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Oregon 2010 legislative election results
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Oregon State Senate Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Oregon State Senate. For results in individual contests see our Oregon State Senate elections, 2010 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:
| Oregon State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 18 | 16 | |
| Republican Party | 12 | 14 | |
| Total | 30 | 30 | |
What You'll See on This Page
This page displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 2
- Incumbents who were defeated
- Challengers who defeated an incumbent
- Newly elected senators
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State Senate Overview:
- 16 of the state's 30 senate seats were up for election in 2010.
- 14 incumbents ran in the November 2 general election. Only 1 incumbents lost, and thus 13 incumbents were re-elected to the Oregon State Senate.
- No Republican incumbents lost in the general election, while 1 Democratic incumbent lost.
- There will be 3 new senators sworn-in. Of those 3, 1 is a Democrat and 2 are Republicans
- Of the 16 seats up for election, 10 were won by Democrats and 6 by Republicans.
- No candidates were unopposed in 2010.
- Only 1 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.
Incumbency Analysis
Of the 1,167 state senate seats up for election in 2010, incumbents ran for 894 (76.6%) of them. Of these 894, 94 lost their re-election bids, 89 Democrats and 5 Republicans. In Oregon, 2 incumbent senators did not run for re-election on the November 2 ballot, while 14 incumbents (87.5%) ran for re-election. Of these 14 incumbents, 1 was defeated.
Incumbents who ran on November 2
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:
Incumbents defeated
The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
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| Martha Schrader |
Challengers who beat an incumbent
The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
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| Alan Olsen |
New State Senators and General Election Winners
388 new senators were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 388, 278 were Republicans and 110 were Democrats. In Oregon, 3 new senators will be sworn-in. Of those 3, 1 is a Democrat and 2 are Republicans. In the 2 open seat contests, Republicans won 1 and Democrats won 1. In total, Oregon elected 16 senators, 7 Republicans and 10 Democrats.
Newly elected senators
The following are the newly-elected members of the Oregon State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Oregon State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Competitiveness
Across the nation, 1,167 state senate seats were up for election in 2010. 1,143 of those seats were partisan seats (24 seats were up for election in Nebraska's nonpartisan unicameral legislature). In 320 (28.0%) of these state senate contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Oregon, no senate candidates were unopposed.
Ballot Access
Across the nation, 140 independent or third party candidates ran for state senate. In Oregon, 1 (6.25%) of the 16 senate candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate. None were elected in the November 2 general election.
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:
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Oregon State House Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Oregon House of Representatives. For results in individual contests, see our Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2010. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:
| Oregon House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 36 | 30 | |
| Republican Party | 24 | 30 | |
| Total | 60 | 60 | |
What You'll See on This Page
This page displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 2
- Incumbents who were defeated
- Challengers who defeated an incumbent
- Newly elected senators
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State House Overview:
- There were 54 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. Only 3 incumbents lost, and thus 51 incumbents were re-elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.
- No Republican incumbents lost in the general election, while 3 incumbent Democratic incumbent lost.
- There will be 9 new representatives sworn-in. Of those 9, none are Democrats and 9 are Republicans
- Of the 60 seats up for election, 30 were won by Democrats and 30 by Republicans.
- 5 candidates were unopposed, 1 Democrat and 4 Republicans.
- Only 7 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.
Incumbency Analysis
Of the 4,958 state house seats up for election, incumbents ran in the general election for 4,091 (79.5%) of them. Of these 4,091 incumbents, 413 lost their re-election bids, 403 Democrats and 10 Republicans. In Oregon, 104 (86.7%) incumbents ran for re-election. Of these 54, 3 incumbent representatives were defeated. All 3 incumbents were Democrats.
Incumbents who ran on November 2
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:
- Wayne Krieger
- Tim Freeman
- Dennis Richardson
- Peter Buckley
- Sal Esquivel
- Bruce Hanna
- Paul Holvey
- Arnie Roblan
- Jean Cowan
- Phil Barnhart
- Elizabeth Terry Beyer
- Nancy Nathanson
- Val Hoyle
- Andy Olson
- Sherrie Sprenger
- Victor Gilliam
- Kevin Cameron (Oregon)
- Vicki Berger
- Brian Clem
- Betty Komp
- Jim Thompson (Oregon)
- Jim Weidner
- Kim Thatcher
- Matt Wingard
- Tobias Read
- Jeff Barker
- Bradley Witt
- Deborah Boone
- Mitch Greenlick
- Chris Harker
- Margaret Doherty
- Mary Nolan
- Bill Kennemer
- Dave Hunt
- Carolyn Tomei
- Jules Kopel Bailey
- Lew Frederick
- Tina Kotek
- Ben Cannon
- Jefferson Smith
- Michael Schaufler
- Nick Kahl
- Greg Matthews
- Suzanne VanOrman
- Gene Whisnant
- Judy Stiegler
- William Garrard
- Greg Smith (Oregon)
- Bob Jenson
- John Huffman (Oregon)
- Cliff Bentz
- Chris Garrett
- Sara Gelser Blouin
Incumbents defeated
The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
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| Nick Kahl | ||
| Suzanne VanOrman | ||
| Judy Stiegler |
Challengers who beat an incumbent
The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wand | ||
| Jason Conger | ||
| Mark Johnson (Oregon) |
New Representatives and General Election Winners
1,345 new representatives were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 1,345, 988 were Republicans and 357 were Democrats. In Oregon, 9 new representatives will be sworn-in. Of those 9, none are Democrats and 9 are Republicans. In the 4 open seat contests, Republicans won all 4. In total, Oregon elected 60 representatives, 30 Republicans and 30 Democrats.
Newly elected representatives
The following are the newly-elected members of the Oregon House of Representatives:
Democratic
There are no newly-elected Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives.
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Oregon House of Representatives:
Democratic
- Peter Buckley
- Paul Holvey
- Arnie Roblan
- Jean Cowan
- Phil Barnhart
- Elizabeth Terry Beyer
- Nancy Nathanson
- Val Hoyle
- Brian Clem
- Betty Komp
- Tobias Read
- Jeff Barker
- Bradley Witt
- Deborah Boone
- Mitch Greenlick
- Chris Harker
- Margaret Doherty
- Mary Nolan
- Dave Hunt
- Carolyn Tomei
- Jules Kopel Bailey
- Lew Frederick
- Tina Kotek
- Ben Cannon
- Jefferson Smith
- Michael Schaufler
- Greg Matthews
- Mike McLane
- Greg Smith (Oregon)
- Chris Garrett
- Sara Gelser Blouin
Republican
- Wayne Krieger
- Tim Freeman
- Wally Hicks
- Dennis Richardson
- Sal Esquivel
- Bruce Hanna
- Andy Olson
- Sherrie Sprenger
- Victor Gilliam
- Kevin Cameron (Oregon)
- Vicki Berger
- Jim Weidner
- Kim Thatcher
- Matt Wingard
- Katie Eyre
- Shawn Lindsay
- Julie Parrish
- Bill Kennemer
- Matthew Wand
- Patrick Sheehan (Oregon)
- Gene Whisnant
- Jason Conger
- Mike McLane
- William Garrard
- Greg Smith (Oregon)
- Bob Jenson
- John Huffman (Oregon)
- Cliff Bentz
- Mark Johnson (Oregon)
Competitiveness
Across the nation, 4,958 state house seats were up for election in 2010. In 1,680 (33.9%) of these state house contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Oregon, 44 candidates (36.7% of all seats) faced no major party opposition. Of these 44, 13 were Democrats and 31 were Republicans.
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
Ballot Access
In Oregon, 5 (2.5%) of the 202 house candidates ran as independent or third party candidates. One candidate, Bert Jones, won election in the November 2 general election.
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:
National Partisan Trends
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National Partisan Trends
The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results. These results provide context for Republican gains in Oregon.
Incumbents who were defeated in the general election
Across the nation, only 15 Republican incumbents were defeated while 492 Democratic incumbents were defeated. In total, 507 (10.4%) of the 4,872 incumbents running in the general election were defeated. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2010 general election:
The following is the breakdown of incumbents who lost.
| Incumbents defeated in 2010 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 89 | 403 | 492 |
| Republican | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| TOTALS | 94 | 413 | 507 |
Total new legislators elected
In total, 1,733 (28.3%) new legislators were elected in 2010. Of these 1,733, 1,266 (73.1%) are Republicans and 467 (26.9%) are Democrats.
The following is the breakdown of new legislators.
| New Legislators after the 2010 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 110 | 357 | 467 |
| Republican | 278 | 988 | 1,266 |
| TOTALS | 388 | 1,345 | 1,733 |
Winners of Open Seats
Open seats contests made up 1,178 (19.2%) of the 6,125 seats on November 2. Of these 1,178 open seats, Republicans won 729 (61.9%) while Democrats won 449 (38.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggest 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 2010 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 108 | 341 | 449 |
| Republican | 191 | 538 | 729 |
| TOTALS | 299 | 879 | 1,178 |
Impact on legislative majorities
- See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Heading into the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held a commanding lead in state houses in the 88 legislative chambers that held elections in 2010. 52 of the 88 chambers, or nearly 60% of them, had a Democratic majority, while only 33 of them had a Republican majority. (Two chambers had an exactly equal number of Democrats and Republicans and one is officially nonpartisan.) The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures prior to the November 2 election:
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| State senates | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| State houses | 29 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Totals: | 52 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
As a result of the election, Republicans picked up 20 legislative chambers while Democrats lost 20. Republicans won 53 total chambers on November 2, while Democrats won only 32. The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures after the November 2 election:
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| State senates | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| State houses | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals: | 32 | 53 | 2 | 1 |
Another way to examine the data is to gauge how many chambers had gains for the Democratic Party versus the Republican Party. Using this variable, the wide-sweeping Republican victory is further amplified. Democrats bolstered their majorities in only 7 of 88 (7.96%) state chambers. These legislatures are as follows:
| State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats on November 2 | ||
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| State | Chamber | Number of seats gained by Democrats |
| California | Assembly | + 2 |
| Delaware | House | + 2 |
| Hawaii | Senate | + 1 |
| Maryland | Senate | + 2 |
| Massachusetts | Senate | + 1 |
| Missouri | Senate | + 1 |
| West Virginia | Senate | + 1 |
In 7 chambers, the GOP kept their current number of seats. In one chamber, the California State Assembly, both major parties gained seats by filling 2 vacancies and defeating an incumbent independent. Overall, the Republican Party picked up legislative seats in 75 (85.2%) of the 88 legislative chambers that held elections on November 2.
Impact on State Politics
Along with the GOP capture of the U.S. House of Representatives, state Republicans gained trifectas (control of the governorship, house, and senate) in 12 states. The following is a breakdown of trifectas across the nation, before and after the 2010 election:
| Trifectas before and after the 2010 Election | ||||||
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| Party | Before election | U.S. House seats | After election | U.S. House seats | Gain/loss states | Gain/loss congressional seats |
| 16 | 131 | 11 | 115 | -5 | -16 | |
| 8 | 66 | 20 | 198 | +12 | +132 | |
Before the election, 131 U.S House seats were in states with Democratic trifectas, while 66 districts were in states with Republican trifectas. After the election, Republicans trifectas control redistricting for 198 U.S. House seats while Democrats control only 115. Additionally, California, the strongest Democratic trifecta with 53 U.S. House representatives, passed propositions that take redistricting power away from state government.
