Oregon's 8th Senate district

Oregon's 8th Senate District as of September 27, 2021

District 8 of the Oregon State Senate comprises northwestern Linn County, northeastern Benton County, and southern Marion County centered around Albany and Corvallis. It is composed of Oregon House districts 15 and 16. It is currently represented by Democrat Sara Gelser Blouin of Corvallis.

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 north Portland, and since 2003, it has covered slightly different areas in Benton and Linn Counties, though maintaining its focus around Albany and Corvallis. The current district differs from the previous iteration by adding more land to the north and south of Corvallis in Benton County while also adding rural exurbs of Salem in southern Marion County.

The results are as follows:[1]

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent
1984 Bill McCoy Democratic 78.4% Francis Chadwick McKenna Republican 21.6% No third candidate
1988 Bill McCoy Democratic 100.0% Unopposed
1992 Bill McCoy Democratic 58.2% Mike Fitz Republican 41.8% No third candidate
1996 Thomas A. Wilde Democratic 64.3% Mike Fitz Republican 35.7%
2000 Margaret Carter Democratic 79.3% Whitney Smith Pacific Green 19.3%
2002 Frank Morse Republican 54.6% Barbara Ross Democratic 45.4%
2006 Frank Morse Republican 58.9% Mario Magana Democratic 40.8%
2010 Frank Morse Republican 55.0% Dan Rayfield Democratic 44.7%
2014 Sara Gelser Democratic 55.3% Betsy Close Republican 44.2%
2018 Sara Gelser Democratic 63.0% Erik Parks Republican 34.7% Brian Eggiman Libertarian 2.2%
2022 Sara Gelser Blouin Democratic 59.8% Valerie Draper Woldeit Republican 40.1% No third candidate

References

  1. ^ "OR State Senate 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 5, 2017.