2024 Oregon State Senate election
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The 2024 Oregon State Senate election will be held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 5, 2024, to elect 15 of the 30 members of the State Senate of the 82nd Oregon Legislature.
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A primary election will be held in several districts on May 21, 2024.[1] The election will coincide with the election of the other house of the Legislative Assembly, the Oregon House of Representatives, and other elections.[2]
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.[3] Some of the senators have filed a lawsuit against the secretary of state.[4] On February 1, 2024, the Oregon Supreme Court unanimously ruled that these senators could not be placed on the ballot in 2024 and 2026.[5]
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.[6]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| CNalysis[7] | Solid D | March 25, 2024 |
- District 23: Michael Dembrow is retiring.[8]
- District 2: Art Robinson is barred from re-election.[5]
- District 27: Tim Knopp, the former minority leader, is barred from re-election.[5]
- District 28: Dennis Linthicum is barred from re-election in the Senate, and is running for secretary of state instead.[5]
- District 29: Bill Hansell is both retiring and barred from re-election.[9][10]
- District 30: Lynn Findley is both retiring and barred from re-election.[11][12]
- District 12: Brian Boquist is barred from re-election in the Senate, and is running for state treasurer instead.[5]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Primary seats | ||||
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| Primary | Secondary | Before | After | +/− | ||||
| Democratic | 10 | 10 | 17 | |||||
| Republican | 23 | 13 | 10 | |||||
| IPO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 33 | 23 | 100.0 | 30 | 30 | ±0 | ||
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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| 1st | David Brock Smith | Rep | ||||
| 2nd | Art Robinson | Rep | ||||
| 5th | Dick Anderson | Rep | ||||
| 9th | Fred Girod | Rep | ||||
| 12th | Brian Boquist | Ind | ||||
| 14th | Kate Lieber | Dem | ||||
| 18th | Wlnsvey Campos | Dem | ||||
| 21st | Kathleen Taylor | Dem | ||||
| 22nd | Lew Frederick | Dem | ||||
| 23rd | Michael Dembrow | Dem | ||||
| 25th | Chris Gorsek | Dem | ||||
| 27th | Tim Knopp | Rep | ||||
| 28th | Dennis Linthicum | Rep | ||||
| 29th | Bill Hansell | Rep | ||||
| 30th | Lynn Findley | Rep | ||||
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
- ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Oregon elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ Shapiro, Ari; VanderHart, Dirk; Mohammad, Lina; Brown, Ashley; Westervelt, Eric (May 15, 2023). "Oregon Republicans' walkouts trigger a new state law on reelection". NPR.
- ^ VanderHart, Dirk (August 25, 2023). "Republican senators sue Oregon secretary of state, saying walkout doesn't block them from seeking reelection". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Shumway, Julia (February 1, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Public Elections Calendar | data.oregon.gov | Oregon's Open Data Portal | Oregon.gov". data.oregon.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "24 OR Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "State Rep. Khanh Pham Will Run for Oregon Senate". Willamette Week. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Shumway, Julia (March 2, 2023). "Longtime eastern Oregon Sen. Bill Hansell plans to retire in 2024". Oregon Capital Chronicle.
- ^ Shumway, Julia (February 1, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection • Oregon Capital Chronicle". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ Shumway, Julia (January 31, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court to rule Thursday in Republican Senate walkout case". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Shumway, Julia (February 1, 2024). "Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection • Oregon Capital Chronicle". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Oregon primary Legislative results :: The Oregonian | OregonLive.com". The Oregonian - OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Mercury Primary Endorsements May 2024 Cheat Sheet!". Portland Mercury. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.