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The2016 elections for theOregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the79th Oregon Legislative Assembly. TheRepublican andDemocratic parties held primary elections on May 17, 2016 with general elections on November 8.
TheDemocratic Party maintained its 35-25 advantage in theOregon House of Representatives while losing one seat in theOregon State Senate to bring their advantage to 17-13 over theRepublicans.
16 of 30 seats in theOregon State Senate 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results of the elections: Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the previous session, the Democrats held an 18-12 majority over the Republicans. The 16 seats up for election included 8 seats previously held by Republicans, and 8 by Democrats.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Governing[1] | Safe D | October 12, 2016 |
| Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Won | Seats After | |
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| Democratic | 14 | 472,564 | 50.95% | 7 ( | 17 | |
| Republican | 11 | 410,566 | 44.27% | 9 ( | 13 | |
| Libertarian | 2 | 11,173 | 1.20% | 0 | ||
| Progressive | 1 | 10,390 | 1.12% | 0 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 9,114 | 0.98% | 0 | ||
| Others | N/A | 13,659 | 1.47% | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 927,466 | 100% | 16 | 30 | |
| District[7] | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| 1 | Republican | Jeff Kruse ofRoseburg | Re-elected | Republican | Jeff Kruse | 45,424 | 73.39% | ||
| Democratic | Timm Rolek | 16,365 | 26.44% | ||||||
| others | 104 | 0.17% | |||||||
| 2 | Republican | Herman Baertschiger Jr. ofGrants Pass | Re-elected | Republican | Herman Baertschiger Jr. | 43,519 | 97.61% | ||
| others | 1,064 | 2.39% | |||||||
| 3 | Democratic | Kevin Talbert ofAshland | Did not seek election, Republican gain | Republican | Alan DeBoer | 32,925 | 50.20% | ||
| Democratic | Tonia Moro | 32,516 | 49.57% | ||||||
| others | 152 | 0.23% | |||||||
| 5 | Democratic | Arnie Roblan ofCoos Bay | Re-elected | Democratic | Arnie Roblan | 30,301 | 48.18% | ||
| Republican | Dick Anderson | 29,944 | 47.61% | ||||||
| others | 2,663 | 4.23% | |||||||
| 9 | Republican | Fred Girod ofStayton | Re-elected | Republican | Fred Girod | 40,655 | 68.70% | ||
| Democratic | Rich Harisay | 15,901 | 26.87% | ||||||
| others | 2,623 | 4.43% | |||||||
| 12 | Republican | Brian Boquist ofDallas | Re-elected | Republican | Brian Boquist | 39,900 | 62.86% | ||
| Democratic | Ross Schwartzendruber | 23,437 | 36.92% | ||||||
| others | 137 | 0.22% | |||||||
| 14 | Democratic | Mark Hass ofBeaverton | Re-elected | Democratic | Mark Hass | 44,338 | 97.21% | ||
| others | 1,271 | 2.79% | |||||||
| 18 | Democratic | Ginny Burdick ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Ginny Burdick | 51,491 | 97.44% | ||
| others | 1,353 | 2.56% | |||||||
| 21 | Democratic | Diane Rosenbaum ofPortland | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Kathleen Taylor | 54,520 | 76.70% | ||
| Progressive | James Ofsink | 10,390 | 14.62% | ||||||
| Libertarian | Josh Howard | 5,852 | 8.23% | ||||||
| others | 322 | 0.45% | |||||||
| 22 | Democratic | Chip Shields ofPortland | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Lew Frederick | 60,803 | 91.55% | ||
| Libertarian | Eugene Newell | 5,321 | 8.01% | ||||||
| others | 202 | 0.44% | |||||||
| 23 | Democratic | Michael Dembrow ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Michael Dembrow | 48,722 | 97.85% | ||
| others | 1,071 | 2.15% | |||||||
| 25 | Democratic | Laurie Monnes Anderson ofGresham | Re-elected | Democratic | Laurie Monnes Anderson | 25,339 | 55.07% | ||
| Republican | Tamie Tlustos-Arnold | 18,742 | 40.73% | ||||||
| others | 1,930 | 4.19% | |||||||
| 27 | Republican | Tim Knopp ofBend | Re-elected | Republican | Tim Knopp | 44,691 | 60.58% | ||
| Democratic | Greg Delgado | 28,933 | 39.22% | ||||||
| others | 147 | 0.20% | |||||||
| 28 | Republican | Doug Whitsett ofKlamath Falls | Retired, Republican hold | Republican | Dennis Linthicum | 36,770 | 61.32% | ||
| Democratic | Todd Kepple | 22,906 | 38.20% | ||||||
| others | 284 | 0.37% | |||||||
| 29 | Republican | Bill Hansell ofAthena | Re-elected | Republican | Bill Hansell | 37,785 | 80.27% | ||
| Independent Party | Barbara Dickerson | 9,114 | 19.36% | ||||||
| others | 176 | 0.28% | |||||||
| 30 | Republican | Ted Ferrioli ofJohn Day | Re-elected | Republican | Ted Ferrioli | 40,211 | 70.10% | ||
| Democratic | W. Mark Stringer | 16,992 | 29.62% | ||||||
| others | 160 | 0.74% | |||||||
60 seats of theOregon House of Representatives 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results Democratic hold Republican hold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 60 seats of theOregon House of Representatives were up for re-election, being represented by 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. The Democrats expanded their 34-26 advantage to 35-25 in the2014 election.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Governing[1] | Likely D | October 12, 2016 |
| Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Won | |
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| Democratic | 52 | 882,897 | 50.23% | 35 | |
| Republican | 48 | 756,619 | 43.05% | 25 | |
| Independent | 9 | 58,563 | 3.33% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | 4 | 15,219 | 0.87% | 0 | |
| Progressive | 2 | 9,985 | 0.57% | 0 | |
| Others | N/A | 26,714 | 1.52% | 0 | |
| Total | 178 | 1,757,603 | 100% | 60 | |
| District[7] | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| 1 | Republican | Wayne Krieger ofGold Beach | Retired, Republican hold | Republican | David Brock Smith | 20,212 | 59.79% | ||
| Democratic | Terry Brayer | 10,099 | 29.87% | ||||||
| Libertarian | Tamie Kaufman | 3,496 | 10.33% | ||||||
| others | 45 | 0.13% | |||||||
| 2 | Republican | Dallas Heard ofRoseburg | Re-elected | Republican | Dallas Heard | 19,759 | 97.49% | ||
| others | 509 | 2.51% | |||||||
| 3 | Republican | Carl Wilson ofGrants Pass | Re-elected | Republican | Carl Wilson | 21,957 | 72.39% | ||
| Democratic | Tom Johnson | 8,423 | 27.29% | ||||||
| others | 99 | 0.32% | |||||||
| 4 | Republican | Duane Stark ofGrants Pass | Re-elected | Republican | Duane Stark | 21,957 | 98.33% | ||
| others | 374 | 1.67% | |||||||
| 5 | Democratic | Peter Buckley ofAshland | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Pam Marsh | 22,440 | 62.71% | ||
| Republican | Steven Richie | 13,254 | 37.04% | ||||||
| others | 89 | 0.25% | |||||||
| 6 | Republican | Sal Esquivel ofMedford | Re-elected | Republican | Sal Esquivel | 15,931 | 56.48% | ||
| Democratic | Mike Moran | 12,196 | 43.24% | ||||||
| others | 78 | 0.28% | |||||||
| 7 | Republican | Cedric Ross Hayden of Fall Creek | Re-elected | Republican | Cedric Ross Hayden | 19,409 | 65.45% | ||
| Democratic | Vincent Portulano | 7,053 | 23.78% | ||||||
| Independent Party | Fergus McLean | 3,116 | 10.51% | ||||||
| others | 76 | 0.26% | |||||||
| 8 | Democratic | Paul Holvey ofEugene | Re-elected | Democratic | Paul Holvey | 23,886 | 69.20% | ||
| Republican | Mary Tucker | 9,150 | 26.51% | ||||||
| others | 1,479 | 4.29% | |||||||
| 9 | Democratic | Caddy McKeown ofCoos Bay | Re-elected | Democratic | Caddy McKeown | 15,346 | 49.81% | ||
| Republican | Teri Grier | 14,240 | 46.22% | ||||||
| others | 1,225 | 3.98% | |||||||
| 10 | Democratic | David Gomberg ofNewport | Re-elected | Democratic | David Gomberg | 17,499 | 56.24% | ||
| Republican | Thomas Donohue | 13,524 | 43.47% | ||||||
| others | 91 | 0.29% | |||||||
| 11 | Democratic | Phil Barnhart ofEugene | Re-elected | Democratic | Phil Barnhart | 17,298 | 53.12% | ||
| Republican | Joe Potwora | 15,194 | 46.66% | ||||||
| others | 73 | 0.22% | |||||||
| 12 | Democratic | John Lively ofSpringfield | Re-elected | Democratic | John Lively | 16,030 | 62.30% | ||
| Republican | Robert Schwartz | 9,606 | 37.33% | ||||||
| others | 94 | 0.37% | |||||||
| 13 | Democratic | Nancy Nathanson ofEugene | Re-elected | Democratic | Nancy Nathanson | 21,304 | 66.29% | ||
| Republican | Laura Cooper | 9,746 | 30.33% | ||||||
| others | 1,088 | 3.39% | |||||||
| 14 | Democratic | Val Hoyle ofEugene | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Julie Fahey | 16,039 | 51.76% | ||
| Republican | Kathy Lamberg | 14,886 | 48.03% | ||||||
| others | 65 | 0.21% | |||||||
| 15 | Republican | Andy Olson ofAlbany | Re-elected | Republican | Andy Olson | 25,175 | 82.84% | ||
| Progressive | Cynthia Hyatt | 5,051 | 16.62% | ||||||
| others | 163 | 0.54% | |||||||
| 16 | Democratic | Dan Rayfield ofCorvallis | Re-elected | Democratic | Dan Rayfield | 17,921 | 58.05% | ||
| Republican | Judson McClure | 6,474 | 20.97% | ||||||
| Progressive | Sami Al-AbadRabbuh | 4,934 | 15.98% | ||||||
| others | 1,542 | 4.99% | |||||||
| 17 | Republican | Sherrie Sprenger ofScio | Re-elected | Republican | Sherrie Sprenger | 22,673 | 78.27% | ||
| Independent Party | Jeffrey Goodwin | 6,113 | 21.10% | ||||||
| others | 182 | 0.63% | |||||||
| 18 | Republican | Vic Gilliam ofSilverton | Re-elected | Republican | Vic Gilliam | 19,250 | 64.74% | ||
| Democratic | Tom Kane | 9,565 | 32.17% | ||||||
| others | 918 | 3.09% | |||||||
| 19 | Republican | Jodi Hack ofSalem | Re-elected | Republican | Jodi Hack | 17,805 | 60.87% | ||
| Democratic | Larry Trott | 11,337 | 38.76% | ||||||
| others | 110 | 0.38% | |||||||
| 20 | Democratic | Paul Evans ofMonmouth | Re-elected | Democratic | Paul Evans | 17,408 | 52.92% | ||
| Republican | Laura Morett | 15,409 | 46.84% | ||||||
| others | 77 | 0.23% | |||||||
| 21 | Democratic | Brian Clem ofSalem | Re-elected | Democratic | Brian Clem | 12,313 | 55.52% | ||
| Republican | Doug Rodgers | 8,338 | 37.60% | ||||||
| Independent Party | Alvin Klausen | 1,420 | 6.42% | ||||||
| others | 106 | 0.48% | |||||||
| 22 | Democratic | Betty Komp ofWoodburn | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Teresa Alonso Leon | 9,604 | 55.27% | ||
| Republican | Patti Milne | 7,711 | 44.38% | ||||||
| others | 61 | 0.35% | |||||||
| 23 | Republican | Mike Nearman ofIndependence | Re-elected | Republican | Mike Nearman | 17,560 | 52.76% | ||
| Independent Party | Jim Thompson | 12,370 | 37.17% | ||||||
| Pacific Green | Alex Polikoff | 1,906 | 5.73% | ||||||
| others | 1,448 | 4.35% | |||||||
| 24 | Republican | Jim Weidner ofYamhill | Retired, Republican hold | Republican | Ron Noble | 17,065 | 54.91% | ||
| Democratic | Ken Moore | 13,953 | 44.89% | ||||||
| others | 62 | 0.20% | |||||||
| 25 | Republican | Bill Post ofKeizer | Re-elected | Republican | Bill Post | 18,545 | 63.64% | ||
| Democratic | Sharon Freeman | 10,523 | 36.11% | ||||||
| others | 71 | 0.24% | |||||||
| 26 | Republican | John Davis ofWilsonville | Retired, Republican hold | Republican | A. Richard Vial | 18,704 | 54.82% | ||
| Democratic | Ray Lister | 15,365 | 45.02% | ||||||
| others | 47 | 0.14% | |||||||
| 27 | Democratic | Tobias Read ofBeaverton | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Sheri Malstrom | 22,504 | 97.83% | ||
| others | 500 | 2.17% | |||||||
| 28 | Democratic | Jeff Barker ofAloha | Re-elected | Democratic | Jeff Barker | 17,107 | 64.07% | ||
| Republican | Gary Carlson | 9,481 | 35.51% | ||||||
| others | 112 | 0.42% | |||||||
| 29 | Democratic | Susan McLain ofForest Grove | Re-elected | Democratic | Susan McLain | 14,248 | 58.95% | ||
| Republican | Juanita Lint | 9,833 | 40.68% | ||||||
| others | 90 | 0.37% | |||||||
| 30 | Democratic | Joe Gallegos ofHillsboro | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Janeen Sollman | 15,336 | 52.22% | ||
| Republican | Dan Mason | 11,473 | 39.07% | ||||||
| Libertarian | Kyle Markley | 2,498 | 8.51% | ||||||
| others | 61 | 0.21% | |||||||
| 31 | Democratic | Brad Witt ofClatskanie | Re-elected | Democratic | Brad Witt | 24,658 | 80.55% | ||
| Libertarian | Robert Miller | 5,706 | 18.64% | ||||||
| others | 248 | 0.81% | |||||||
| 32 | Democratic | Deborah Boone ofCannon Beach | Re-elected | Democratic | Deborah Boone | 18,540 | 56.53% | ||
| Republican | Bruce Bobek | 14,157 | 43.17% | ||||||
| others | 97 | 0.30% | |||||||
| 33 | Democratic | Mitch Greenlick ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Mitch Greenlick | 24,466 | 69.45% | ||
| Republican | John Verbeek | 10,686 | 30.33% | ||||||
| others | 77 | 0.22% | |||||||
| 34 | Democratic | Ken Helm ofBeaverton | Re-elected | Democratic | Ken Helm | 18,606 | 65.13% | ||
| Independent Party | Donald Hershiser | 9,875 | 34.57% | ||||||
| others | 86 | 0.30% | |||||||
| 35 | Democratic | Margaret Doherty ofTigard | Re-elected | Democratic | Margaret Doherty | 19,609 | 62.32% | ||
| Independent Party | Jessica Cousineau | 11,752 | 37.35% | ||||||
| others | 106 | 0.34% | |||||||
| 36 | Democratic | Jennifer Williamson ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Jennifer Williamson | 28,875 | 88.73% | ||
| Libertarian | Amanda Burnham | 3,519 | 10.81% | ||||||
| others | 149 | 0.46% | |||||||
| 37 | Republican | Julie Parrish ofWest Linn | Re-elected | Republican | Julie Parrish | 18,971 | 53.81% | ||
| Democratic | Paul Southwick | 15,393 | 43.66% | ||||||
| others | 893 | 2.53% | |||||||
| 38 | Democratic | Ann Lininger ofLake Oswego | Re-elected | Democratic | Ann Lininger | 26,675 | 69.69% | ||
| Republican | Patrick De Klotz | 11,533 | 30.13% | ||||||
| others | 68 | 0.18% | |||||||
| 39 | Republican | Bill Kennemer ofOregon City | Re-elected | Republican | Bill Kennemer | 22,160 | 64.82% | ||
| Democratic | Charles Gallia | 10,963 | 32.07% | ||||||
| others | 1,062 | 3.11% | |||||||
| 40 | Democratic | Brent Barton ofGladstone | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Mark Meek | 16,282 | 51.03% | ||
| Republican | Evon Tekorius | 13,829 | 43.34% | ||||||
| others | 1,798 | 5.63% | |||||||
| 41 | Democratic | Kathleen Taylor ofPortland | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Karin Power | 24,589 | 71.35% | ||
| Republican | Timothy E. McMenamin | 9,799 | 28.43% | ||||||
| others | 76 | 0.22% | |||||||
| 42 | Democratic | Rob Nosse ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Rob Nosse | 33,894 | 88.71% | ||
| Independent Party | James Stubbs | 2,459 | 6.44% | ||||||
| others | 1,854 | 4.85% | |||||||
| 43 | Democratic | Lew Frederick ofPortland | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Tawna Sanchez | 31,052 | 98.55% | ||
| others | 457 | 1.45% | |||||||
| 44 | Democratic | Tina Kotek ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Tina Kotek | 23,288 | 80.34% | ||
| Pacific Green | Joe Rowe | 5,700 | 19.50% | ||||||
| others | 242 | 0.83% | |||||||
| 45 | Democratic | Barbara Smith Warner ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Barbara Smith Warner | 24,843 | 98.07% | ||
| others | 488 | 1.93% | |||||||
| 46 | Democratic | Alissa Keny-Guyer ofPortland | Re-elected | Democratic | Alissa Keny-Guyer | 23,366 | 97.95% | ||
| others | 489 | 2.05% | |||||||
| 47 | Democratic | Jessica Vega Pederson ofPortland | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Diego Hernandez | 14,323 | 66.91% | ||
| Independent Party | Michael Langley | 7,025 | 32.82% | ||||||
| others | 59 | 0.28% | |||||||
| 48 | Democratic | Jeff Reardon ofHappy Valley | Re-elected | Democratic | Jeff Reardon | 15,154 | 62.92% | ||
| Republican | George (Sonny) Yellott | 6,774 | 28.13% | ||||||
| others | 2,155 | 8.95% | |||||||
| 49 | Democratic | Chris Gorsek ofTroutdale | Re-elected | Democratic | Chris Gorsek | 16,075 | 96.50% | ||
| others | 583 | 3.50% | |||||||
| 50 | Democratic | Carla Piluso ofGresham | Re-elected | Democratic | Carla Piluso | 11,840 | 50.25% | ||
| Republican | Stella Armstrong | 7,254 | 30.79% | ||||||
| Independent Party | Michael Calcagno | 4,433 | 18.82% | ||||||
| others | 33 | 0.14% | |||||||
| 51 | Democratic | Shemia Fagan ofClackamas | Retired, Democratic hold | Democratic | Janelle Bynum | 14,310 | 50.85% | ||
| Republican | Lori Chavez-Deremer | 13,746 | 48.85% | ||||||
| others | 86 | 0.31% | |||||||
| 52 | Republican | Mark Johnson ofHood River | Re-elected | Republican | Mark Johnson | 17,582 | 55.47% | ||
| Democratic | Mark Reynolds | 14,047 | 44.32% | ||||||
| others | 66 | 0.21% | |||||||
| 53 | Republican | Gene Whisnant ofSunriver | Re-elected | Republican | Gene Whisnant | 24,425 | 67.45% | ||
| Democratic | Michael Graham | 11,727 | 32.38% | ||||||
| others | 60 | 0.17% | |||||||
| 54 | Republican | Knute Buehler ofBend | Re-elected | Republican | Knute Buehler | 19,352 | 51.92% | ||
| Democratic | Gena Goodman-Campbell | 17,804 | 47.77% | ||||||
| others | 117 | 0.31% | |||||||
| 55 | Republican | Mike McLane ofPowell Butte | Re-elected | Republican | Mike McLane | 24,693 | 75.68% | ||
| Democratic | Brie Malarkey | 7,857 | 24.08% | ||||||
| others | 77 | 0.24% | |||||||
| 56 | Republican | Gail Whitsett ofKlamath Falls | Retired, Republican hold | Republican | E. Werner Reschke | 13,164 | 48.70% | ||
| Democratic | Al Switzer | 10,882 | 40.26% | ||||||
| Jonah Hakanson | 2,918 | 10.80% | |||||||
| others | 66 | 0.24% | |||||||
| 57 | Republican | Greg Smith ofHeppner | Re-elected | Republican | Greg Smith | 17,432 | 98.74% | ||
| others | 222 | 1.26% | |||||||
| 58 | Republican | Greg Barreto ofCove | Re-elected | Republican | Greg Barreto | 23,010 | 97.29% | ||
| others | 642 | 2.71% | |||||||
| 59 | Republican | John Huffman ofThe Dalles | Re-elected | Republican | John Huffman | 21,392 | 70.24% | ||
| Democratic | Tyler Gabriel | 8,982 | 29.49% | ||||||
| others | 81 | 0.27% | |||||||
| 60 | Republican | Cliff Bentz ofOntario | Re-elected | Republican | Cliff Bentz | 22,339 | 98.14% | ||
| others | 424 | 1.86% | |||||||