Election Name: | Oregon legislative elections, 2014 |
Country: | Oregon |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Oregon legislative elections, 2012 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | Oregon legislative elections, 2016 |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | 16 seats of the Oregon State Senate and 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Seats Before1: | 50 (16 in Senate, 34 in House) |
Seats After1: | 53 (18 in Senate, 35 in House) |
Seat Change1: | 3 2 in Senate, 1 in House |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Seats Before2: | 40 (14 Senate, 26 House) |
Seats After2: | 37 (12 Senate, 25 House) |
Seat Change2: | 3 2 in Senate, 1 in House |
The 2014 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses of the state legislature for the 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2015–2016 term).[1] The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 20, 2014 with the general election following on November 4, 2014.
The Democratic Party increased its 16-14 majority in the Senate to a supermajority of 18–12. In the House, the Democrats added one more seat and now holds a 35-25 majority.
Election Name: | Oregon State Senate elections, 2014 |
Country: | Oregon |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Oregon legislative elections, 2012 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | Oregon legislative elections, 2016 |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | 16 seats of the Oregon State Senate |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Seats Before1: | 16 |
Seats After1: | 18 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 407,044 |
Percentage1: | 58.5% |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Seats Before2: | 14 |
Seats After2: | 12 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 247,687 |
Percentage2: | 35.6% |
16 of the state senate's 30 seats were up for re-election in 2014.[2] Democrats held a 16–14 majority in the 2012 legislative election.
Oregon State Senate elections, 2014 General election — November 4, 2014 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats won | Seats contested | ||
Democratic | 407,044 | 58.53% | 12 | 15 | ||
Republican | 247,687 | 35.62% | 4 | 11 | ||
Libertarian | 18,916 | 2.72% | 0 | 5 | ||
Independent | 6,603 | 0.95% | 0 | 1 | ||
Constitution | 2,426 | 0.35% | 0 | 1 | ||
Green | 1,917 | 0.28% | 0 | 1 | ||
Others | 10,849 | 1.56% | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 695,442 | 85.23% | — | — | ||
Invalid votes | 120,486 | 14.77% | — | — | ||
Total ballots returned[4] | 815,928 | 100.00% | 16 | 34 | ||
Voter turnout | 70.73% (Registered Voters) |
The official results are:[5]
Election Name: | Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2014 |
Country: | Oregon |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Oregon legislative elections, 2012 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | Oregon legislative elections, 2016 |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Seats Before1: | 34 |
Seats After1: | 35 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 659,903 |
Percentage1: | 50.9% |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Seats Before2: | 26 |
Seats After2: | 25 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 572,673 |
Percentage2: | 44.2% |
All 60 seats in the State House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2014. Democrats took a 34-26 majority in the 2012 elections after they picked up a net of four seats.