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The2004 Oregon Senate election was held on November 2, 2004, to determine which party would control theOregon State Senate for the following two years in the73rd Oregon Legislative Assembly. Seventeen out of 30 seats in theOregon State Senate were up for election and the primary was held on May 18, 2004. Prior to the election, 15 seats were held byDemocrats and 15 seats were held byRepublicans. The general election saw Democrats flipping 3 seats, thereby gaining a majority in the State Senate for the first time since 1994.[1][2]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Rothenberg[3] | Lean D(flip) | October 1, 2004 |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Kruse | 38,866 | 66.03% | |
| Democratic | Bruce W. Cronk | 19,992 | 33.97% | |
| Total votes | 58,858 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Atkinson (incumbent) | 45,379 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 45,379 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alan Bates | 32,563 | 51.96% | |
| Republican | Jim Wright | 30,101 | 48.04% | |
| Total votes | 62,664 | 100.0% | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Floyd Prozanski | 38,211 | 62.55% | |
| Republican | Norm Thomas | 23,871 | 38.45% | |
| Total votes | 62,082 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joanne Verger | 30,460 | 50.72% | |
| Republican | Al Pearn | 29,599 | 49.28% | |
| Total votes | 60,059 | 100.0% | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roger Beyer (incumbent) | 38,891 | 83.60% | |
| Constitution | Herman Joseph Baurer | 7,631 | 16.40% | |
| Total votes | 46,522 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gary George (incumbent) | 32,662 | 58.98% | |
| Democratic | Hank Franzoni | 22,711 | 41.02% | |
| Total votes | 55,373 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ryan Deckert (incumbent) | 34,644 | 64.03% | |
| Republican | Jay Omdahl | 19,459 | 35.97% | |
| Total votes | 54,103 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ginny Burdick (incumbent) | 37,540 | 61.40% | |
| Republican | John Wight | 20,502 | 34.08% | |
| Libertarian | Roger F. Garcia | 2,120 | 3.52% | |
| Total votes | 60,162 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kate Brown (incumbent) | 52,278 | 87.18% | |
| Libertarian | Theresa Reed | 4,563 | 7.61% | |
| Constitution | Paul deParrie | 3,126 | 5.21% | |
| Total votes | 59,967 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Margaret Carter (incumbent) | 46,514 | 87.18% | |
| Total votes | 46,514 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Avel Gordly (incumbent) | 46,345 | 87.18% | |
| Constitution | Lou Burbach | 5,894 | 5.21% | |
| Total votes | 52,239 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Laurie Monnes Anderson | 26,157 | 53.01% | |
| Republican | Ron Sunseri | 23,182 | 46.99% | |
| Total votes | 49,339 | 100.0% | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ben Westlund (incumbent) | 50,840 | 83.66% | |
| Constitution | Don Loyd | 9,932 | 16.34% | |
| Total votes | 60,772 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doug Whitsett | 38,292 | 70.18% | |
| Democratic | Ross Carroll | 16,272 | 29.82% | |
| Total votes | 54,564 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Nelson (incumbent) | 36,211 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 36,211 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ted Ferrioli (incumbent) | 38,576 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 38,576 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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