2022 Oregon State Senate election explained

2022 Oregon State Senate election should not be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Oregon.

Election Name:2022 Oregon State Senate election
Country:Oregon
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Oregon State Senate election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Oregon State Senate election
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Seats For Election:16 of 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate
Majority Seats:16
Image1:File:Rob Wagner.jpg
Leader1:Rob Wagner
Party1:Democratic Party of Oregon
Leader Since1:May 22, 2020
Leaders Seat1:District 19 (Lake Oswego)
Last Election1:18 seats, 54.0%
Seats Before1:18
Seats1:17
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:541,049
Percentage1:55.85%
Swing1: 1.84%
Leader2:Tim Knopp
Party2:Oregon Republican Party
Leader Since2:October 22, 2021
Leaders Seat2:District 27 (Bend)
Last Election2:12 seats, 44.4%
Seats Before2:11
Seats2:12
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:410,990
Percentage2:42.43%
Swing2: 1.93%
Image3:Brian Boquist.jpg
Leader3:Brian Boquist
Party3:Independent Party of Oregon
Leader Since3:January 15, 2021
Leaders Seat3:District 12 (Dallas)
Last Election3:Did not participate
Seats Before3:1
Seats3:1
Popular Vote3:5,599
Percentage3:0.58%
Swing3:New
Map Size:350px
President of the Senate
Before Election:Peter Courtney
Before Party:Democratic Party of Oregon
After Election:Rob Wagner
After Party:Democratic Party of Oregon

The 2022 Oregon State Senate election was 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.

Background

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]

Electoral system

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]

Overview

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Democratic15541,04955.8518131217 1
Republican15410,99042.43113412 1
Independent15,5990.581001
Libertarian19,2950.960000
Write-inN/A1,8010.190000
Total968,734100.0030161630

Summary by district

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
3rdJeff GoldenDemJeff GoldenDem
4thFloyd ProzanskiDemFloyd ProzanskiDem
6thLee BeyerDemCedric Ross HaydenRep
7thJames Manning Jr.DemJames Manning Jr.Dem
8thSara Gelser BlouinDemSara Gelser BlouinDem
10thDeb PattersonDemDeb PattersonDem
11thPeter Courtney[6] DemRep
Rep
13thNoneAaron WoodsDem
15thJaneen SollmanDemJaneen SollmanDem
16thRachel ArmitageDemSuzanne WeberRep
17thElizabeth Steiner HaywardDemElizabeth Steiner HaywardDem
Akasha Lawrence-SpenceDemWlnsvey CamposDem
19thRob WagnerDemRob WagnerDem
20thBill KennemerRepMark MeekDem
24thKayse JamaDemKayse JamaDem
26thChuck ThomsenRepDaniel BonhamRep

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Detailed results

align=center 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

District 18

Special Election (2-year term)

District 26

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines . 2022-04-19 . www.ncsl.org.
  2. Web site: November 3, 2020 . November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes State Senator . April 19, 2022 . Oregon Secretary of State.
  3. Web site: Party control of Oregon state government . 2022-04-19 . Ballotpedia . en.
  4. Web site: Public Elections Calendar data.oregon.gov Oregon's Open Data Portal Oregon.gov . 2022-04-21 . data.oregon.gov.
  5. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
  6. News: Connor. Radnovich. Longtime Salem Democrat Sen. Peter Courtney announces he won't seek reelection. Statesman Journal. Gannett Co., Inc.. Salem, OR. January 5, 2022. January 10, 2022.