2020 Oregon State Senate election explained

Election Name:2020 Oregon State Senate election
Percentage2:44.4%
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Oregon state elections
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:16 of 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate
Image2 Size:160x160px
Majority Seats:16
Leader2:Herman Baertschiger Jr.
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leader Since2:January 22, 2019
Leaders Seat2:District 2 (Grants Pass)
Last Election2:12 seats, 37.9%
Seats Before2:12
Seats2:12
Type:legislative
Country:Oregon
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since1:May 22, 2020
Leaders Seat1:District 19 (Lake Oswego)
Last Election1:18 seats, 62.1%
Seats Before1:18
Seats1:18
Percentage1:54.0%
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Image1:File:Rob Wagner.jpg
President of the Senate
Before Election:Peter Courtney
Before Party:Democratic
After Election:Peter Courtney
After Party:Democratic
Popular Vote1:628,347
Popular Vote2:516,030
Swing1: 8.1%
Leader1:Rob Wagner
Swing2: 6.5%
Map Size:350px

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.[1] The Oregon State Senate does not have term limits.

Background

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

Electoral system

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.

Results summary

Affiliation!Candidates!Votes!Vote %!Seats before!Seats up!Seats won!Seats after
Democratic16628,34754.01%187718
Republican12516,03044.36%129912
Libertarian36,6940.58%0000
Pacific Green13,1070.27%0000
Total valid votes321,154,17899.21%30161630

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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Results by district

10th District (special)

See also

References

  1. Web site: Oregon Secretary of State. June 4, 2020. results.oregonvotes.gov.
  2. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020.

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