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Oregon state legislative election results, 2024

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The sections below contain analysis of election results in the state legislative elections for Oregon in 2024.

General election results

Senate

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2024
Candidate list
officecandidatepartystatus
Republican, Independent Party
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Dick Anderson
Dick Anderson Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Fred Girod
Fred Girod Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Independent Party, Oregon Working Families Party
Lost General
Kate Lieber
Kate Lieber Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Libertarian
Lost General
Wlnsvey Campos
Wlnsvey Campos Incumbent
Democratic, Oregon Working Families Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Kathleen Taylor
Kathleen Taylor Incumbent
Democratic, Republican
Won General
Lew Frederick
Lew Frederick Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic, Oregon Working Families Party
Won General
Chris Gorsek
Chris Gorsek Incumbent
Democratic, Independent Party, Oregon Working Families Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Republican, Democratic
Won General
Unaffiliated
Lost General
Republican, Democratic
Won General

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

House

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024
Candidate list
officecandidatepartystatus
Court Boice
Court Boice Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Virgle Osborne
Virgle OsborneCandidate Connection Incumbent
Republican, Constitution Party
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Dwayne Yunker
Dwayne Yunker Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Pam Marsh
Pam Marsh Incumbent
Democratic, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Kim Wallan
Kim Wallan Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic, Independent Party
Lost General
John Lively
John Lively Incumbent
Democratic, Independent Party, Oregon Working Families Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Democratic
Won General
Boomer Wright
Boomer Wright Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
David Gomberg
David Gomberg Incumbent
Democratic, Republican, Independent Party
Won General
Jami Cate
Jami Cate Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Unaffiliated
Lost General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Nancy Nathanson
Nancy NathansonCandidate Connection Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Julie Fahey
Julie Fahey Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Democratic, Republican
Won General
Pacific Green Party
Lost General
Ed Diehl
Ed Diehl Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Rick Lewis
Rick Lewis Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Tom Andersen
Tom Andersen Incumbent
Democratic, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Paul Evans
Paul Evans Incumbent
Democratic, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Kevin Mannix
Kevin MannixCandidate Connection Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic, Independent Party, Oregon Working Families Party
Lost General
Democratic, Oregon Working Families Party
Won General
Tracy Cramer
Tracy CramerCandidate Connection Incumbent
Republican
Lost General
Anna Scharf
Anna Scharf Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Lucetta Elmer
Lucetta Elmer Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Ben Bowman
Ben Bowman Incumbent
Democratic, Independent Party, Oregon Working Families Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Courtney Neron
Courtney Neron Incumbent
Democratic, Independent Party, Oregon Working Families Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Ken Helm
Ken Helm Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Dacia Grayber
Dacia GrayberCandidate Connection Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Susan McLain
Susan McLain Incumbent
Democratic, Republican, Oregon Working Families Party
Won General
Nathan Sosa
Nathan Sosa Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Libertarian
Lost General
Cyrus Javadi
Cyrus Javadi Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Democratic, Working Families Party
Lost General
Shannon Isadore
Shannon Isadore Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Libertarian
Lost General
Lisa Reynolds
Lisa Reynolds Incumbent
Democratic, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Farrah Chaichi
Farrah Chaichi Incumbent
Democratic, Working Families Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Hai Pham
Hai Pham Incumbent
Democratic, Working Families Party, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Jules Walters
Jules Walters Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Daniel Nguyen
Daniel Nguyen Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Democratic, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Annessa Hartman
Annessa Hartman Incumbent
Democratic, Working Families Party, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Mark Gamba
Mark Gamba Incumbent
Democratic, Working Families Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Rob Nosse
Rob Nosse Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez Incumbent
Democratic
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Travis Nelson
Travis Nelson Incumbent
Democratic, Working Families Party
Won General
Thuy Tran
Thuy TranCandidate Connection Incumbent
Democratic, Working Families Party
Won General
Democratic, Working Families Party, Republican
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Independent
Lost General
Libertarian
Lost General
Democratic, Republican
Won General
Hoa Nguyen
Hoa Nguyen Incumbent
Democratic, Working Families Party, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Zach Hudson
Zach HudsonCandidate Connection Incumbent
Democratic, Working Families Party, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Ricki Ruiz
Ricki Ruiz Incumbent
Democratic, Working Families Party, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Republican
Won General
Republican
Won General
Democratic, Working Families Party, Independent Party
Lost General
Emerson Levy
Emerson Levy Incumbent
Democratic, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Lost General
Jason Kropf
Jason Kropf Incumbent
Democratic, Republican, Working Families Party, Independent Party
Won General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Emily McIntire
Emily McIntire Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Greg Smith
Greg Smith Incumbent
Republican, Democratic
Won General
Bobby Levy
Bobby Levy Incumbent
Republican, Democratic
Won General
Republican
Won General
Democratic
Lost General
Mark Owens
Mark Owens Incumbent
Republican, Democratic
Won General

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Retiring incumbents

See also: Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2024

Senate

Seven incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[1] This was the highest number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking the figure in 2010. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Art Robinson Ends.png Republican Senate District 2
Brian Boquist Grey.png Independent Party of Oregon Senate District 12
Michael Dembrow Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 23
Tim Knopp Ends.png Republican Senate District 27
Dennis Linthicum Ends.png Republican Senate District 28
Bill Hansell Ends.png Republican Senate District 29
Lynn Findley Ends.png Republican Senate District 30

House

Seven incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[2] The average number of retirements each election cycle from 2010 to 2022 was 11.3. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Christine Goodwin Ends.png Republican House District 4
Paul Holvey Electiondot.png Democratic House District 8
Dan Rayfield Electiondot.png Democratic House District 16
Brian Stout Ends.png Republican House District 31
Maxine Dexter Electiondot.png Democratic House District 33
Janelle Bynum Electiondot.png Democratic House District 39
Khanh Pham Electiondot.png Democratic House District 46

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Oregon. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Oregon in 2024. Information below was calculated on May 16, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

There were 75 state legislative seats up for election in Oregon in 2024. Across those, 14 incumbents (six Democrats, seven Republicans, and one Independent) did not file to run for re-election. That was just over the average number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010 (13.9). In 2022, 24 incumbents did not run for re-election (15 Democrats and 9 Republicans).

Eleven incumbents out of 61 running faced primary challengers. That was the most since 2010, and the highest percentage of incumbents in contested primaries during that span (18%). The next closest year was 2022 with 9 contested incumbents (17.6% of 51 incumbents) running in contested primaries.

The total number of contested primaries (with more than one candidate) was 27 (12 Democratic and 15 Republican). This was higher than the average number of contested primaries from 2010-2022 (23.9), and the third highest year overall after 2022 (37) and 2020 (33). This means 18% of possible primaries in Oregon in 2024 were contested, the third highest figure since 2010. The year with the highest percentage of contested primaries was 2022 (24.7%), followed closely by 2020 (22.0%).

Oregon had a Democratic trifecta, meaning the Democratic Party controlled the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature. As of May 16, 2024, there were 23 Republican trifectas, 17 Democratic trifectas, and 10 divided governments where neither party held trifecta control.

Senate

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Oregon State Senate from 2010 to 2024.[3]

Open Seats in Oregon State Senate elections: 2010 - 2024
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2024 15 7 (47%) 8 (53%)
2022 15 4 (27%) 11 (73%)
2020 16 4 (25%) 11 (75%)
2018 17 1 (6%) 16 (94%)
2016 16 4 (25%) 12 (75%)
2014 15 1 (7%) 14 (93%)
2012 14 3 (21%) 11 (79%)
2010 16 2 (13%) 14 (87%)

House

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2010 to 2024.[4]

Open Seats in Oregon House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2024
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2024 60 7 (12%) 53 (88%)
2022 60 20 (33%) 40 (67%)
2020 60 11 (18%) 49 (82%)
2018 60 7 (12%) 53 (88%)
2016 60 14 (23%) 46 (77%)
2014 60 15 (25%) 45 (75%)
2012 60 8 (13%) 52 (87%)
2010 60 5 (8%) 55 (92%)

See also

Footnotes

  1. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  3. Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  4. Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.