2024 Oregon State Senate election

2024 Oregon State Senate election
15 of 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the elections:; Democratic gain Republican 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.

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


Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis^[8]	Solid D	March 25, 2024

Outgoing incumbents

Democrats

District 23: Michael Dembrow is retiring.^[9]

Republicans

District 2: Art Robinson is barred from re-election.^[6]
District 27: Tim Knopp, the former minority leader, is barred from re-election.^[6]
District 28: Dennis Linthicum is barred from re-election in the Senate, and is running for secretary of state instead.^[6]
District 29: Bill Hansell is both retiring and barred from re-election.^[10]^[11]
District 30: Lynn Findley is both retiring and barred from re-election.^[12]^[13]

Independents

District 12: Brian Boquist is barred from re-election in the Senate, and is running for state treasurer instead.^[6]

Overview

Party		Candidates		Votes	%	Primary seats
Party		Primary	Secondary	Votes	%	Before	After	+/−
	Democratic	10	10			17
	Republican	23	13			10
	IPO	0	0			1	0	1
Total		33	23		100.0	30	30	±0

Summary by district

District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
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	Ind	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ashley Hicks	1,125	5.8
	Republican	Paul J Romero Jr	1,636	8.4
	Republican	David Brock Smith (incumbent)	10,872	55.8
	Republican	Todd J Vaughn	5,807	29.8
	Write-in		56	0.3
Total votes				100.00

^[14]

General election

Oregon's 1st Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	David Brock Smith
	Write-in
Total votes			100.00

District 2

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Noah Robinson	13,209	61.1
	Republican	Christine Goodwin	8,355	38.6
	Write-in		69	0.3
Total votes			69	0.3

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tracy Thompson
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 2nd Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Noah Robinson
	Democratic	Tracy Thompson
Total votes			100.00

District 5

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Anderson
Total votes				100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jo Beaudreau
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 5th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Dick Anderson
	Democratic	Jo Beaudreau
Total votes			100.00

District 9

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Girod
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 9th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Fred Girod
	Write-in
Total votes			100.00

District 12

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce W Starr
Total votes				100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott A Hooper
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 12th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Bruce W Starr
	Democratic	Scott A Hooper
Total votes			100.00

District 14

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shane M Bolton
Total votes				100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kate Lieber
Total votes				100.00

Endorsements

Kate Lieber

Portland Mercury^[15]

General election

Oregon's 14th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Shane M Bolton
	Democratic	Kate Lieber
Total votes			100.00

District 18

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E Pierson
Total votes				100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wlnsvey Campos
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 18th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Brian E Pierson
	Democratic	Wlnsvey Campos
Total votes			100.00

District 21

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Taylor
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 21st Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Taylor
	Write-in
Total votes			100.00

District 22

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Saperstein
Total votes				100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lew Frederick
Total votes				100.00

Endorsements

Lew Frederick

Portland Mercury^[15]

General election

Oregon's 22nd Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Michael Saperstein
	Democratic	Lew Frederick
Total votes			100.00

District 23

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Khanh Pham
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 23rd Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Khanh Pham
	Write-in
Total votes			100.00

District 25

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raymond E Love
Total votes				100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Gorsek
Total votes				100.00

Endorsements

Chris Gorsek

Portland Mercury^[15]

General election

Oregon's 25th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Raymond E Love
	Democratic	Chris Gorsek
Total votes			100.00

District 27

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew M Summers
Total votes				100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Broadman
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 27th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Matthew M Summers
	Democratic	Anthony Broadman
Total votes			100.00

District 28

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David A Henslee	8,245	40.7
	Republican	Diane E Linthicum	11,951	59
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 28th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Diane Linthicum
	Write-in
Total votes			100.00

District 29

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim E Doherty	4,215	25
	Republican	David Drotzmann	3,400	20.2
	Republican	Andy B Huwe	291	1.7
	Republican	Todd Nash	8,917	52.9
	Write-in		19	0.1
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 29th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Todd Nash
	Write-in
Total votes			100.00

District 30

Republican primary

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike McLane	13,332	67.3
	Republican	Douglas T Muck Jr	4,808	24.3
	Republican	Robert Neuman	1,598	8.1
	Write-in		67	0.3
Total votes				100.00

General election

Oregon's 30th Senate district results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Mike McLane
	Write-in
Total votes			100.00

References

^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Oregon elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Carlos Fuentes | The (November 10, 2024). "Oregon Democrats regain supermajority in state Senate but appear to fall short in House". oregonlive. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
^ Shapiro, Ari; VanderHart, Dirk; Mohammad, Lina; Brown, Ashley; Westervelt, Eric (May 15, 2023). "Oregon Republicans' walkouts trigger a new state law on reelection". NPR.
^ VanderHart, Dirk (August 25, 2023). "Republican senators sue Oregon secretary of state, saying walkout doesn't block them from seeking reelection". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shumway, Julia (February 1, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ "Public Elections Calendar | data.oregon.gov | Oregon's Open Data Portal | Oregon.gov". data.oregon.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "24 OR Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "State Rep. Khanh Pham Will Run for Oregon Senate". Willamette Week. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^ Shumway, Julia (March 2, 2023). "Longtime eastern Oregon Sen. Bill Hansell plans to retire in 2024". Oregon Capital Chronicle.
^ Shumway, Julia (February 1, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection • Oregon Capital Chronicle". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ Shumway, Julia (January 31, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court to rule Thursday in Republican Senate walkout case". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ Shumway, Julia (February 1, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection • Oregon Capital Chronicle". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ "2024 Oregon primary Legislative results :: The Oregonian | OregonLive.com". The Oregonian - OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Mercury Primary Endorsements May 2024 Cheat Sheet!". Portland Mercury. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[1] "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[2] "Oregon elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 12, 2023.

[3] Oregonian/OregonLive, Carlos Fuentes | The (November 10, 2024). "Oregon Democrats regain supermajority in state Senate but appear to fall short in House". oregonlive. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

[4] Shapiro, Ari; VanderHart, Dirk; Mohammad, Lina; Brown, Ashley; Westervelt, Eric (May 15, 2023). "Oregon Republicans' walkouts trigger a new state law on reelection". NPR.

[5] VanderHart, Dirk (August 25, 2023). "Republican senators sue Oregon secretary of state, saying walkout doesn't block them from seeking reelection". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 26, 2023.

[rules-6] Shumway, Julia (February 1, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[7] "Public Elections Calendar | data.oregon.gov | Oregon's Open Data Portal | Oregon.gov". data.oregon.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[8] "24 OR Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[9] "State Rep. Khanh Pham Will Run for Oregon Senate". Willamette Week. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.

[10] Shumway, Julia (March 2, 2023). "Longtime eastern Oregon Sen. Bill Hansell plans to retire in 2024". Oregon Capital Chronicle.

[11] Shumway, Julia (February 1, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection • Oregon Capital Chronicle". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[walkout-12] Shumway, Julia (January 31, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court to rule Thursday in Republican Senate walkout case". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[13] Shumway, Julia (February 1, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection • Oregon Capital Chronicle". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[14] "2024 Oregon primary Legislative results :: The Oregonian | OregonLive.com". The Oregonian - OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[mercury-cheatsheet-15] "The Mercury Primary Endorsements May 2024 Cheat Sheet!". Portland Mercury. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

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