Oregon 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Oregon.

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Oregon State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Oregon State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Oregon State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Oregon State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	16	16
	Republican Party	14	14
Total		30	30

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 14 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Brian Boquist
2. Chip Shields
3. Diane Rosenbaum
4. Doug Whitsett
5. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
6. Fred Girod
7. Ginny Burdick
8. Jackie Dingfelder
9. Jeff Kruse
10. Laurie Monnes Anderson
11. Mark Hass
12. Ted Ferrioli

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Chris Telfer	Republican	Oregon State Senate District 27

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Tim Knopp	Republican	Oregon State Senate District 27

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Oregon State Senate:

Democratic

1. Arnie Roblan

Republican

1. Bill Hansell
2. Herman Baertschiger, Jr.
3. Tim Knopp

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Arnie Roblan

Republican

1. Bill Hansell
2. Herman Baertschiger, Jr.

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Oregon State Senate:

Democratic

1. Arnie Roblan
2. Chip Shields
3. Diane Rosenbaum
4. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
5. Ginny Burdick
6. Jackie Dingfelder
7. Laurie Monnes Anderson
8. Mark Hass

Republican

1. Bill Hansell
2. Brian Boquist
3. Doug Whitsett
4. Fred Girod
5. Herman Baertschiger, Jr.
6. Jeff Kruse
7. Ted Ferrioli
8. Tim Knopp

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Chip Shields
2. Ginny Burdick
3. Jackie Dingfelder

Republican

1. Bill Hansell
2. Doug Whitsett
3. Ted Ferrioli

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Eugene Newell, Jr.
2. Herbert Booth
3. Mark Vetanen
4. Tracy Olsen

2012 Legislative Election Results
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Oregon State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Oregon House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Oregon House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	30	34
	Republican Party	30	26
Total		60	60

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 60 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Alissa Keny-Guyer
2. Andy Olson
3. Betty Komp
4. Bill Kennemer
5. Bob Jenson
6. Bradley Witt
7. Brian Clem
8. Bruce Hanna
9. Carolyn Tomei
10. Chris Garrett
11. Chris Harker
12. Cliff Bentz
13. Deborah Boone
14. Dennis Richardson
15. Gene Whisnant
16. Greg Matthews
17. Greg Smith (Oregon)
18. Jason Conger
19. Jeff Barker
20. Jim Thompson
21. Jim Weidner
22. John Huffman
23. Jules Kopel Bailey
24. Julie Parrish
25. Katie Eyre
26. Kevin Cameron
27. Kim Thatcher
28. Lew Frederick
29. Margaret Doherty
30. Mark Johnson
31. Matthew Wand
32. Michael Dembrow
33. Mike McLane
34. Mitch Greenlick
35. Nancy Nathanson
36. Patrick Sheehan
37. Paul Holvey
38. Peter Buckley
39. Phil Barnhart
40. Sal Esquivel
41. Sara Gelser
42. Shawn Lindsay
43. Sherrie Sprenger
44. Tim Freeman
45. Tina Kotek
46. Tobias Read
47. Val Hoyle
48. Vicki Berger
49. Victor Gilliam
50. Wally Hicks
51. Wayne Krieger

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Katie Eyre	Republican	Oregon House of Representatives District 29
Matthew Wand	Republican	Oregon House of Representatives District 49
Patrick Sheehan	Republican	Oregon House of Representatives District 51
Shawn Lindsay	Republican	Oregon House of Representatives District 30

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Michael Schaufler	Democratic	Oregon House of Representatives District 48

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Ben Unger	Democratic	Oregon House of Representatives District 29
Chris Gorsek	Democratic	Oregon House of Representatives District 49
Jeff Reardon	Democratic	Oregon House of Representatives District 48
Joe Gallegos	Democratic	Oregon House of Representatives District 30
John Davis (Oregon)	Republican	Oregon House of Representatives District 26
Shemia Fagan	Democratic	Oregon House of Representatives District 51

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Oregon House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Ben Unger
2. Brent Barton
3. Caddy McKeown
4. Chris Gorsek
5. David Gomberg
6. Jeff Reardon
7. Jennifer Williamson
8. Jessica Vega Pederson
9. Joe Gallegos
10. John Lively
11. Shemia Fagan

Republican

1. Gail Whitsett
2. John Davis (Oregon)

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Brent Barton
2. Caddy McKeown
3. David Gomberg
4. Jennifer Williamson
5. Jessica Vega Pederson
6. John Lively

Republican

1. Gail Whitsett

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Alissa Keny-Guyer
2. Ben Unger
3. Betty Komp
4. Bradley Witt
5. Brent Barton
6. Brian Clem
7. Caddy McKeown
8. Carolyn Tomei
9. Chris Garrett
10. Chris Gorsek
11. Chris Harker
12. David Gomberg
13. Deborah Boone
14. Greg Matthews
15. Jeff Barker
16. Jeff Reardon
17. Jennifer Williamson
18. Jessica Vega Pederson
19. Joe Gallegos
20. John Lively
21. Jules Kopel Bailey
22. Lew Frederick
23. Margaret Doherty
24. Michael Dembrow
25. Mitch Greenlick
26. Nancy Nathanson
27. Paul Holvey
28. Peter Buckley
29. Phil Barnhart
30. Sara Gelser
31. Shemia Fagan
32. Tina Kotek
33. Tobias Read
34. Val Hoyle

Republican

1. Andy Olson
2. Bill Kennemer
3. Bob Jenson
4. Bruce Hanna
5. Cliff Bentz
6. Dennis Richardson
7. Gail Whitsett
8. Gene Whisnant
9. Greg Smith (Oregon)
10. Jason Conger
11. Jim Thompson
12. Jim Weidner
13. John Davis (Oregon)
14. John Huffman
15. Julie Parrish
16. Kevin Cameron
17. Kim Thatcher
18. Mark Johnson
19. Mike McLane
20. Sal Esquivel
21. Sherrie Sprenger
22. Tim Freeman
23. Vicki Berger
24. Victor Gilliam
25. Wally Hicks
26. Wayne Krieger

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Alissa Keny-Guyer
2. Jules Kopel Bailey
3. Lew Frederick

Republican

1. Cliff Bentz
2. Dennis Richardson
3. Gail Whitsett
4. Gene Whisnant
5. Greg Smith (Oregon)
6. Sal Esquivel
7. Tim Freeman
8. Victor Gilliam
9. Wally Hicks

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Alex Polikoff
2. Barbara Gonzalez
3. Blake Holmes
4. Guy Rosinbaum
5. Jeff Adams
6. Johnie Wayne Scott
7. Kohler Johnson
8. Kyle Markley
9. Lucian Blansett
10. Marvin Sannes
11. Meredith Love Taggart
12. Perry Roll
13. Rachel Feigner
14. Ray Biggs
15. Rick Hake
16. Robert Miller
17. Ryan Haffner
18. Sharon Mahler

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1