2010 Oregon legislative election

The 2010 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 76th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were on May 18, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. Sixteen of the Oregon State Senate's thirty seats were up for election, as were all 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Oregon legislative elections, 2010

← 2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012 →
16 seats of the Oregon State Senate and 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 54 (18 in Senate, 36 in House) 36 (12 Senate, 24 House) Seats after 46 (16 in Senate, 30 in House) 44 (14 Senate, 30 House) Seat change 8 2 in Senate, 6 in House 8 2 in Senate, 6 in House

In the previous session, the Democrats held supermajorities in both chambers: 18–12 in the Senate and 36–24 in the House. Following the election, Republicans reduced the Democratic majority to 16–14 in the Senate and gained enough seats in the House to make the chamber evenly divided between the parties, 30–30.^[1]

Oregon Senate

2010 Oregon State Senate elections

← 2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012 →
16 of 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 18 12 Seats after 16 14 Seat change 2 2
Results of the elections:      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[2]	Lean D	November 1, 2010

Results

12 of the 16 Senate seats up for election were held by Democrats, and the other four seats were previously held by Republicans. The Republicans held all their seats and added two: in District 26, Chuck Thomsen defeated Brent Barton for the seat previously held by Rick Metsger, who resigned to run for Oregon State Treasurer, and in District 20, incumbent Democrat Martha Schrader lost to Republican Alan Olsen by 227 votes.^[1]

District[3]	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
3		Democratic	Alan Bates of Ashland	Re-elected		Democratic	Alan Bates	24,550
						Republican	Dave Dotterrer	24,275
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4		Democratic	Floyd Prozanski of Eugene	Re-elected		Democratic	Floyd Prozanski	29,077
						Republican	Marilyn Kittelman	20,961
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6		Democratic	Bill Morrisette of Springfield	Retired		Democratic	Lee Beyer	23,705
						Republican	Michael P. Spasaro	19,626
						Independent Party	Scott Reynolds	2,304
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7		Democratic	Chris Edwards of Eugene	Re-elected		Democratic	Chris Edwards	29,308
						Republican	Karen Bodner	17,511
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8		Republican	Frank Morse of Albany	Re-elected		Republican	Frank Morse	26,466
						Democratic	Dan Rayfield	21,563
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10		Republican	Jackie Winters of Salem	Re-elected		Republican	Jackie Winters	32,956
						Democratic	Jackie Pierce	15,088
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11		Democratic	Peter Courtney of Salem	Re-elected		Democratic	Peter Courtney	14,883
						Republican	Michael W. Forest	12,280
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13		Republican	Larry George of Hillsboro	Re-elected		Republican	Larry George	30,457
						Democratic	Timi Parker	17,742
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15		Republican	Bruce Starr of Hillsboro	Re-elected		Republican	Bruce Starr	21,382
						Democratic	Chuck Riley	19,533
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16		Democratic	Betsy Johnson of Scappoose	Re-elected		Democratic	Betsy Johnson	27,182
						Republican	Bob Horning	22,657
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17		Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici of Beaverton	Re-elected		Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici	32,281
						Republican	Stevan C. Kirkpatrick	18,041
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19		Democratic	Richard Devlin of Tualatin	Re-elected		Democratic	Richard Devlin	30,179
						Republican	Mary Kremer	25,038
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20		Democratic	Martha Schrader of Canby	Lost re-election		Republican	Alan Olsen	23,044
						Democratic	Martha Schrader	22,817
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22		Democratic	Chip Shields of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Chip Shields	40,101
						Republican	Dwyane E. Runyan	5,345
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24		Democratic	Rod Monroe of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Rod Monroe	18,337
						Republican	Rob Wheeler	16,905
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26		Democratic	Rick Metsger of Mt. Hood	Retired[4]		Republican	Chuck Thomsen	24,925
						Democratic	Brent Barton	22,144
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House of Representatives

2010 Oregon House of Representatives elections

← 2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012 →
60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives 31 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 36 24 Seats after 30 30 Seat change 6 6
Results      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold

In the House, with all 60 seats up for re-election, Republicans gained six seats, making the chamber evenly split between Democrats and Republicans for the next session.^[1]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[2]	Likely D	November 1, 2010

Results

District[5]	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Republican	Wayne Krieger of Gold Beach	Re-elected		Republican	Wayne Krieger'	18,115
						Democratic	Eldon Rollins	6,875
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2		Republican	Tim Freeman of Roseburg	Re-elected		Republican	Tim Freeman	15,781
						Democratic	Harry McDermott	6,077
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3		Republican	Ron Maurer of Grants Pass	Retired[6]		Republican	Wally Hicks	16,054
						Constitution	Barbara L. Gonzalez	4,345
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4		Republican	Dennis Richardson of Central Point	Re-elected		Republican	Dennis Richardson	17,495
						Democratic	Richard (Rick) Levine	7,279
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5		Democratic	Peter Buckley of Ashland	Re-elected		Democratic	Peter Buckley	16,120
						Republican	Sandra A. Abercrombie	9,632
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6		Republican	Sal Esquivel of Medford	Re-elected		Republican	Sal Esquivel	12,407
						Democratic	Lynn Howe	9,468
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7		Republican	Bruce Hanna of Roseburg	Re-elected		Republican	Bruce Hanna	16,066
						Democratic	Sara Byers	8,832
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8		Democratic	Paul Holvey of Eugene	Re-elected		Democratic	Paul Holvey	17,715
						Republican	Simone Gordon	6,581
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9		Democratic	Arnie Roblan of Coos Bay	Re-elected		Democratic	Arnie Roblan	12,094
						Republican	R. Scott Roberts	10,824
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10		Democratic	Jean Cowan of Newport	Re-elected		Democratic	Jean Cowan	14,475
						Republican	Becky Lemler	10,323
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11		Democratic	Phil Barnhart of Eugene	Re-elected		Democratic	Phil Barnhart	15,244
						Republican	Kelly R. Lovelace	12,657
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12		Democratic	Terry Beyer of Springfield	Re-elected		Democratic	Terry Beyer	10,170
						Republican	Sean VanGordon	7,727
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13		Democratic	Nancy Nathanson of Eugene	Re-elected		Democratic	Nancy Nathanson	15,967
						Republican	Bill Young	7,890
						Pacific Green	Mark Callahan	749
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14		Democratic	Val Hoyle of Eugene	Re-elected		Democratic	Val Hoyle	11,336
						Republican	Dwight Coon	10,041
						Independent Party	Kevin Prociw	1,078
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15		Republican	Andy Olson of Albany	Re-elected		Republican	Andy Olson	17,033
						Democratic	Bud Laurent	7,901
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16		Democratic	Sara Gelser of Corvallis	Re-elected		Democratic	Sara Gelser	15,782
						Republican	Rose Cook	7,096
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17		Republican	Sherrie Sprenger of Scio	Re-elected		Republican	Sherrie Sprenger	15,719
						Democratic	Richard Harisay	5,689
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18		Republican	Vic Gilliam of Silverton	Re-elected		Republican	Vic Gilliam	14,558
						Democratic	Rodney E. Orr	7,919
						Libertarian	Martin Soehrman	489
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19		Republican	Kevin Cameron of Salem	Re-elected		Republican	Kevin Cameron	14,532
						Democratic	Claudia Kyle	9,166
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20		Republican	Vicki Berger of Salem	Re-elected		Republican	Vicki Berger	15,143
						Democratic	Mike Powers	8,816
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21		Democratic	Brian Clem of Salem	Re-elected		Democratic	Brian Clem	9,028
						Republican	Marvin Sannes	6,494
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22		Democratic	Betty Komp of Woodburn	Re-elected		Democratic	Betty Komp	6,083
						Republican	Kathy LeCompte	5,460
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23		Republican	Jim Thompson of Dallas	Re-elected		Republican	Jim Thompson	16,371
						Democratic	Wesley W. West	7,661
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24		Republican	Jim Weidner of McMinnville	Re-elected		Republican	Jim Weidner	13,787
						Democratic	Susan Sokol Blosser	11,380
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25		Republican	Kim Thatcher of Keizer	Re-elected		Republican	Kim Thatcher	14,770
						Democratic	Jim Dyer	7,530
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26		Republican	Matt Wingard of Wilsonville	Re-elected		Republican	Matt Wingard	16,362
						Democratic	Sandy Webb	10,382
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27		Democratic	Tobias Read of Beaverton	Re-elected		Democratic	Tobias Read	15,398
						Republican	Dan Lucas	9,328
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28		Democratic	Jeff Barker of Aloha	Re-elected		Democratic	Jeff Barker	10,314
						Republican	Bill Berg	7,787
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29		Democratic	Chuck Riley of Hillsboro	Retired[7]		Republican	Katie Eyre Brewer	9,035
						Democratic	Katie Riley	8,009
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30		Democratic	David Edwards of Hillsboro	Retired		Republican	Shawn Lindsay	12,501
						Democratic	Doug Ainge	10,893
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31		Democratic	Brad Witt of Clatskanie	Re-elected		Democratic	Brad Witt	13,804
						Republican	Ed DeCoste	10,300
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32		Democratic	Deborah Boone of Cannon Beach	Re-elected		Democratic	Deborah Boone	12,977
						Republican	Lew Barnes	11,832
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33		Democratic	Mitch Greenlick of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Mitch Greenlick	20,101
						Republican	Michael Bieker	10,862
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34		Democratic	Chris Harker of Beaverton	Re-elected		Democratic	Chris Harker	11,439
						Republican	Tyler Hill	7,420
						Libertarian	James Foster	476
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35		Democratic	Larry Galizio of Tigard	Retired		Democratic	Margaret Doherty	12,991
						Republican	Gordon Fiddes	9,864
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36		Democratic	Mary Nolan of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Mary Nolan	21,407
						Republican	Diane Schendel	5,776
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37		Republican	Scott Bruun of West Linn	Retired[8]		Republican	Julie Parrish	13,498
						Democratic	Will Rasmussen	12,982
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38		Democratic	Chris Garrett of Lake Oswego	Re-elected		Democratic	Chris Garrett	16,815
						Republican	Rob Gardier	10,957
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39		Republican	Bill Kennemer of Oregon City	Re-elected		Republican	Bill Kennemer	14,284
						Democratic	Alice Norris	10,284
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40		Democratic	Dave Hunt of Gladstone	Re-elected		Democratic	Dave Hunt	12,500
						Republican	Deborah J. Gerritzen	8,135
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41		Democratic	Carolyn Tomei of Milwaukie	Re-elected		Democratic	Carolyn Tomei	17,092
						Republican	Hugo Schulz	5,385
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42		Democratic	Jules Bailey of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Jules Bailey	22,020
						Republican	Cliff Hutchison	2,470
						Pacific Green	Chris Extine	1,405
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43		Democratic	Lew Frederick of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Lew Frederick	19,821
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44		Democratic	Tina Kotek of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Tina Kotek	16,517
						Republican	Kitty C. Harmon	3,812
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45		Democratic	Michael Dembrow of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Michael Dembrow	18,945
						Republican	Anne Marie Gurney	4,932
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46		Democratic	Ben Cannon of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Ben Cannon	18,418
						Republican	Russell Turner	3,827
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47		Democratic	Jefferson Smith of Portland	Re-elected		Democratic	Jefferson Smith	10,395
						Republican	Dee Flowers	6,256
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48		Democratic	Mike Schaufler of Happy Valley	Re-elected		Democratic	Mike Schaufler	9,719
						Independent Party	Jeff Caton	7,246
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49		Democratic	Nick Kahl of Gresham	Lost re-election		Republican	Matt Wand	8,967
						Democratic	Nick Kahl	7,857
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50		Democratic	Greg Matthews of Gresham	Re-elected		Democratic	Greg Matthews	10,550
						Republican	Andre Wang	8,983
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51		Democratic	Brent Barton of Clackamas	Retired[7]		Republican	Patrick Sheehan	12,409
						Democratic	Cheryl Myers	10,330
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52		Democratic	Suzanne VanOrman of Corbett	Lost re-election		Republican	Mark Johnson	14,012
						Democratic	Suzanne VanOrman	10,739
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53		Republican	Gene Whisnant of Sunriver	Re-elected		Republican	Gene Whisnant	21,532
						Democratic	John Huddle	8,012
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54		Democratic	Judy Stiegler of Bend	Lost re-election		Republican	Jason Conger	16,391
						Democratic	Judy Stiegler	12,771
						Independent	Mike Kozak	2,074
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55		Republican	George Gilman of Bend	Retired		Republican	Mike McLane	17,204
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56		Republican	Bill Garrard of Klamath Falls	Re-elected		Republican	Bill Garrard	15,402
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57		Republican	Greg Smith of Heppner	Re-elected		Republican	Greg Smith	16,211
						Democratic	Jean A. Falbo	4,721
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58		Republican	Bob Jenson of Pendleton	Re-elected		Republican	Bob Jenson	11,310
						Democratic	Pete Wells	3,772
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59		Republican	John Huffman of The Dalles	Re-elected		Republican	John Huffman	15,033
						Democratic	Will Boettner	6,565
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60		Republican	Cliff Bentz of Ontario	Re-elected		Republican	Cliff Bentz	15,341
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See also

• 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2009–2010)
• 76th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2011–2012)

Sources

ORESTAR, the online elections system of the Oregon Secretary of State's Elections Division