2020 Oregon State Senate election
# 2020 Oregon State Senate election

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The 2020 Oregon State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election being held on May 19, 2020. Voters in 16 of the 30 Oregon State Senate districts elected their state senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President.

The Democratic Party kept their majority. The Oregon State Senate does not have term limits.

## Background

Democrats have held the Oregon Senate since 2002 and the chamber was not considered competitive in 2020.

## Electoral System

Each members of the Oregon State Senate are elected from single-member districts by first-past-the-post voting to four-year terms with staggered elections. Contested nominations of the Democratic and Republican parties for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor-party and independent candidates were nominated by petition and write-in candidates had to file a request with the Secretary of State's office for votes for them to be counted.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| - | - | - |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely D | October 21, 2020 |

## Results summary

Results · · :

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Before | Seats Up | Seats Won | Seats After |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | 16 | 628,347 | 54.01% | 18 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| | Republican | 12 | 516,030 | 44.36% | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| | Libertarian | 3 | 6,694 | 0.58% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pacific Green | 1 | 3,107 | 0.27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32 | 1,154,178 | 99.21% | 30 | 16 | 16 | 30 |

## Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

* District 10 (special), 0.74% (gain)
* District 27, 1.63%
* District 5, 2.85% (gain)
* District 25, 3.99%

## Results by district

### 1st District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Dallas Heard | 51,417 | 68.64% |
| | Democratic | Kat Stone | 23,369 | 31.20% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 124 | 0.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,910 | 100.00% |

### 2nd District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Art Robinson | 48,627 | 63.90% |
| | Democratic | Jerry Allen | 25,559 | 33.59% |
| | Libertarian | Thomas Griffin | 1,792 | 2.35% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 124 | 0.16% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,102 | 100.00% |

### 5th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Dick Anderson | 37,807 | 49.32% |
| | Democratic | Melissa Cribbins | 35,620 | 46.47% |
| | Green | Shauleen Higgins | 3,107 | 4.05% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 118 | 0.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,652 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 9th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Fred Girod | 50,357 | 66.96% |
| | Democratic | Jim Hinsvark | 22,627 | 30.09% |
| | Libertarian | Patrick Marnell | 2,127 | 2.83% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 93 | 0.12% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,204 | 100.00% |

### 10th District (special)

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Deb Patterson | 37,725 | 48.49% |
| | Republican | Denyc Boles | 37,149 | 47.75% |
| | Libertarian | Taylor A Rickey | 2,775 | 3.57% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 145 | 0.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,794 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 12th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Brian Boquist | 45,391 | 58.27% |
| | Democratic | Bernadette Hansen | 32,389 | 41.58% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 115 | 0.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,895 | 100.00% |

### 14th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Kate Lieber | 48,900 | 68.99% |
| | Republican | Harmony Mulkey | 21,838 | 30.81% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 141 | 0.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,879 | 100.00% |

### 18th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Ginny Burdick | 63,082 | 95.78% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,776 | 4.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,858 | 100.00% |

### 21st District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Kathleen Taylor | 71,543 | 97.59% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,769 | 2.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,312 | 100.00% |

### 22nd District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Lew Frederick | 70,489 | 98.05% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,401 | 1.95% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,890 | 100.00% |

### 23rd District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Michael Dembrow | 61,638 | 97.03% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,885 | 2.97% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,523 | 100.00% |

### 25th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Chris Gorsek | 30,206 | 51.93% |
| | Republican | Justin Hwang | 27,882 | 47.94% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 76 | 0.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,164 | 100.00% |

### 27th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Tim Knopp | 49,207 | 50.73% |
| | Democratic | Eileen Kiely | 47,621 | 49.10% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 161 | 0.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,989 | 100.00% |

### 28th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Dennis Linthicum | 54,800 | 72.73% |
| | Democratic | Hugh Palcic | 20,444 | 27.13% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 102 | 0.14% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,346 | 100.00% |

### 29th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Bill Hansell | 45,084 | 75.91% |
| | Democratic | Mildred O'Callaghan | 14,214 | 23.93% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 94 | 0.16% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,392 | 100.00% |

### 30th District

General election results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Lynn Findley | 46,471 | 66.87% |
| | Democratic | Carina Miller | 22,921 | 32.98% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 105 | 0.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,497 | 100.00% |
