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The2012 elections for theOregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the77th Oregon Legislative Assembly. TheRepublican andDemocratic primary elections were on May 15, 2012, and the general election was on November 6, 2012. Sixteen of theOregon State Senate's 30 seats were up for election, as were all 60 seats of theOregon House of Representatives.
In the Senate, the Democrats kept a 16–14 majority, identical to their advantage in theprevious legislative session. In the House, Democrats took a 34–26 majority, up from a 30–30 split in the previous session.[1]
16 of 30 seats in theOregon State Senate 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results of the elections: Democratic hold Republican hold No election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the previous session, Democrats controlled the Senate with a 16–14 majority. Of the 16 seats up for election, eight were previously held by Democrats, and eight by Republicans.


| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Governing[2] | Lean D | October 24, 2012 |
| Oregon State Senate elections, 2012 General election — November 6, 2012 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats won | Seats contested | |
| Democratic | 434,590 | 50.81% | 8 | 14 | |
| Republican | 289,189 | 46.66% | 8 | 14 | |
| American Independent | 10,459 | 1.22% | 0 | 1 | |
| Libertarian | 7,203 | 0.84% | 0 | 3 | |
| Others | 4,005 | 0.47% | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 855,334 | 86.18% | — | — | |
| Invalid votes | 137,109 | 13.82% | — | — | |
| Total ballots returned[6] | 992,443 | 100.00% | 16 | 34 | |
| Voter turnout | 83.14% (Registered Voters) | ||||
| District[7] | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| 1 | Republican | Jeff Kruse ofRoseburg | Re-elected | Republican | Jeff Kruse | 40,361 | |||
| Democratic | Eldon Rollins | 16,062 | |||||||
| other | 121 | ||||||||
| 2 | Republican | Jason Atkinson ofCentral Point | Retired[3] | Republican | Herman Baertschiger Jr. | 34,420 | |||
| Democratic | Jim Diefenderfer | 18,219 | |||||||
| other | 174 | ||||||||
| 5 | Democratic | Joanne Verger ofCoos Bay | Retired[4] | Democratic | Arnie Roblan | 30,343 | |||
| Republican | Scott Roberts | 24,979 | |||||||
| other | 92 | ||||||||
| 9 | Republican | Fred Girod ofStayton | Re-elected | Republican | Fred Girod | 33,278 | |||
| Democratic | Steve Frank | 18,451 | |||||||
| other | 117 | ||||||||
| 12 | Republican | Brian Boquist ofMcMinnville | Re-elected | Republican | Brian Boquist | 34,038 | |||
| Democratic | Annette Frank | 22,535 | |||||||
| other | 117 | ||||||||
| 14 | Democratic | Mark Hass ofBeaverton | Re-elected | Democratic | Mark Hass | 32,372 | |||
| Republican | Gary Coe | 19,694 | |||||||
| others | 1560 | ||||||||
| 17 | Democratic | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | 37,545 | |||
| Republican | John Verbeek | 18,879 | |||||||
| other | 120 | ||||||||
| 18 | Democratic | Ginny Burdick of Portland | Re-elected | Democratic | Ginny Burdick | 43,412 | |||
| Republican | Suzanne Gallagher | 19,037 | |||||||
| other | 193 | ||||||||
| 21 | Democratic | Diane Rosenbaum ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Diane Rosenbaum | 55,734 | |||
| Republican | Cliff Hutchison | 10,143 | |||||||
| other | 204 | ||||||||
| 22 | Democratic | Chip Shields ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Chip Shields | 55,017 | |||
| Libertarian | Herbert Booth | 4,693 | |||||||
| other | 335 | ||||||||
| 23 | Democratic | Jackie Dingfelder ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Jackie Dingfelder | 43,582 | |||
| Independent | Tracy Olsen | 10,459 | |||||||
| other | 378 | ||||||||
| 25 | Democratic | Laurie Monnes Anderson ofGresham | Re-elected | Democratic | Laurie Monnes Anderson | 22,944 | |||
| Republican | Scott Hansen | 18,962 | |||||||
| other | 1927 | ||||||||
| 27 | Republican | Chris Telfer ofTumalo | Lost in primary[5] | Republican | Tim Knopp | 35,398 | |||
| Democratic | Geri Hauser | 24,399 | |||||||
| other | 270 | ||||||||
| 28 | Republican | Doug Whitsett ofKlamath Falls | Re-elected | Republican | Doug Whitsett | 40,658 | |||
| other | 924 | ||||||||
| 29 | Republican | David Nelson ofPendleton | Retired[4] | Republican | Bill Hansell | 30,552 | |||
| Democratic | Antone Minthorn | 13,975 | |||||||
| other | 108 | ||||||||
| 30 | Republican | Ted Ferrioli ofJohn Day | Re-elected | Republican | Ted Ferrioli | 38,678 | |||
| other | 675 | ||||||||
60 seats of theOregon House of Representatives 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold | |||||||||||||||||||
In the House, all 60 seats up for re-election. In the previous session, the house was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, 30–30.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Governing[2] | Lean D(flip) | October 24, 2012 |
| District[12] | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| 1 | Republican | Wayne Krieger ofGold Beach | Re-elected | Republican | Wayne Krieger | 21,505 | |||
| Democratic | Jim Klahr | 9,917 | |||||||
| other | 75 | ||||||||
| 2 | Republican | Tim Freeman ofRoseburg | Re-elected | Republican | Tim Freeman | 17,653 | |||
| Libertarian | Jeff Adams | 5,113 | |||||||
| other | 187 | ||||||||
| 3 | Republican | Wally Hicks ofGrants Pass | Re-elected | Republican | Wally Hicks | 18,681 | |||
| Constitution | Barbara L. Gonzalez | 3,043 | |||||||
| Libertarian | Johnie Wayne Scott | 2,944 | |||||||
| other | 172 | ||||||||
| 4 | Republican | Dennis Richardson ofCentral Point | Re-elected | Republican | Dennis Richardson | 21,284 | |||
| Constitution | Rick Hake | 3,047 | |||||||
| other | 148 | ||||||||
| 5 | Democratic | Peter Buckley ofAshland | Re-elected | Democratic | Peter Buckley | 20,635 | |||
| Republican | Sandra A. Abercrombie | 10,427 | |||||||
| other | 49 | ||||||||
| 6 | Republican | Sal Esquivel ofMedford | Re-elected | Republican | Sal Esquivel | 16,594 | |||
| other | 676 | ||||||||
| 7 | Republican | Bruce Hanna ofRoseburg | Re-elected | Republican | Bruce Hanna | 18,459 | |||
| Democratic | Fergus Mclean | 8,147 | |||||||
| other | 75 | ||||||||
| 8 | Democratic | Paul Holvey ofEugene | Re-elected | Democratic | Paul Holvey | 21,681 | |||
| Republican | Aaron Baker | 8,014 | |||||||
| others | 1000 | ||||||||
| 9 | Democratic | Arnie Roblan ofCoos Bay | Retired[4] | Democratic | Caddy McKeown | 14,906 | |||
| Republican | Nancy Brouhard | 11,639 | |||||||
| others | 759 | ||||||||
| 10 | Democratic | Jean Cowan ofNewport | Retired[4] | Democratic | David Gomberg | 15,978 | |||
| Republican | Jerome Grant | 11,028 | |||||||
| other | 46 | ||||||||
| 11 | Democratic | Phil Barnhart ofEugene | Re-elected | Democratic | Phil Barnhart | 15,842 | |||
| Republican | Kelly Lovelace | 12,477 | |||||||
| other | 82 | ||||||||
| 12 | Democratic | Terry Beyer ofSpringfield | Retired[4] | Democratic | John Lively | 12,213 | |||
| Republican | Joe Pishioneri | 10,442 | |||||||
| other | 73 | ||||||||
| 13 | Democratic | Nancy Nathanson ofEugene | Re-elected | Democratic | Nancy Nathanson | 19,110 | |||
| Republican | Mark Callahan | 8,651 | |||||||
| other | 56 | ||||||||
| 14 | Democratic | Val Hoyle ofEugene | Re-elected | Democratic | Val Hoyle | 14,413 | |||
| Republican | Dwight Coon | 11,309 | |||||||
| Libertarian | Sharon A. Mahler | 790 | |||||||
| other | 38 | ||||||||
| 15 | Republican | Andy Olson ofAlbany | Re-elected | Republican | Andy Olson | 17,977 | |||
| Democratic | John-Paul Cernak | 9,046 | |||||||
| other | 57 | ||||||||
| 16 | Democratic | Sara Gelser ofCorvallis | Re-elected | Democratic | Sara Gelser | 19,306 | |||
| Republican | Andrew Decker | 7,336 | |||||||
| others | 955 | ||||||||
| 17 | Republican | Sherrie Sprenger ofScio | Re-elected | Republican | Sherrie Sprenger | 18,118 | |||
| Democratic | Richard Harisay | 7,872 | |||||||
| other | 73 | ||||||||
| 18 | Republican | Vic Gilliam ofSilverton | Re-elected | Republican | Vic Gilliam | 20,824 | |||
| other | 779 | ||||||||
| 19 | Republican | Kevin Cameron ofSalem | Re-elected | Republican | Kevin Cameron | 15,388 | |||
| Democratic | Claudia Kyle | 10,892 | |||||||
| other | 63 | ||||||||
| 20 | Republican | Vicki Berger ofSalem | Re-elected | Republican | Vicki Berger | 16,745 | |||
| Democratic | Kathy T. Graham | 9,916 | |||||||
| other | 103 | ||||||||
| 21 | Democratic | Brian Clem ofSalem | Re-elected | Democratic | Brian Clem | 11,542 | |||
| Republican | Dan Farrington | 7,227 | |||||||
| Independent | Marvin Sannes | 758 | |||||||
| other | 51 | ||||||||
| 22 | Democratic | Betty Komp ofWoodburn | Re-elected | Democratic | Betty Komp | 7,524 | |||
| Republican | Kathy LeCompte | 6,478 | |||||||
| other | 62 | ||||||||
| 23 | Republican | Jim Thompson ofDallas | Re-elected | Republican | Jim Thompson | 17,864 | |||
| Democratic | Ross Swartzendruber | 9,937 | |||||||
| Green | Alex Polikoff | 2,381 | |||||||
| other | 43 | ||||||||
| 24 | Republican | Jim Weidner ofYamhill | Re-elected | Republican | Jim Weidner | 14,707 | |||
| Democratic | Kathy Campbell | 11,755 | |||||||
| other | 631 | ||||||||
| 25 | Republican | Kim Thatcher ofKeizer | Re-elected | Republican | Kim Thatcher | 16,670 | |||
| Democratic | Paul Holman | 8,858 | |||||||
| others | 745 | ||||||||
| 26 | Republican | Matt Wingard ofWilsonville | Retired[8] | Republican | John Davis[13][14] | 15,141 | |||
| Democratic | Wynne Wakkila | 12,096 | |||||||
| other | 60 | ||||||||
| 27 | Democratic | Tobias Read ofBeaverton | Re-elected | Democratic | Tobias Read | 19,180 | |||
| Republican | Burton Keeble | 9,005 | |||||||
| other | 81 | ||||||||
| 28 | Democratic | Jeff Barker ofAloha | Re-elected | Democratic | Jeff Barker | 14,841 | |||
| Republican | Manuel Castaneda | 9,605 | |||||||
| other | 55 | ||||||||
| 29 | Republican | Katie Eyre ofHillsboro | Lost re-election | Republican | Katie Eyre | 9,788 | |||
| Democratic | Ben Unger | 11,312 | |||||||
| other | 60 | ||||||||
| 30 | Republican | Shawn Lindsay ofHillsboro | Lost re-election | Republican | Shawn Lindsay | 11,096 | |||
| Democratic | Joe Gallegos[15][16] | 12,299 | |||||||
| Libertarian | Kyle Markley | 1,441 | |||||||
| other | 43 | ||||||||
| 31 | Democratic | Brad Witt ofClatskanie | Re-elected | Democratic | Brad Witt | 15,650 | |||
| Republican | Lew Barnes | 12,262 | |||||||
| Constitution | Ray Biggs | 782 | |||||||
| Libertarian | Robert Miller | 665 | |||||||
| other | 44 | ||||||||
| 32 | Democratic | Deborah Boone ofCannon Beach | Re-elected | Democratic | Deborah Boone | 18,405 | |||
| Constitution | Jim Welsh | 6,938 | |||||||
| Libertarian | Perry Roll | 1,468 | |||||||
| other | 118 | ||||||||
| 33 | Democratic | Mitch Greenlick ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Mitch Greenlick | 21,248 | |||
| Republican | Stevan Kirkpatrick | 9,455 | |||||||
| other | 78 | ||||||||
| 34 | Democratic | Chris Harker ofBeaverton | Re-elected | Democratic | Chris Harker | 16,035 | |||
| Republican | Dan Mason | 9,023 | |||||||
| other | 75 | ||||||||
| 35 | Democratic | Margaret Doherty ofTigard | Re-elected | Democratic | Margaret Doherty | 17,593 | |||
| Republican | John Goodhouse | 11,753 | |||||||
| other | 52 | ||||||||
| 36 | Democratic | Mary Nolan ofPortland | Retired[9][17] | Democratic | Jennifer Williamson | 26,785 | |||
| Republican | Bruce Neal | 5,664 | |||||||
| other | 129 | ||||||||
| 37 | Republican | Julie Parrish ofWest Linn | Re-elected | Republican | Julie Parrish | 16,122 | |||
| Democratic | Carl Hosticka | 14,925 | |||||||
| Libertarian | Meredith Love Taggart | 695 | |||||||
| other | 28 | ||||||||
| 38 | Democratic | Chris Garrett ofLake Oswego | Re-elected | Democratic | Chris Garrett | 24,017 | |||
| Republican | Tom Maginnis | 10,984 | |||||||
| other | 84 | ||||||||
| 39 | Republican | Bill Kennemer ofOregon City | Re-elected | Republican | Bill Kennemer | 18,748 | |||
| Democratic | Christopher Cameron Bangs | 11,045 | |||||||
| Libertarian | Blake Holmes | 763 | |||||||
| other | 33 | ||||||||
| 40 | Democratic | Dave Hunt ofGladstone | Retired[10][18] | Democratic | Brent Barton | 14083 | |||
| Republican | Steve Newgard | 13735 | |||||||
| other | 66 | ||||||||
| 41 | Democratic | Carolyn Tomei ofMilwaukie | Re-elected | Democratic | Carolyn Tomei | 22530 | |||
| Republican | Timothy E. McMenamin | 8559 | |||||||
| other | 67 | ||||||||
| 42 | Democratic | Jules Bailey ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Jules Bailey | 27055 | |||
| other | 632 | ||||||||
| 43 | Democratic | Lew Frederick ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Lew Frederick | 27623 | |||
| other | 569 | ||||||||
| 44 | Democratic | Tina Kotek ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Tina Kotek | 23235 | |||
| Republican | Michael Harrington | 3557 | |||||||
| other | 126 | ||||||||
| 45 | Democratic | Michael Dembrow ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Michael Dembrow | 24403 | |||
| Republican | Anne Marie Gurney | 5177 | |||||||
| other | 114 | ||||||||
| 46 | Democratic | Alissa Keny-Guyer ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Alissa Keny-Guyer | 19945 | |||
| other | 566 | ||||||||
| 47 | Democratic | Jefferson Smith ofPortland | Retired[11][19] | Democratic | Jessica Vega Pederson | 12662 | |||
| Republican | Maggie Nelson | 6773 | |||||||
| other | 93 | ||||||||
| 48 | Democratic | Mike Schaufler ofHappy Valley | Lost in primary[5] | Democratic | Jeff Reardon | 13967 | |||
| Republican | George (Sonny) Yellott | 6255 | |||||||
| other | 94 | ||||||||
| 49 | Republican | Matt Wand ofTroutdale | Lost re-election | Republican | Matt Wand | 9602 | |||
| Democratic | Chris Gorsek | 11459 | |||||||
| other | 75 | ||||||||
| 50 | Democratic | Greg Matthews ofGresham | Re-elected | Democratic | Greg Matthews | 13856 | |||
| Republican | Logan Boettcher | 7037 | |||||||
| other | 101 | ||||||||
| 51 | Democratic | Patrick Sheehan ofClackamas | Lost re-election | Republican | Patrick Sheehan | 11199 | |||
| Democratic | Shemia Fagan | 12584 | |||||||
| other | 66 | ||||||||
| 52 | Republican | Mark Johnson ofHood River | Re-elected | Republican | Mark Johnson | 14344 | |||
| Democratic | Peter Nordbye | 13407 | |||||||
| other | 50 | ||||||||
| 53 | Republican | Gene Whisnant ofSunriver | Re-elected | Republican | Gene Whisnant | 21675 | |||
| other | 460 | ||||||||
| 54 | Republican | Jason Conger ofBend | Re-elected | Republican | Jason Conger | 16716 | |||
| Democratic | Nathan R. Hovekamp | 12877 | |||||||
| other | 67 | ||||||||
| 55 | Republican | Mike McLane ofPowell Butte | Re-elected | Republican | Mike McLane | 18836 | |||
| Democratic | John Huddle | 8842 | |||||||
| other | 55 | ||||||||
| 56 | Republican | Bill Garrard ofKlamath Falls | Retired[4] | Republican | Gail Whitsett | 18987 | |||
| other | 630 | ||||||||
| 57 | Republican | Greg Smith ofHeppner | Re-elected | Republican | Greg Smith | 15242 | |||
| other | 252 | ||||||||
| 58 | Republican | Bob Jenson ofPendleton | Re-elected | Republican | Bob Jenson | 19497 | |||
| Democratic | Heidi Van Schoonhoven | 6066 | |||||||
| other | 119 | ||||||||
| 59 | Republican | John Huffman ofThe Dalles | Re-elected | Republican | John Huffman | 17466 | |||
| Democratic | Gary L. Ollerenshaw | 8678 | |||||||
| other | 53 | ||||||||
| 60 | Republican | Cliff Bentz ofOntario | Re-elected | Republican | Cliff Bentz | 20310 | |||
| other | 265 | ||||||||
Oregon Secretary of State - November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes