The 2024 Oregon State Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 5, 2024, to elect 15 of the 30 members of the State Senate to the 83rd Oregon Legislature.
Primary elections were held in several districts on May 21, 2024. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislative Assembly, the Oregon House of Representatives, and other elections.
The Democrats regained the three-fifths supermajority in the Senate they had lost in the 2022 elections.
Background On August 8, 2023, Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade announced that as per the recently passed Oregon Ballot Measure 113, 10 Republican senators who participated in walkouts earlier in the year are not eligible for re-election for the next term. Six of these senators are up for election in 2024. Some of the senators filed a lawsuit against the secretary of state, with the Oregon Supreme Court eventually ruling unanimously that they could not be placed on the ballot in 2024 and 2026.
Electoral system The 15 members of the Senate up for election were elected from single-member districts via first-past-the-post voting for four-year terms.
Contested nominations of recognized major parties (Democratic and Republican) for each district were determined by a primary election on May 21, 2024.
Minor party candidates were nominated by petition. Write-in candidates must file a request with the Secretary of State's office for votes for them to be counted. Candidates for the state Senate in 2024 were required to file to run from September 14, 2023, to March 12, 2024.
Predictions +SourceRankingAs ofCNalysisMarch 25, 2024
Outgoing incumbents
Democrats
District 23: Michael Dembrow retired.
Republicans District 2: Art Robinson was barred from re-election. District 12: Brian Boquist was barred from re-election in the Senate, and ran for state treasurer instead. District 27: Tim Knopp, the former minority leader, was barred from re-election. District 28: Dennis Linthicum was barred from re-election in the Senate, and ran for secretary of state instead. District 29: Bill Hansell both retired and was barred from re-election. District 30: Lynn Findley both retired and was barred from re-election.
Overview PartyCandidatesVotes%SeatsBeforeAfter+/−Democratic13511,37749.90%1718 1Republican12479,82146.82%1212Independent218,0831.76%00Libertarian110,1490.99%00Write-in–5,3390.52%00IPO000.00%10 1Total 33 1,024,769100.0%3030±0
Summary by district District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party 1st David Brock Smith Rep David Brock Smith Rep 2ndArt Robinson RepNoah Robinson Rep 5th Dick Anderson Rep Dick Anderson Rep 9th Fred Girod Rep Fred Girod Rep 12th Brian Boquist RepBruce Starr Rep 14th Kate Lieber Dem Kate Lieber Dem 18th Wlnsvey Campos Dem Wlnsvey Campos Dem 21st Kathleen Taylor Dem Kathleen Taylor Dem 22nd Lew Frederick Dem Lew Frederick Dem 23rd Michael Dembrow Dem Khanh Pham Dem 25th Chris Gorsek Dem Chris Gorsek Dem 27th Tim Knopp RepAnthony Broadman Dem 28th Dennis Linthicum Rep Diane Linthicum Rep 29th Bill Hansell Rep Todd Nash Rep 30th Lynn Findley Rep Mike McLane Rep
Detailed results District 1 • District 2 • District 5 • District 9 • District 12 • District 14 • District 18 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27• District 28 • District 29 • District 30__NOTOC__
District 1
Republican primary
General election
District 2
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 5
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 9
Republican primary
General election
District 12
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 14
Republican primary
Democratic primary
Endorsements
General election
District 18
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 21
Democratic primary
General election
District 22
Republican primary
Democratic primary
Endorsements
General election
District 23
Democratic primary
General election
District 25
Republican primary
Democratic primary
Endorsements
General election
District 27
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 28
Republican primary
General election
District 29
Republican primary
General election
District 30
Republican primary
General election
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