Oregon legislative elections, 2014
The 2014 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses of the state legislature for the 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2015–2016 term).[1] The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 20, 2014 with the general election following on November 4, 2014.
The Democratic Party increased its 16-14 majority in the Senate to a supermajority of 18–12. In the House, the Democrats added one more seat and now holds a 35-25 majority.
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Oregon State Senate
16 of the State Senate's 30 seats were up for re-election in 2014.[2] Democrats held a 16–14 majority in the 2012 legislative election.
Open seats
- District 13: Republican Larry George retired.[3]
Results
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Democratic | Alan Bates of Ashland |
Re-elected | Democratic | Alan Bates | ||||
| Republican | Dave Dotterer | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
| 4 | Democratic | Floyd Prozanski of S. Lane/N. Douglas counties |
Re-elected | Democratic | Floyd Prozanski | ||||
| Republican | Cheryl Mueller | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
| 6 | Democratic | Lee Beyer of Springfield |
Re-elected | Democratic | Lee Beyer | ||||
| Republican | Michael P. Spasaro | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
| 7 | Democratic | Chris Edwards of Eugene |
Re-elected | Democratic | Chris Edwards | ||||
| others | |||||||||
| 8 | Republican | Betsy Close of Albany |
Lost election to full term | Republican | Betsy Close | ||||
| Democratic | Sara Gelser | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
| 10 | Republican | Jackie Winters of Salem |
Re-elected | Republican | Jackie Winters | ||||
| others | |||||||||
| 11 | Democratic | Peter Courtney of Salem |
Re-elected | Democratic | Peter Courtney | ||||
| Republican | Patricia Milne | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
| 13 | Republican | Larry George of Hillsboro |
Retiring[3] | Republican | Kim Thatcher | ||||
| Democratic | Ryan Howard | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
| 15 | Republican | Bruce Starr of Hillsboro |
Lost re-election | Republican | Bruce Starr | ||||
| Democratic | Chuck Riley | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
| 16 | Democratic | Betsy Johnson of Scappoose |
Re-elected | Democratic | Betsy Johnson | ||||
| others | |||||||||
| 17 | Democratic | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward of Multnomah County |
Elected to full term | Democratic | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | ||||
| Republican | John Verbeek | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
| 19 | Democratic | Richard Devlin of Tualatin |
Re-elected | Democratic | Richard Devlin | ||||
| others | |||||||||
| 20 | Republican | Alan Olsen of Canby |
Re-elected | Republican | Alan Olsen | ||||
| Democratic | Jamie Damon | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
| 23 | Democratic | Michael Dembrow of Portland |
Elected to full term | Democratic | Michael Dembrow | ||||
| others | |||||||||
| 24 | Democratic | Rod Monroe of Portland |
Re-elected | Democratic | Rod Monroe | ||||
| others | |||||||||
| 26 | Republican | Chuck Thomsen of Hood River |
Re-elected | Republican | Chuck Thomsen | ||||
| Democratic | Robert R. Bruce | ||||||||
| others | |||||||||
Oregon House of Representatives
All 60 seats in the State House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2014. Democrats took a 34-26 majority in the 2012 elections after they picked up a net of four seats.
Open seats
- District 2: Republican Tim Freeman was elected to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners.[4]
- District 3: Republican Wally Hicks retired.[5]
- District 4: Republican Dennis Richardson is the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon.[6]
- District 7: Republican Bruce Hanna retired.[7]
- District 16: Democrat Sara Gelser was the Democratic nominee for state Senate in District 8.[8]
- District 19: Republican Kevin Cameron resigned when he was appointed to the Marion County Board of Commissioners[9]
- District 20: Republican Vicki Berger retired.[10]
- District 23: Republican Jim Thompson was defeated in the primary by Mike Nearman.[11]
- District 25: Republican Kim Thatcher was the Republican nominee for state Senate in District 13.[8]
- District 29: Democrat Ben Unger retired.[12]
- District 34: Democrat Chris Harker retired.[13]
- District 41: Democrat Carolyn Tomei retired.[14]
- District 42: Democrat Jules Bailey was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners.[15]
- District 50: Democrat Greg Matthews retired.[16]
- District 54: Republican Jason Conger ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator from Oregon.[17]
- District 58: Republican Bob Jenson retired.[18]
Results
See also
- 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2013–2014)
- 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2015–2016)
References
- ↑ Gaston, Christian (March 13, 2014). "2014 Oregon election will focus on suburban House seats, with turnout the key". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ↑ "Candidate Filing Search Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Gaston, Christian (December 17, 2013). "Larry George, key 'grand bargain' negotiator, won't seek re-election to Oregon Senate". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 "Freeman wins Douglas County commissioner seat in primary". NRToday.com. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Gaston, Christian (January 20, 2014). "Josephine County Rep. Wally Hicks won't seek another term in Oregon Legislature". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Esteve, Harry (May 20, 2014). "Dennis Richardson wins GOP governor primary, will face Democrat John Kitzhaber". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Mapes, Jeff (September 20, 2013). "Bruce Hanna decides not to run for re-election -- or, for now, another seat: Oregon politics today". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Oregon primary election results 2014: Oregon Legislature". The Oregonian. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Staver, Anna (May 20, 2014). "Rep. Kevin Cameron named new Marion County commissioner". Salem Statesman-Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Gaston, Christian (October 23, 2013). "Vicki Berger won't seek re-election to Salem Oregon House seat". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Zheng, Yuxing (May 20, 2014). "Jim Thompson loses House seat in GOP face-off against Mike Nearman". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Gaston, Christian (March 11, 2014). "Susan McLain will run for Oregon House, replacing Rep. Ben Unger on ballot". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Brettman, Allan (October 26, 2013). "State Rep. Chris Harker, D-Beaverton, announces he will not seek re-election in 2014". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Esteve, Harry (March 7, 2014). "Rep. Carolyn Tomei, Milwaukie Democrat, won't run for re-election". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ↑ Binder, Melissa (May 20, 2014). "Multnomah County District 1: Jules Bailey defeats Brian Wilson". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Gaston, Christian (March 7, 2014). "Gresham Rep. Greg Matthews won't seek reelection to Oregon House". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Mapes, Jeff (May 20, 2014). "Monica Wehby defeats Jason Conger in GOP Senate primary, focuses on Jeff Merkley". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Zheng, Yuxing (May 20, 2014). "Greg Barreto defeats John Turner in northeast Oregon House GOP primary". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ↑ "General Election Abstracts of Votes: State Representative" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
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