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Elections in Oregon |
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The 2022 Oregon State Senate election were held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2022, to elect 15 of the 30 members of the State Senate of the 82nd Oregon Legislature, along with one special election.
A primary election was held in several districts on May 17, 2022. [1] The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislative Assembly, the Oregon House of Representatives, and other elections.
The last election in 2020 resulted in the Democratic Party retaining a majority of seats, [2] after winning a majority and ending a split State Senate sixteen years earlier in the 2004 election. All-Democratic control of the legislature (and a state trifecta) has persisted since 2012. [3]
The 15 members of the Senate up for election were elected from single-member districts via first-past-the-post voting for four-year terms.
Contested nominations of recognized major parties (Democratic and Republican) for each district were determined by a primary election on May 17, 2022.
Minor party candidates were nominated by petition. Write-in candidates must file a request with the Secretary of State's office for votes for them to be counted. Candidates for the state Senate in 2022 were required to file to run from September 10, 2021, to March 8, 2022. [4]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] | Lean D | May 19, 2022 |
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||||
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No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||
Democratic | 15 | 541,049 | 55.85 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 1 | ||||
Republican | 15 | 410,990 | 42.43 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | ||||
Independent | 1 | 5,599 | 0.58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Libertarian | 1 | 9,295 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Write-in | N/A | 1,801 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 968,734 | 100.00 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 30 |
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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3rd | Jeff Golden | Dem | Jeff Golden | Dem | ||
4th | Floyd Prozanski | Dem | Floyd Prozanski | Dem | ||
6th | Lee Beyer | Dem | Cedric Ross Hayden | Rep | ||
7th | James Manning Jr. | Dem | James Manning Jr. | Dem | ||
8th | Sara Gelser Blouin | Dem | Sara Gelser Blouin | Dem | ||
10th | Deb Patterson | Dem | Deb Patterson | Dem | ||
11th | Peter Courtney [6] | Dem | Kim Thatcher | Rep | ||
Kim Thatcher (redistricted) | Rep | |||||
13th | None | Aaron Woods | Dem | |||
15th | Janeen Sollman | Dem | Janeen Sollman | Dem | ||
16th | Rachel Armitage | Dem | Suzanne Weber | Rep | ||
17th | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | Dem | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | Dem | ||
18th (special) | Akasha Lawrence-Spence | Dem | Wlnsvey Campos | Dem | ||
19th | Rob Wagner | Dem | Rob Wagner | Dem | ||
20th | Bill Kennemer | Rep | Mark Meek | Dem | ||
24th | Kayse Jama | Dem | Kayse Jama | Dem | ||
26th | Chuck Thomsen | Rep | Daniel Bonham | Rep |
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 3 • District 4 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 24 • District 26 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeff Golden (incumbent) | 13,453 | 98.65% | |
Write-in | 184 | 1.35% | ||
Total votes | 13,637 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Sparacino | 8,876 | 73.73% | |
Republican | Kevin Christman | 3,111 | 25.84% | |
Write-in | 52 | 0.43% | ||
Total votes | 12,039 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeff Golden (incumbent) | 33,468 | 51.89 | |
Republican | Randy Sparacino | 30,980 | 48.03 | |
Write-in | 51 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 64,499 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Floyd Prozanski (incumbent) | 14,876 | 98.91% | |
Write-in | 164 | 1.09% | ||
Total votes | 15,040 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Floyd Prozanski (incumbent) [lower-alpha 1] | 69 | 11.58% | |
Write-in | 527 | 88.42% | ||
Total votes | 596 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Floyd Prozanski (incumbent) | 43,219 | 81.68 | |
Libertarian | Eric Pinnell | 9,295 | 17.57 | |
Write-in | 399 | 0.75 | ||
Total votes | 52,913 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ashley Pelton | 8,248 | 97.92% | |
Write-in | 175 | 2.08% | ||
Total votes | 8,423 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cedric Ross Hayden | 13,787 | 98.71% | |
Write-in | 180 | 1.29% | ||
Total votes | 13,967 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cedric Ross Hayden | 45,104 | 65.22 | |
Democratic | Ashley Pelton | 23,926 | 34.60 | |
Write-in | 124 | 0.18 | ||
Total votes | 69,154 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Manning Jr. (incumbent) | 13,741 | 98.83% | |
Write-in | 162 | 1.17% | ||
Total votes | 13,903 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Raquel M. Ivie | 5,583 | 95.80% | |
Write-in | 245 | 4.20% | ||
Total votes | 5,828 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Manning Jr. (incumbent) | 42,101 | 64.35 | |
Republican | Raquel M. Ivie | 23,077 | 35.27 | |
Write-in | 247 | 0.38 | ||
Total votes | 65,425 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sara Gelser Blouin (incumbent) | 15,329 | 98.82% | |
Write-in | 183 | 1.18% | ||
Total votes | 15,512 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Valerie Draper Woldeit | 7,450 | 97.70% | |
Write-in | 175 | 2.30% | ||
Total votes | 7,625 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sara Gelser Blouin (incumbent) | 37,815 | 59.75 | |
Republican | Valerie Draper Woldeit | 25,375 | 40.10 | |
Write-in | 97 | 0.15 | ||
Total votes | 63,287 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deb Patterson (incumbent) | 13,006 | 98.87% | |
Write-in | 148 | 1.13% | ||
Total votes | 13,154 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Raquel Moore-Green | 9,248 | 98.59% | |
Write-in | 132 | 1.41% | ||
Total votes | 9,380 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deb Patterson (incumbent) | 32,007 | 53.40 | |
Republican | Raquel Moore-Green | 27,853 | 46.47 | |
Write-in | 83 | 0.14 | ||
Total votes | 59,943 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eric Swenson [lower-alpha 2] | 3,822 | 44.04% | |
Democratic | Richard "Rich" Walsh | 2,964 | 34.16% | |
Democratic | Anthony J. Rosilez | 1,789 | 20.62% | |
Write-in | 103 | 1.19% | ||
Total votes | 8,678 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kim Thatcher (incumbent) | 8,340 | 91.60% | |
Republican | Marcello De Cicco | 652 | 7.16% | |
Write-in | 113 | 1.24% | ||
Total votes | 9,105 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kim Thatcher (incumbent) | 22,238 | 52.45 | |
Democratic | Richard "Rich" Walsh [lower-alpha 2] | 20,054 | 47.30 | |
Write-in | 105 | 0.25 | ||
Total votes | 42,397 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Aaron Woods | 8,618 | 55.00% | |
Democratic | Chelsea King | 6,963 | 44.44% | |
Write-in | 88 | 0.56% | ||
Total votes | 15,669 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John D. Velez | 7,031 | 98.09% | |
Write-in | 137 | 1.91% | ||
Total votes | 7,168 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Aaron Woods | 37,474 | 58.02 | ||
Republican | John D. Velez | 27,045 | 41.87 | ||
Write-in | 69 | 0.11 | |||
Total votes | 64,588 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Janeen Sollman (incumbent) | 9,251 | 98.38% | |
Write-in | 152 | 1.62% | ||
Total votes | 9,403 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carolina Malmedal | 5,595 | 97.92% | |
Write-in | 119 | 2.08% | ||
Total votes | 5,714 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Janeen Sollman (incumbent) | 28,225 | 55.47 | |
Republican | Carolina Malmedal | 22,566 | 44.35 | |
Write-in | 88 | 0.17 | ||
Total votes | 50,879 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Melissa Busch | 12,496 | 97.82% | |
Write-in | 279 | 2.18% | ||
Total votes | 12,775 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Suzanne Weber | 11,744 | 98.52% | |
Write-in | 176 | 1.48% | ||
Total votes | 11,920 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Suzanne Weber | 41,144 | 56.51 | |
Democratic | Melissa Busch | 31,585 | 43.38 | |
Write-in | 74 | 0.10 | ||
Total votes | 72,803 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (incumbent) | 15,132 | 99.38% | |
Write-in | 95 | 0.62% | ||
Total votes | 15,227 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Verbeek | 3,288 | 98.35% | |
Write-in | 55 | 1.65% | ||
Total votes | 3,343 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (incumbent) | 46,647 | 78.92 | |
Republican | John Verbeek | 12,377 | 20.94 | |
Write-in | 86 | 0.15 | ||
Total votes | 59,110 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Special Election (2-year term)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wlnsvey Campos | 10,272 | 84.63% | |
Democratic | Alisa Blum | 1,791 | 14.76% | |
Write-in | 75 | 0.62% | ||
Total votes | 12,138 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kimberly Rice | 4,983 | 97.97% | |
Write-in | 103 | 2.03% | ||
Total votes | 5,086 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wlnsvey Campos | 30,534 | 56.50 | |
Republican | Kimberly Rice | 17,848 | 33.03 | |
Nonpartisan | Rich Vial [lower-alpha 3] | 5,599 | 10.36 | |
Write-in | 59 | 0.11 | ||
Total votes | 54,040 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rob Wagner (incumbent) | 17,883 | 99.25% | |
Write-in | 135 | 0.75% | ||
Total votes | 18,018 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ben Edtl | 6,164 | 67.26% | |
Republican | Wendy O'Riley | 2,929 | 31.96% | |
Write-in | 71 | 0.77% | ||
Total votes | 9,164 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Rob Wagner (incumbent) | 48,309 | 66.03 | |
Republican | Ben Edtl | 24,767 | 33.85 | |
Write-in | 85 | 0.12 | ||
Total votes | 73,161 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mark Meek | 11,334 | 98.83% | |
Write-in | 134 | 1.17% | ||
Total votes | 11,468 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Kennemer (incumbent) | 8,069 | 85.06% | |
Republican | Christopher J. Morrisette | 847 | 8.93% | |
Republican | Tim M. Large | 502 | 5.29% | |
Write-in | 68 | 0.72% | ||
Total votes | 9,486 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mark Meek | 31,317 | 50.33 | |
Republican | Bill Kennemer (incumbent) | 30,814 | 49.52 | |
Write-in | 94 | 0.15 | ||
Total votes | 62,225 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kayse Jama (incumbent) | 8,885 | 99.13% | |
Write-in | 78 | 0.87% | ||
Total votes | 8,963 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stan Catherman | 3,651 | 97.59% | |
Write-in | 90 | 2.41% | ||
Total votes | 3,741 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kayse Jama (incumbent) | 27,021 | 58.72 | |
Republican | Stan Catherman | 18,948 | 41.17 | |
Write-in | 50 | 0.11 | ||
Total votes | 46,019 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raz Mason | 10,296 | 97.71% | |
Write-in | 241 | 2.29% | ||
Total votes | 10,537 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel G. Bonham | 10,999 | 69.76% | |
Republican | Steve Bates | 3,213 | 20.38% | |
Republican | Michael J. Nugent | 1,500 | 9.51% | |
Write-in | 55 | 0.35% | ||
Total votes | 15,767 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel G. Bonham | 40,351 | 59.09 | |
Democratic | Raz Mason | 27,850 | 40.78 | |
Write-in | 90 | 0.13 | ||
Total votes | 68,291 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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