Oregon State Senate elections, 2010

Oregon State Senate elections, 2010

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates District 3 • District 4 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26

Oregon State Senate

Elections for the office of Oregon's State Senate were held in Oregon on November 2, 2010.

The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 9, 2010 (August 24 for independents). The primary election date was May 18, 2010.

In Oregon, senators serve four-year terms with no limit on consecutive terms.

See also: Oregon State Senate and State legislative elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won on November 2, 2010: (Includes toss-ups as they currently lean.)

1. Alan Bates
2. Alan Olsen
3. Betsy Johnson
4. Bruce Starr
5. Chip Shields
6. Chris Edwards (Oregon)
7. Chuck Thomsen
8. Floyd Prozanski
9. Frank Morse
10. Jackie Winters
11. Larry George
12. Lee Beyer
13. Peter Courtney
14. Richard Devlin
15. Rod Monroe
16. Suzanne Bonamici

Note: The Oregon Senate may pursue a power sharing agreement if the outstanding toss-up contest results in a tied chamber. This was used in 2002 when the Oregon Senate was tied at 15.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Oregon State Senate:

Oregon State Senate
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	18	16
	Republican Party	12	14
Total		30	30

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Oregon in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	41	$8,704,179
2008	29	$2,779,111
2006	40	$6,103,385
2004	36	$7,016,263
2002	37	$6,330,449

In 2010, the candidates for state senate raised a total of $8,704,179 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:

Donor	Amount
Oregon Senate Republican Leadership Fund	$1,070,878
Oregon Democratic Party	$933,967
Senate Democratic Leadership Fund	$723,942
Oregon Education Association	$250,846
Oregon Public Employees Local 503	$241,151
Oregon Health Care Association	$192,361
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association	$181,900
Doctors for Healthy Communities	$110,995
Coalition for a Healthy Oregon	$102,830
Douglas County Physicians	$92,000

Qualifications

Article 4, Section 8 of the Oregon Constitution states:

• No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at the time of election is not a citizen of the United States; nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding the election an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen. However, for purposes of the general election next following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, the person must have been an inhabitant of the district from January 1 of the year following the reapportionment to the date of the election.

• Senators and Representatives shall be at least twenty one years of age.
• No person shall be a Senator or Representative who has been convicted of a felony during:
  • The term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative; or
  • The period beginning on the date of the election at which the person was elected to the office of Senator or Representative and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected.
• No person is eligible to be elected as a Senator or Representative if that person has been convicted of a felony and has not completed the sentence received for the conviction prior to the date that person would take office if elected. As used in this subsection, “sentence received for the conviction” includes a term of imprisonment, any period of probation or post-prison supervision and payment of a monetary obligation imposed as all or part of a sentence.
• Notwithstanding sections 11 and 15, Article IV of this Constitution:
  • The office of a Senator or Representative convicted of a felony during the term to which the Senator or Representative was elected or appointed shall become vacant on the date the Senator or Representative is convicted.
  • A person elected to the office of Senator or Representative and convicted of a felony during the period beginning on the date of the election and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected shall be ineligible to take office and the office shall become vacant on the first day of the next term of office.
• Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a person who is ineligible to be a Senator or Representative under subsection (3) of this section may:
  • Be a Senator or Representative after the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible; and
  • Be a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative prior to the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible.
• No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at all times during the term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative is not an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen or has been appointed to represent. A person shall not lose status as an inhabitant of a district if the person is absent from the district for purposes of business of the Legislative Assembly. Following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, until the expiration of the term of office of the person, a person may be an inhabitant of any district.

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

There are 14 incumbents seeking re-election. All 14 incumbents faced either a primary or a general election challenger.

Primary challenges

Only 2 incumbents (14.3% of those seeking re-election) faced competition in the May 18 primary. Both defeated their primary opponents. These incumbents are as follows:

• District 10: Incumbent Republican Jackie Winters
• District 24: Incumbent Democrat Rod Monroe

Retiring incumbents

2 incumbent senators (12.5% of all incumbents) have chosen not to run for re-election, while 14 incumbents (87.5% of all incumbents) ran for re-election. Of the 2 incumbents who are retiring, both are Democrats.

• District 6: Incumbent Democrat Bill Morrisette
• District 26: Incumbent Democrat Rick Metsger

List of candidates

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District 3

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Alan Bates: 10,714 a Incumbent Bates has represented the 3rd district since 2005. Bates has also filed on the Working Families Party label.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Dave Dotterrer: 7,123 a Dotterrer has also filed on the Independent Party label.

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Dave Dotterrer: 41 a
• None of the Above: 34
• Write-in: 7

November 2 General election candidates:

Note: Bates, who led on election night, also won in a recount.

Alan Bates 24,557

Dave Dotterrer 24,275

District 4

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Floyd Prozanski: 12,307 a Incumbent Prozanski has represented the 4th district since 2003. Prozanski has also filed on the Working Families Party label.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Marilyn Kittelman: 7,174 a Kittelman has also filed on the Independent Party and Constitution Party labels.

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Marilyn Kittelman: 38 a
• Floyd Prozanski: 33
• None of the Above: 20
• Write-in: 1

November 2 General election candidates:

Floyd Prozanski 29,077

Marilyn Kittelman 20,961

District 6

Note: Incumbent Democrat Bill Morrisette did not seek re-election in 2010.

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Lee Beyer: 9,706 a Beyer has also filed on the Working Families Party label.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Michael Spasaro: 1,287 a

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Scott Reynolds: 46 a
• None of the Above: 22
• Lee Beyer: 18

November 2 General election candidates:

Lee Beyer 23,705

Michael Spasaro 19,626

{{}} Scott Reynolds 2,304

District 7

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Chris Edwards: 10,522 a Incumbent Edwards has represented the 7th district since 2009. Edwards has also filed on the Independent Party label.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Karen Bodner:5,786 a

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Chris Edwards: 46 a
• None of the Above: 39
• Write-in: 5

November 2 General election candidates:

Chris Edwards 29,308

Karen Bodner 17,511

District 8

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Dan Rayfield: 9,359 a

May 18 GOP primary:

• Frank Morse: 7,887 a Incumbent Morse has represented the 8th district since 2003. Morse has also filed on the Independent label.

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Frank Morse: 86 a
• Dan Rayfield: 67
• None of the Above: 7
• Write-in: 1

November 2 General election candidates:

Dan Rayfield 21,563

Frank Morse 26,466

District 10

May 18 Democratic primary:

• William Dalton: 4,916 a
• Jeff Goodwin: 3,974

July 29 Democratic precinct committee vote to select Dalton's replacement

• Jackie Pierce a

Note: Democratic candidate Dalton withdrew his candidacy in July, and the Democratic precinct committees selected Pierce to replace him.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Jackie Winters:9,971 a Incumbent Winters has represented the 10th district since 2003. Winters has also filed on the Independent Party label.
• Sarah Arcune: 2,185

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Jackie Winters: 48 a
• William Dalton: 21
• None of the Above: 10

November 2 General election candidates:

Jackie Pierce 15,088

Jackie Winters 32,956

District 11

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Peter Courtney: 6,572 a Incumbent Courtney has represented the 11th district since 1999.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Michael Forest: 4,455 a Forest has also filed on the Independent Party label.

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• None of the Above: 30
• Michael Forest: 17 a
• Write-in: 2

Note: The "None of the Above" option was non-binding in the Independent Party primary, so the candidate receiving the most votes won regardless of how many voters selected the NOTA option.

November 2 General election candidates:

Peter Courtney 14,883

Michael Forest 12,280

District 13

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Timi Parker: 6,759 a Parker has also filed on the Working Families Party label.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Larry George: 9,933 a Incumbent George has represented the 13th district since 2007. George has also filed on the Independent Party label.

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Larry George: 30 a
• Timi Parker: 23
• None of the Above: 4

November 2 General election candidates:

Timi Parker 17,742

Larry George 30,457

District 15

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Chuck Riley: 6,038 a Riley has also filed on the Independent Party label.
• Travis Comfort: 1,781

May 18 GOP primary:

• Bruce Starr: 6,309 a Incumbent Starr has represented the 15th district since 1999.

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Chuck Riley: 33 a
• Bruce Starr: 29
• None of the Above: 4

November 2 General election candidates:

Chuck Riley 19,533

Bruce Starr 21,382

District 16

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Betsy Johnson: 12,294 a Incumbent Johnson has represented the 16th district since 2005. Johnson has also filed on the Independent Party label.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Bob Horning: 6,923 a

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Betsy Johnson: 43 a
• Bob Horning: 17
• None of the Above: 6

November 2 General election candidates:

Betsy Johnson 27,182

Bob Horning 22,657

District 17

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Suzanne Bonamici: 9,824 a Incumbent Bonamici has represented the 17th district since 2008. Bonamici has also filed on the Working Families Party label.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Stevan Kirkpatrick: 5,047 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Suzanne Bonamici 32,281

Stevan Kirkpatrick 18,041

District 19

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Richard Devlin: 10,850 a Incumbent Devlin has represented the 19th district since 2003. Devlin has also filed on the Independent label.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Mary Kremer: 5,693 a
• Steve Griffith: 4,857

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Richard Devlin: 49 a
• Mary Kremer: 44
• None of the Above: 3
• Write-in: 1

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Devlin 30,179

Mary Kremer 25,038

District 20

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Martha Schrader:8,354 a Incumbent Schrader has represented the 20th district since 2009.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Alan Olsen:5,746 a Olsen has also filed on the Independent Party label.

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Alan Olsen: 38 a
• None of the Above: 17
• Write-in: 12

November 2 General election candidates:

Note: Olsen, who led on election night, also won in a recount.

Martha Schrader 22,817

Alan Olsen 23,044

District 22

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Chip Shields: 11,789 a Incumbent Shields has represented the 22nd district since 2009. Shields has also filed on the Working Families Party label.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Dwayne Runyan: 804 a
• Marcus Tempey: 404

November 2 General election candidates:

Chip Shields 40,101

Dwayne Runyan 5,345

District 24

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Rod Monroe:4,217 a Incumbent Monroe has represented the 24th district since 2007. Monroe has also filed on the Working Families Party label.
• Ron McCarty: 2,268
• Dave Mowry: 2,124

May 18 GOP primary:

• Rob Wheeler: 3,929 a Wheeler has also filed on the Independent Party label.

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Rob Wheeler: 19 a
• Rod Monroe: 10
• None of the Above: 9

November 2 General election candidates:

Rod Monroe 18,337

Rob Wheeler 16,905

District 26

Note: Incumbent Democrat Rick Metsger did not seek re-election in 2010.

May 18 Democratic primary:

• Brent Barton: 7,878 a Barton has also filed on the Working Families Party label.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Chuck Thomsen: 6,446 a Thomsen has also filed on the Independent label.

July 30 Independent Party primary result:

• Chuck Thomsen: 50 a
• Brent Barton: 31
• None of the Above: 4
• Write-in: 2

November 2 General election candidates:

Brent Barton 22,144

Chuck Thomsen 24,925

See also

• Oregon State Senate
• Oregon State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links

• 2010 Official Election Results
• Oregon Live Election, Election Results
• Oregon 2010 primary election results
• Official list of 2010 candidates from the Oregon Secretary of State
• Oregon Republican Party's list of 2010 candidates
• Oregon Senate Democratic Leadership Fund's list of 2010 Democratic senate candidates
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for Oregon State Senate in the November 2, 2010 election
• Independent Party of Oregon primary election results July 30, 2010
• Official results of the May 18, 2010 Democratic and Republican primary elections for state senator