2010 Oregon legislative election

Voters' pamphlet for the 2010 general election

The 2010 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 76th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were on May 18, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. Sixteen of the Oregon State Senate's thirty seats were up for election, as were all 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives.

In the previous session, the Democrats held supermajorities in both chambers: 18–12 in the Senate and 36–24 in the House. Following the election, Republicans reduced the Democratic majority to 16–14 in the Senate and gained enough seats in the House to make the chamber evenly divided between the parties, 30–30.[1]

Oregon Senate

12 of the 16 Senate seats up for election were held by Democrats, and the other four seats were previously held by Republicans. The Republicans held all their seats and added two: in District 26, Chuck Thomsen defeated Brent Barton for the seat previously held by Rick Metsger, who resigned to run for Oregon State Treasurer, and in District 20, incumbent Democrat Martha Schrader lost to Republican Alan Olsen by 227 votes.[1]

District[2] Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
3 Democratic Alan Bates
of Ashland 		Re-elected Democratic Alan Bates 24,550
Republican Dave Dotterrer 24,275
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4 Democratic Floyd Prozanski
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Floyd Prozanski 29,077
Republican Marilyn Kittelman 20,961
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6 Democratic Bill Morrisette
of Springfield 		Retired Democratic Lee Beyer 23,705
Republican Michael P. Spasaro 19,626
Independent Party Scott Reynolds 2,304
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7 Democratic Chris Edwards
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Chris Edwards 29,308
Republican Karen Bodner 17,511
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8 Republican Frank Morse
of Albany 		Re-elected Republican Frank Morse 26,466
Democratic Dan Rayfield 21,563
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10 Republican Jackie Winters
of Salem 		Re-elected Republican Jackie Winters 32,956
Democratic Jackie Pierce 15,088
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11 Democratic Peter Courtney
of Salem 		Re-elected Democratic Peter Courtney 14,883
Republican Michael W. Forest 12,280
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13 Republican Larry George
of Hillsboro 		Re-elected Republican Larry George 30,457
Democratic Timi Parker 17,742
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15 Republican Bruce Starr
of Hillsboro 		Re-elected Republican Bruce Starr 21,382
Democratic Chuck Riley 19,533
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16 Democratic Betsy Johnson
of Scappoose 		Re-elected Democratic Betsy Johnson 27,182
Republican Bob Horning 22,657
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17 Democratic Suzanne Bonamici
of Beaverton 		Re-elected Democratic Suzanne Bonamici 32,281
Republican Stevan C. Kirkpatrick 18,041
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19 Democratic Richard Devlin
of Tualatin 		Re-elected Democratic Richard Devlin 30,179
Republican Mary Kremer 25,038
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20 Democratic Martha Schrader
of Canby 		Lost re-election Republican Alan Olsen 23,044
Democratic Martha Schrader 22,817
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22 Democratic Chip Shields
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Chip Shields 40,101
Republican Dwyane E. Runyan 5,345
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24 Democratic Rod Monroe
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Rod Monroe 18,337
Republican Rob Wheeler 16,905
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26 Democratic Rick Metsger
of Mt. Hood 		Retired[3] Republican Chuck Thomsen 24,925
Democratic Brent Barton 22,144
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House of Representatives

In the House, with all 60 seats up for re-election, Republicans gained six seats, making the chamber evenly split between Democrats and Republicans for the next session.[1]

District[4] Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
1 Republican Wayne Krieger
of Gold Beach 		Re-elected Republican Wayne Krieger' 18,115
Democratic Eldon Rollins 6,875
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2 Republican Tim Freeman
of Roseburg 		Re-elected Republican Tim Freeman 15,781
Democratic Harry McDermott 6,077
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3 Republican Ron Maurer
of Grants Pass 		Retired[5] Republican Wally Hicks 16,054
Constitution Barbara L. Gonzalez 4,345
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4 Republican Dennis Richardson
of Central Point 		Re-elected Republican Dennis Richardson 17,495
Democratic Richard (Rick) Levine 7,279
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5 Democratic Peter Buckley
of Ashland 		Re-elected Democratic Peter Buckley 16,120
Republican Sandra A. Abercrombie 9,632
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6 Republican Sal Esquivel
of Medford 		Re-elected Republican Sal Esquivel 12,407
Democratic Lynn Howe 9,468
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7 Republican Bruce Hanna
of Roseburg 		Re-elected Republican Bruce Hanna 16,066
Democratic Sara Byers 8,832
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8 Democratic Paul Holvey
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Paul Holvey 17,715
Republican Simone Gordon 6,581
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9 Democratic Arnie Roblan
of Coos Bay 		Re-elected Democratic Arnie Roblan 12,094
Republican R. Scott Roberts 10,824
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10 Democratic Jean Cowan
of Newport 		Re-elected Democratic Jean Cowan 14,475
Republican Becky Lemler 10,323
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11 Democratic Phil Barnhart
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Phil Barnhart 15,244
Republican Kelly R. Lovelace 12,657
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12 Democratic Terry Beyer
of Springfield 		Re-elected Democratic Terry Beyer 10,170
Republican Sean VanGordon 7,727
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13 Democratic Nancy Nathanson
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Nancy Nathanson 15,967
Republican Bill Young 7,890
Pacific Green Mark Callahan 749
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14 Democratic Val Hoyle
of Eugene 		Re-elected Democratic Val Hoyle 11,336
Republican Dwight Coon 10,041
Independent Party Kevin Prociw 1,078
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15 Republican Andy Olson
of Albany 		Re-elected Republican Andy Olson 17,033
Democratic Bud Laurent 7,901
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16 Democratic Sara Gelser
of Corvallis 		Re-elected Democratic Sara Gelser 15,782
Republican Rose Cook 7,096
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17 Republican Sherrie Sprenger
of Scio 		Re-elected Republican Sherrie Sprenger 15,719
Democratic Richard Harisay 5,689
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18 Republican Vic Gilliam
of Silverton 		Re-elected Republican Vic Gilliam 14,558
Democratic Rodney E. Orr 7,919
Libertarian Martin Soehrman 489
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19 Republican Kevin Cameron
of Salem 		Re-elected Republican Kevin Cameron 14,532
Democratic Claudia Kyle 9,166
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20 Republican Vicki Berger
of Salem 		Re-elected Republican Vicki Berger 15,143
Democratic Mike Powers 8,816
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21 Democratic Brian Clem
of Salem 		Re-elected Democratic Brian Clem 9,028
Republican Marvin Sannes 6,494
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22 Democratic Betty Komp
of Woodburn 		Re-elected Democratic Betty Komp 6,083
Republican Kathy LeCompte 5,460
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23 Republican Jim Thompson
of Dallas 		Re-elected Republican Jim Thompson 16,371
Democratic Wesley W. West 7,661
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24 Republican Jim Weidner
of McMinnville 		Re-elected Republican Jim Weidner 13,787
Democratic Susan Sokol Blosser 11,380
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25 Republican Kim Thatcher
of Keizer 		Re-elected Republican Kim Thatcher 14,770
Democratic Jim Dyer 7,530
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26 Republican Matt Wingard
of Wilsonville 		Re-elected Republican Matt Wingard 16,362
Democratic Sandy Webb 10,382
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27 Democratic Tobias Read
of Beaverton 		Re-elected Democratic Tobias Read 15,398
Republican Dan Lucas 9,328
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28 Democratic Jeff Barker
of Aloha 		Re-elected Democratic Jeff Barker 10,314
Republican Bill Berg 7,787
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29 Democratic Chuck Riley
of Hillsboro 		Retired[6] Republican Katie Eyre Brewer 9,035
Democratic Katie Riley 8,009
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30 Democratic David Edwards
of Hillsboro 		Retired Republican Shawn Lindsay 12,501
Democratic Doug Ainge 10,893
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31 Democratic Brad Witt
of Clatskanie 		Re-elected Democratic Brad Witt 13,804
Republican Ed DeCoste 10,300
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32 Democratic Deborah Boone
of Cannon Beach 		Re-elected Democratic Deborah Boone 12,977
Republican Lew Barnes 11,832
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33 Democratic Mitch Greenlick
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Mitch Greenlick 20,101
Republican Michael Bieker 10,862
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34 Democratic Chris Harker
of Beaverton 		Re-elected Democratic Chris Harker 11,439
Republican Tyler Hill 7,420
Libertarian James Foster 476
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35 Democratic Larry Galizio
of Tigard 		Retired Democratic Margaret Doherty 12,991
Republican Gordon Fiddes 9,864
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36 Democratic Mary Nolan
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Mary Nolan 21,407
Republican Diane Schendel 5,776
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37 Republican Scott Bruun
of West Linn 		Retired[7] Republican Julie Parrish 13,498
Democratic Will Rasmussen 12,982
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38 Democratic Chris Garrett
of Lake Oswego 		Re-elected Democratic Chris Garrett 16,815
Republican Rob Gardier 10,957
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39 Republican Bill Kennemer
of Oregon City 		Re-elected Republican Bill Kennemer 14,284
Democratic Alice Norris 10,284
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40 Democratic Dave Hunt
of Gladstone 		Re-elected Democratic Dave Hunt 12,500
Republican Deborah J. Gerritzen 8,135
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41 Democratic Carolyn Tomei
of Milwaukie 		Re-elected Democratic Carolyn Tomei 17,092
Republican Hugo Schulz 5,385
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42 Democratic Jules Bailey
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Jules Bailey 22,020
Republican Cliff Hutchison 2,470
Pacific Green Chris Extine 1,405
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43 Democratic Lew Frederick
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Lew Frederick 19,821
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44 Democratic Tina Kotek
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Tina Kotek 16,517
Republican Kitty C. Harmon 3,812
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45 Democratic Michael Dembrow
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Michael Dembrow 18,945
Republican Anne Marie Gurney 4,932
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46 Democratic Ben Cannon
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Ben Cannon 18,418
Republican Russell Turner 3,827
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47 Democratic Jefferson Smith
of Portland 		Re-elected Democratic Jefferson Smith 10,395
Republican Dee Flowers 6,256
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48 Democratic Mike Schaufler
of Happy Valley 		Re-elected Democratic Mike Schaufler 9,719
Independent Party Jeff Caton 7,246
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49 Democratic Nick Kahl
of Gresham 		Lost re-election Republican Matt Wand 8,967
Democratic Nick Kahl 7,857
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50 Democratic Greg Matthews
of Gresham 		Re-elected Democratic Greg Matthews 10,550
Republican Andre Wang 8,983
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51 Democratic Brent Barton
of Clackamas 		Retired[6] Republican Patrick Sheehan 12,409
Democratic Cheryl Myers 10,330
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52 Democratic Suzanne VanOrman
of Corbett 		Lost re-election Republican Mark Johnson 14,012
Democratic Suzanne VanOrman 10,739
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53 Republican Gene Whisnant
of Sunriver 		Re-elected Republican Gene Whisnant 21,532
Democratic John Huddle 8,012
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54 Democratic Judy Stiegler
of Bend 		Lost re-election Republican Jason Conger 16,391
Democratic Judy Stiegler 12,771
Independent Mike Kozak 2,074
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55 Republican George Gilman
of Bend 		Retired Republican Mike McLane 17,204
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56 Republican Bill Garrard
of Klamath Falls 		Re-elected Republican Bill Garrard 15,402
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57 Republican Greg Smith
of Heppner 		Re-elected Republican Greg Smith 16,211
Democratic Jean A. Falbo 4,721
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58 Republican Bob Jenson
of Pendleton 		Re-elected Republican Bob Jenson 11,310
Democratic Pete Wells 3,772
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59 Republican John Huffman
of The Dalles 		Re-elected Republican John Huffman 15,033
Democratic Will Boettner 6,565
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60 Republican Cliff Bentz
of Ontario 		Re-elected Republican Cliff Bentz 15,341
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See also

Sources

ORESTAR, the online elections system of the Oregon Secretary of State's Elections Division

References

  1. ^ a b c "Oregon Legislature election results". OregonLive.com. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "November 2, 2010, General Election Abstracts of Votes: State Senate". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Ran unsuccessfully for Oregon State Treasurer
  4. ^ "November 2, 2010, General Election Abstracts of Votes: State Representative". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Ran unsuccessfully for Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction
  6. ^ a b Ran unsuccessfully for the Oregon Senate
  7. ^ Ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Representative in the 5th district