 6W
1854	George Law Curry (D)^{[lower-alpha 2]}			7D, 2W	23D, 6W
1855		Benjamin F. Harding (D)	Nathaniel H. Lane	7D, 2W	27D, 3W
1856			John D. Boon (D)	7D, 2W	23D, 3W, 4?
1857				6D, 3W	19D, 11W
1858				6D, 2W, 1?	27D, 6R

Statehood (1859–present)

Year	Executive offices^[1]						Legislative Assembly		United States Congress			Electoral votes
Year	Governor	Secretary of State	Attorney General	Treasurer	Comm. of Labor ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Supt. of Pub. Inst.	State Senate	State House	Senator (Class II)	Senator (Class III)	House	Electoral votes
1859	John Whiteaker (D)	Lucien Heath (D)	^{[lower-alpha 5]}	John D. Boon (D)	^{[lower-alpha 6]}	^{[lower-alpha 7]}	14D, 2R	30D, 4R	Delazon Smith (D)	Joseph Lane (D)	La Fayette Grover (D)
1859									vacant^{[lower-alpha 8]}		Lansing Stout (D)
1860									vacant^{[lower-alpha 8]}			Lincoln/ Hamlin (R)Y
1860									Edward Dickinson Baker (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}
1861							13D, 3R	24D, 10R	Edward Dickinson Baker (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}	James Nesmith (D)	Andrew J. Thayer (D)^{[lower-alpha 10]}
1861									Benjamin Stark (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}		George K. Shiel (D)
1862									Benjamin Stark (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
1862	A. C. Gibbs (R)	Samuel E. May (R)		Edwin N. Cooke (R)					Benjamin F. Harding (D)
1863							10R, 5D, 1I	33R, 1D			John R. McBride (R)
1864							10R, 5D, 1I	33R, 1D			John R. McBride (R)	Lincoln/ Johnson (NU)Y
1865							15R, 3D	33R, 5D	George Henry Williams (R)		James H. D. Henderson (R)
1866
1866	George Lemuel Woods (R)
1867							17R, 7D, 1I	24R, 23D		Henry W. Corbett (R)	Rufus Mallory (R)
1868							17R, 7D, 1I	24R, 23D			Rufus Mallory (R)	Seymour/ Blair (D)N
1869							12D, 10R	25D, 18R			Joseph Showalter Smith (D)
1870
1870	La Fayette Grover (D)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	Stephen F. Chadwick (D)		L. Fleischner (D)
1871							13D, 9R	28D, 19R	James K. Kelly (D)		James H. Slater (D)
1872						Sylvester C. Simpson (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}^[3]	13D, 9R	28D, 19R			James H. Slater (D)	Grant/ Wilson (R)Y
1873							13R, 9D	32R, 17D		John H. Mitchell (R)	Joseph G. Wilson (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}
1874											James Nesmith (D)
1874				A. H. Brown (D)		Levi L. Rowland (R)					James Nesmith (D)
1875							18D, 11R, 1I	23I, 20D, 17R^{[lower-alpha 13]}			George A. La Dow (D)^{[lower-alpha 9]}
1876							18D, 11R, 1I	23I, 20D, 17R^{[lower-alpha 13]}			Lafayette Lane (D)	Hayes/ Wheeler (R)Y
1877	Stephen F. Chadwick (D)^{[lower-alpha 14]}						18D, 10R, 2I	30R, 27D, 3I^{[lower-alpha 15]}	La Fayette Grover (D)		Richard Williams (R)
1878	Stephen F. Chadwick (D)^{[lower-alpha 14]}
1878	W. W. Thayer (D)	Rockey P. Earhart (R)		Edward Hirsch (R)		Leonard J. Powell ^[5](R)
1879							18D, 10R, 2I	30D, 28R, 2I^{[lower-alpha 16]}		James H. Slater (D)	John Whiteaker (D)
1880							18D, 10R, 2I	30D, 28R, 2I^{[lower-alpha 16]}			John Whiteaker (D)	Garfield/ Arthur (R)Y
1881							16R, 14D	40R, 20D			Melvin Clark George (R)
1882
1882	Zenas Ferry Moody (R)					Ebenezer B. McElroy (R)
1883								37R, 21D, 2I	Joseph N. Dolph (R)
1884								37R, 21D, 2I				Blaine/ Logan (R)N
1885							17R, 13D	35R, 25D		vacant^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Binger Hermann (R)
1885										John H. Mitchell (R)
1886
1887	Sylvester Pennoyer (Fus)^{[lower-alpha 17]}	George W. McBride (R)		G. W. Webb (D)			19R, 11D	34R, 26D
1888							19R, 11D	34R, 26D				Harrison/ Morton (R)Y
1889							21R, 9D	51R, 9D
1890							21R, 9D	51R, 9D
1891			Phil Metschan (R)				23R, 7D	43R, 17D
1891				George E. Chamberlain (D)^{[lower-alpha 18]}
1892												Harrison/ Reid (R)N
1893							16R, 13D, 1Pop	38R, 19D, 3Pop			2R
1894							16R, 13D, 1Pop	38R, 19D, 3Pop
1895	William Paine Lord (R)	Harrison R. Kincaid (R)		Cicero M. Idleman (R)		George M. Irwin (R)	19R, 8D, 3Pop	53R, 7Pop	George W. McBride (R)
1896							19R, 8D, 3Pop	53R, 7Pop				McKinley/ Hobart (R)Y
1897							24R, 3D, 3Pop^{[lower-alpha 19]}	39R, 17Pop, 4D^{[lower-alpha 19]}		vacant^{[lower-alpha 8]}
1898										vacant^{[lower-alpha 8]}
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								42R, 17Pop, 1D				McKinley/ Roosevelt (R)Y
1901							21R, 4Cit, 3P, 1D, 1Un	35R, 13Cit, 7D, 3Un, 1P, 1 vac.	John H. Mitchell (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}
1902							21R, 4Cit, 3P, 1D, 1Un	35R, 13Cit, 7D, 3Un, 1P, 1 vac.
1903	George E. Chamberlain (D)^{[lower-alpha 12]}		Andrew M. Crawford (R)				21R, 3D, 3Cit, 2Un, 1Pop	48R, 11D, 1Cit		Charles W. Fulton (R)
1903					O. P. Hoff (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}
1904												Roosevelt/ Fairbanks (R)Y
1905							25R, 5D	50R, 10D
1906							25R, 5D	50R, 10D	John M. Gearin (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
1907		Frank W. Benson (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}		George A. Steel (R)			24R, 6D	59R, 1D	Frederick W. Mulkey (R)
1907									Jonathan Bourne Jr. (R)
1908												Taft/ Sherman (R)Y
1909	Frank W. Benson (R)^{[lower-alpha 14]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}							53R, 7D		George E. Chamberlain (D)
1910	Frank W. Benson (R)^{[lower-alpha 14]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1910	Jay Bowerman (R)^{[lower-alpha 14]}
1911	Oswald West (D)			Thomas B. Kay (R)		Lewis R. Alderman (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}^[3]	27R, 3D	58R, 2D
1911		Ben W. Olcott (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 20]}
1912												Wilson/ Marshall (D)Y
1913							28R, 2D	48R, 7Prog, 5D	Harry Lane (D)^{[lower-alpha 9]}		3R
1913						Julius A. Churchill (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1914
1915	James Withycombe (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}		George M. Brown (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}					56R, 4D
1916								56R, 4D				Hughes/ Fairbanks (R)N
1917							24R, 5D, 1I	55R, 4D, 1I
1917									Charles L. McNary (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}
1918									Charles L. McNary (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}
1918									Frederick W. Mulkey (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1919				O. P. Hoff (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}	C. H. Gram (R)		24R, 3D, 3I	54R, 6D	Charles L. McNary (R)^{[lower-alpha 21]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}
1919	Ben W. Olcott (R)^{[lower-alpha 14]}
1920												Harding/ Coolidge (R)Y
1920		Sam A. Kozer (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}	Isaac H. Van Winkle (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}
1921							27R, 2I, 1D	58R, 2D		Robert N. Stanfield (R)
1922							27R, 2I, 1D	58R, 2D
1923	Walter M. Pierce (D)						26R, 4D	51R, 9D			2R, 1D
1924												Coolidge/ Dawes (R)Y
1924				Jefferson Myers (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
1925				Thomas B. Kay (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}				57R, 3D			3R
1926
1926						Richard R. Turner (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
1927	I. L. Patterson (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}					Charles A. Howard (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	27R, 3D	56R, 4D		Frederick Steiwer (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1928												Hoover/ Curtis (R)Y
1928		Hal E. Hoss (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}
1929							28R, 2D	58R, 2D
1930	A. W. Norblad (R)^{[lower-alpha 14]}						28R, 2D	58R, 2D
1931	Julius Meier (I)						29R, 1D	53R, 7D			2R, 1D
1931				Rufus C. Holman (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1932												Roosevelt/ Garner (D)Y
1933							22R, 8D	42R, 17D, 1I			2D, 1R
1934		Peter J. Stadelman (R)^{[lower-alpha 11]}					22R, 8D	42R, 17D, 1I			2D, 1R
1935	Charles Martin (D)	Earl Snell (R)					17R, 13D	38D, 22R			2R, 1D
1936							17R, 13D	38D, 22R			2R, 1D
1937							18R, 12D	38D, 21R, 1I			2D, 1R
1937						Rex Putnam (D)^{[lower-alpha 18]}
1938
										Alfred E. Reames (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
										Alexander G. Barry (R)
1939	Charles A. Sprague (R)			Walter E. Pearson (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}			22R, 8D	46R, 13D, 1I		Rufus C. Holman (R)	2R, 1D
1940				Walter E. Pearson (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}			22R, 8D	46R, 13D, 1I				Roosevelt/ Wallace (D)Y
1941				Leslie M. Scott (R)			25R, 5D	38R, 22D
1942							25R, 5D	38R, 22D
1943	Earl Snell (R)^{[lower-alpha 22]}	Robert S. Farrell Jr. (R)^{[lower-alpha 22]}			W. E. Kimsey (R)	Rex Putnam (NP/D)^{[lower-alpha 23]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}	27R, 3D	51R, 9D			4R
1944			George Neuner (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}									Roosevelt/ Truman (D)Y
1944									Guy Cordon (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}
1945							25R, 5D	50R, 10D		Wayne Morse (R)
1946								50R, 10D
1947								58R, 2D
1947	John Hubert Hall (R)^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Earl T. Newbry (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}
1948	John Hubert Hall (R)^{[lower-alpha 14]}											Dewey/ Warren (R)N
1949	Douglas McKay (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}			Walter J. Pearson (D)			20R, 10D	51R, 9D
1950							20R, 10D
1951							21R, 9D
1952							21R, 9D					Eisenhower/ Nixon (R)Y
1953	Paul L. Patterson (R)^{[lower-alpha 24]}^{[lower-alpha 9]}		Robert Y. Thornton (D)	Sig Unander (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}			26R, 4D	49R, 11D		Wayne Morse (I)^{[lower-alpha 25]}
1954							26R, 4D	49R, 11D		Wayne Morse (I)^{[lower-alpha 25]}
1955					Norman O. Nilsen (D)		24R, 6D	35R, 25D	Richard L. Neuberger (D)^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Wayne Morse (D)^{[lower-alpha 26]}	3R, 1D
1956	Elmo Smith (R)^{[lower-alpha 14]}						24R, 6D	35R, 25D			3R, 1D
1957	Robert D. Holmes (D)	Mark Hatfield (R)^{[lower-alpha 27]}					15D, 15R^{[lower-alpha 28]}	37D, 23R			3D, 1R
1958	Robert D. Holmes (D)	Mark Hatfield (R)^{[lower-alpha 27]}					15D, 15R^{[lower-alpha 28]}	37D, 23R
1959	Mark Hatfield (R)	Howell Appling Jr. (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}					19D, 11R	33D, 27R
1960				Howard Belton (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}								Nixon/ Lodge (R)N
1960									Hall S. Lusk (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
1961						Leon P. Minear (NP)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 29]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}	20D, 10R	31D, 29R	Maurine Neuberger (D)		2D, 2R
1962							20D, 10R				2D, 2R
1963							21D, 9R				3D, 1R
1964							21D, 9R					Johnson/ Humphrey (D)Y
1965		Tom McCall (R)^{[lower-alpha 27]}		Robert W. Straub (D)			19D, 11R	33R, 27D
1966		Tom McCall (R)^{[lower-alpha 27]}						33R, 27D
1967	Tom McCall (R)	H. Clay Myers Jr. (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}						38R, 22D	Mark Hatfield (R)		2D, 2R
1968												Nixon/ Agnew (R)Y
						Jesse V. Fasold (NP)^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
						Dale Parnell (NP)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1969							16D, 14R
1969			Lee Johnson (R)							Bob Packwood (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1970
1971								34R, 26D
1972								34R, 26D
1973				James A. Redden (D)			18D, 12R	33D, 27R
1974
1974						Jesse V. Fasold (NP)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
1975	Robert W. Straub (D)				Bill Stevenson (D)	Verne Duncan (NP)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	22D, 7R, 1I	38D, 22R			4D
1976							22D, 7R, 1I	38D, 22R				Ford/ Dole (R)N
1977		Norma Paulus (R)	James Redden (D)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	H. Clay Myers Jr. (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}			24D, 6R^{[lower-alpha 30]}	37D, 23R
1978							24D, 6R^{[lower-alpha 30]}	37D, 23R
1979	Victor Atiyeh (R)				Mary Wendy Roberts (D)		23D, 7R	34D, 26R
1980												Reagan/ Bush (R)Y
1980			James M. Brown (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
1981			David B. Frohnmayer (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}				22D, 8R	33D, 27R			3D, 1R
1982							22D, 8R	33D, 27R			3D, 1R
1983							21D, 9R	36D, 24R			3D, 2R
1984
1984				Bill Rutherford (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1985		Barbara Roberts (D)^{[lower-alpha 27]}					18D, 12R	34D, 26R
1986
1987	Neil Goldschmidt (D)
1987				Tony Meeker (R)^{[lower-alpha 18]}			17D, 13R	31D, 29R
1988							17D, 13R	31D, 29R				Dukakis/ Bentsen (D)N
1989							19D, 11R	32D, 28R
1990						John Erickson (NP)^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1990						Norma Paulus (NP/R)^{[lower-alpha 21]}
1991	Barbara Roberts (D)	Phil Keisling (D)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}					20D, 10R	31R, 29D			4D, 1R
1992			Charles Crookham (R)^{[lower-alpha 11]}				20D, 10R	31R, 29D				Clinton/ Gore (D)Y
1993			Ted Kulongoski (D)	Jim Hill (D)			16D, 14R	32R, 28D
1994							16D, 14R	32R, 28D
1995	John Kitzhaber (D)				Jack Roberts (R)		19R, 11D	33R, 27D			3D, 2R
1996
1996										Ron Wyden (D)^{[lower-alpha 31]}
1997			Hardy Myers (D)				20R, 10D	31R, 29D	Gordon Smith (R)		4D, 1R
1998							20R, 10D	31R, 29D
1999					Jack Roberts (NP/R)^{[lower-alpha 32]}	Stan Bunn (NP/R)	17R, 13D	34R, 25D, 1I
2000		Bill Bradbury (D)^{[lower-alpha 18]}					17R, 13D	34R, 25D, 1I				Gore/ Lieberman (D)N
2001				Randall Edwards (D)			16R, 14D	32R, 27D, 1I
2002							16R, 14D	32R, 27D, 1I
2003	Ted Kulongoski (D)				Dan Gardner (NP/D)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	Susan Castillo (NP/D)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	15D, 15R^{[lower-alpha 33]}	35R, 25D
2004							15D, 15R^{[lower-alpha 33]}	35R, 25D				Kerry/ Edwards (D)N
2005							17D, 11R	33R, 27D
2006							17D, 11R	33R, 27D
2007							19D, 11R	31D, 29R
2008												Obama/ Biden (D)Y
2008					Brad Avakian (NP/D)^{[lower-alpha 18]}
2009		Kate Brown (D)	John Kroger (D)	Ben Westlund (D)^{[lower-alpha 9]}^[9]			18D, 12R	36D, 24R	Jeff Merkley (D)
2010				Ted Wheeler (D)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^[9]			18D, 12R	36D, 24R
2011	John Kitzhaber (D)^{[lower-alpha 34]}						16D, 14R	30D, 30R^{[lower-alpha 35]}
2012			Ellen Rosenblum (D)^{[lower-alpha 18]}^[10]			^{[lower-alpha 36]}		30D, 30R^{[lower-alpha 35]}
2013								34D, 26R
2014								34D, 26R
2015							18D, 12R	35D, 25R
2015	Kate Brown (D)^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Jeanne Atkins (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
2016		Jeanne Atkins (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}										Clinton/ Kaine (D)N
2017		Dennis Richardson (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}		Tobias Read (D)			17D, 13R
2018							17D, 13R
2019					Val Hoyle (NP/D)^[12]		18D, 12R	38D, 22R
2019		Bev Clarno (R)^{[lower-alpha 11]}^[13]
2020		Bev Clarno (R)^{[lower-alpha 11]}^[13]										Biden/ Harris (D)Y
2021		Shemia Fagan (D)^{[lower-alpha 12]}					18D, 11R, 1I^{[lower-alpha 37]}	37D, 23R
2022		Shemia Fagan (D)^{[lower-alpha 12]}					18D, 11R, 1I^{[lower-alpha 37]}	37D, 23R
2023	Tina Kotek (D)	LaVonne Griffin-Valade (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}			Christina Stephenson (NP/D)		17D, 12R, 1I	35D, 25R			4D, 2R
2024	Tina Kotek (D)	LaVonne Griffin-Valade (D)^{[lower-alpha 11]}			Christina Stephenson (NP/D)		17D, 13R^{[lower-alpha 38]}	35D, 24R, 1I^{[lower-alpha 39]}			4D, 2R	^{[ to be determined ]}

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)

↑ 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.
1 2 3 4 Governor of Oregon Territory appointed by the President of the United States.
1 2 3 Acting territorial governor.
↑ 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.
↑ Office of Attorney General established by statute on May 20, 1891.
↑ Office of Labor Commissioner established by statute on June 2, 1903.
↑ 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]
1 2 3 Legislature failed to elected a senator.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Died in office.
↑ Election successfully contested by George K. Shiel July 30, 1861.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Appointed to fill a vacancy.
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.
↑ A Democrat-turned-Independent, John C. Drain, was elected Speaker, and the Independents organized the chamber with the help of Democrats.^[4]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assumed office following the death or resignation of predecessor.
↑ A Democrat, James Knox Weatherford, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats organized the chamber with the help of Independents and renegade Republicans.
↑ A Democrat, John M. Thompson, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats organized the chamber with the help of Independents.
↑ Elected on a Democratic–Populist fusion ticket.
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.
1 2 Due to splits between factions of the Republican Party, the Legislative Assembly did not organize for this session.
↑ Resigned as lieutenant governor on May 28, 1920, after assuming the governorship in 1919.
1 2 Appointed to office, having already been elected to the next term.
1 2 Killed in the 1947 Oregon Beechcraft Bonanza crash.
↑ Office converted from partisan to nonpartisan by the Legislative Assembly, effective with the 1942 election.
↑ Assumed office following the death or resignation of predecessor, and subsequently elected in his or her own right.
↑ Changed party affiliation from Republican to Independent in 1952.
↑ Changed party affiliation from Independent to Democratic in 1955.
1 2 3 Resigned after election as governor.
↑ 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]
↑ 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.
↑ The Independent from the 1975 session switched their party affiliation to Democratic.
↑ Initially elected in special election.
↑ Office converted from partisan to nonpartisan by the 1995 Legislative Assembly.
↑ 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.
↑ Won re-election to fourth term in 2014 but resigned on February 13, 2015 effective February 18, 2015.
↑ 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.
↑ Elected position eliminated by state law. Governor serves as Superintendent and appoints a deputy to oversee the duties of the office.^[11]
↑ Sen. Brian Boquist left the Republican Party on registered as a member of the Independent Party of Oregon.
↑ Senator Brian Boquist left the Independent Party of Oregon, re-registering as a Republican and re-joining the Republican caucus.]]
↑ Representative Charlie Conrad left the Republican Party on June 20, 2024 and registered as a member of the Independent Party of Oregon.

References

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

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