Dick Anderson (Oregon politician)

Dick Anderson (born June 9, 1950) is an American politician currently in the Oregon State Senate from Oregon's 5th district. He was elected to the seat after the incumbent Democrat decided not to run for re–election.^[1] He defeated Democratic candidate Melissa Cribbins in the general election, winning 49.4% to 46.5%, with 4.2% of the vote going to other candidates.^[2]

Dick Anderson
Member of the Oregon State Senate from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Arnie Roblan
Personal details
Political party	Republican

Electoral history

2016 Oregon State Senator, 5th district^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arnie Roblan	30,388	48.2
	Republican	Dick Anderson	30,039	47.6
	Libertarian	Dan Souza	2,568	4.1
	Write-in		99	0.2
Total votes			63,094	100%

2020 Oregon State Senator, 5th district^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Anderson	37,807	49.4
	Democratic	Melissa T Cribbins	35,620	46.5
	Pacific Green	Shauleen Higgins	3,107	4.1
	Write-in		72	0.1
Total votes			76,606	100%

2024 Oregon State Senator, 5th district^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Anderson	42,336	53.8
	Democratic	Jo Beaudreau	36,281	46.1
	Write-in		109	0.1
Total votes			78,726	100%