2022 Oregon State Senate election

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.

Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Oregon.
2022 Oregon State Senate election
November 8, 2022
16 of 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Rob Wagner Tim Knopp Brian Boquist
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Leader since May 22, 2020 October 22, 2021 January 15, 2021
Leader's seat 19th district 27th district 12th district
Last election 18 seats, 54.0% 12 seats, 44.4% Did not participate
Seats before 18 10 2[lower-alpha 1]
Seats won 17 12 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 541,049 410,990 5,599
Percentage 55.85% 42.43% 0.58%
Swing Increase 1.84% Decrease 1.93%
President of the Senate before election

Peter Courtney
Democratic

 Elected President of the Senate

Rob Wagner
Democratic

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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]

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Lean D May 19, 2022

Overview
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No.  % Before Up Won After +/–
Democratic 15 541,049 55.85 18 13 12 17 Decrease 1
Republican 15 410,990 42.43 10 3 4 12 Increase 2
Independent 1 5,599 0.58 [lower-alpha 1]2 0 0 1 Decrease 1
Libertarian 1 9,295 0.96 0 0 0 0 Steady
Write-in N/A 1,801 0.19 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 968,734 100.00 30 16 16 30

Summary by district
District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
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 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

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 3, 3.86%
  2. District 10, 6.93%
  3. District 11, 5.15%
  4. District 20, 0.85%

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

Republicans

Detailed results

District 3 • District 4 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 20 • District 24 • District 26

Republican primary
Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Sparacino 8,525 73.80
Republican Kevin Christman 2,974 25.75
Write-in 52 0.45
Total votes 11,551 100.00

General election
2022 Oregon's 3rd Senate district election[8]
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%

District 4
2022 Oregon's 4th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

District 6
2022 Oregon's 6th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

District 7
2022 Oregon's 7th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

District 8
2022 Oregon's 8th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

District 10
2022 Oregon's 10th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

Republican primary
Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Thatcher (incumbent) 6,838 91.80
Republican Marcello de Cicco 521 6.99
Write-in 90 1.21
Total votes 7,449 100.00

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Swenson 3,184 45.05
Democratic Richard Walsh 2,426 34.32
Democratic Anthony J. Rosilez 1,382 19.55
Write-in 76 1.08
Total votes 7,068 100.00

General election
2022 Oregon's 11th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Thatcher (incumbent) 22,238 52.45
Democratic Eric Swenson 20,054 47.30
Write-in 105 0.25
Total votes 42,397 100%

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

General election
2022 Oregon's 13th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

District 15
2022 Oregon's 15th Senate district election[8]
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%

District 16
2022 Oregon's 16th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Suzanne Weber 41,144 56.51
Democratic Melissa Busch 31,585 43.38
Write-in 74 0.10
Total votes 72,803 100%

District 17
2022 Oregon's 17th Senate district election[8]
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%

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wlnsvey Campos 8,899 84.52
Democratic Alisa Blum 1,567 14.88
Write-in 63 0.60
Total votes 10,529 100.00

General election
2022 Oregon's 18th Senate district special election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wlnsvey Campos 30,534 56.50
Republican Kimberly Rice 17,848 33.03
Independent Rich Vial 5,599 10.36
Write-in 59 0.11
Total votes 54,040 100%

Republican primary
Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

General election
2022 Oregon's 19th Senate district election[8]
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%

Republican primary
Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Kennemer (incumbent) 2,965 84.21
Republican Christopher J. Morrisette 338 9.60
Republican Tim M. Large 201 5.71
Write-in 17 0.48
Total votes 3,521 100.00

General election
2022 Oregon's 20th Senate district election[8]
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%

District 24
2022 Oregon's 24th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

Republican primary
Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Bonham 6,524 72.63
Republican Steve Bates 1,595 17.76
Republican Michael J. Nugent 828 9.22
Write-in 35 0.39
Total votes 8,982 100.00

General election
2022 Oregon's 26th Senate district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Bonham 40,351 59.09
Democratic Raz Mason 27,850 40.78
Write-in 90 0.13
Total votes 68,291 100%

Notes
  1. Includes senator Art Robinson (R–2nd) who caucuses with Boquist.

References
  1. "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes State Senator" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. "Party control of Oregon state government". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. "Public Elections Calendar | data.oregon.gov | Oregon's Open Data Portal | Oregon.gov". data.oregon.gov. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  5. Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. Radnovich, Connor (January 5, 2022). "Longtime Salem Democrat Sen. Peter Courtney announces he won't seek reelection". Statesman Journal. Salem, OR: Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  7. "Unofficial Primary Election Results - May 17, 2022". Oregon Secretary of State. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  8. "November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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