Oregon's 21st Senate district explained

Oregon's 21st Senate district comprises parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties, including Milwaukie and Oak Grove as well as parts of southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is composed of Oregon House districts 41 and 42. The district is currently represented by Democrat Kathleen Taylor of Portland.

Election results

District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, senators before 2021 may not represent the same constituency as today. From 1993 until 2003, the district covered parts of the Eugene metropolitan area; from 2003 until 2013, it shifted to cover southeast Portland and Milwaukie and stretched north to I-84; and from 2013 until 2023, it gained area to the south by adding Oak Grove.

The current district is very similar to its previous iteration, adding slightly more of Laurelhurst and losing much of Woodstock.

The results are as follows:^[1]

Year	Candidate	Party	Percent	Opponent	Party	Percent	Opponent	Party	Percent
1982		Edward Fadeley		Democratic		64.5%		Mike Cross		Republican		35.5%	No third candidate
1986		Larry Hill		Democratic		62.1%		Jack Roberts		Republican		37.9%
1990		Larry Hill		Democratic		70.2%		Ralf Walters		Republican		29.8%
1992		Bill Dwyer		Democratic		82.7%		Tonie Nathan		Libertarian		17.3%
1994		Bill Dwyer		Democratic		76.2%		Kathy Sniezko		Nonpartisan		23.8%
1998		Lee Beyer		Democratic		62.9%		Bill Lioio		Republican		28.2%		Tonie Nathan		Libertarian		8.9%
2004		Kate Brown		Democratic		86.5%		Theresa A. Reed		Libertarian		7.6%		Paul deParrie		Constitution		5.2%
2008		Diane Rosenbaum		Democratic		97.7%	Unopposed
2012		Diane Rosenbaum		Democratic		84.3%		Cliff Hutchison		Republican		15.4%	No third candidate
2016		Kathleen Taylor		Democratic		84.3%		James Ofsink		Progressive		14.6%		Josh Howard		Libertarian		8.2%
2020		Kathleen Taylor		Democratic		97.6%	Unopposed

Notes and References

1. Web site: OR State Senate 21. Our Campaigns. December 23, 2017.