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Elections for the office of
Oregon's State Senate were held in
Oregon on
November 2, 2010.
The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 9, 2010 (August 24 for independents). The primary election date was May 18, 2010.
In Oregon, senators serve four-year terms with no limit on consecutive terms.
- See also: Oregon State Senate and State legislative elections, 2010
November 2 General Election Results[edit]
The following candidates won on November 2, 2010: (Includes toss-ups as they currently lean.)
Note: The Oregon Senate may pursue a power sharing agreement if the outstanding toss-up contest results in a tied chamber[1]. This was used in 2002 when the Oregon Senate was tied at 15[2].
Majority control[edit]
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Oregon State Senate:
Campaign contributions[edit]
- See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Oregon in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[3]
Year
|
Number of candidates
|
Total contributions
|
2012
|
37
|
$7,962,888
|
2010
|
41
|
$8,704,179
|
2008
|
29
|
$2,779,111
|
2006
|
40
|
$6,103,385
|
2004
|
36
|
$7,016,263
|
2002
|
37
|
$6,330,449
|
2000
|
30
|
$5,255,383
|
During the 2010 election, the total contributions to the 41 Senate candidates was $9,803,929. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2010 Donors, Oregon State Senate
|
Donor
|
Amount
|
Oregon Senate Republican Leadership Fund
|
$1,070,878
|
Oregon Democratic Party
|
$933,967
|
Senate Democratic Leadership Fund
|
$723,942
|
Oregon Education Association
|
$250,846
|
Oregon Public Employees Local 503
|
$241,151
|
Oregon Healthcare Association
|
$192,361
|
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
|
$181,900
|
Doctors for Healthy Communities
|
$110,995
|
Coalition for a Healthy Oregon
|
$102,830
|
Douglas County Physicians
|
$92,000
|
Qualifications[edit]
Article 4, Section 8 of the Oregon Constitution states:
- No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at the time of election is not a citizen of the United States; nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding the election an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen. However, for purposes of the general election next following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, the person must have been an inhabitant of the district from January 1 of the year following the reapportionment to the date of the election.
- Senators and Representatives shall be at least twenty one years of age.
- No person shall be a Senator or Representative who has been convicted of a felony during:
- The term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative; or
- The period beginning on the date of the election at which the person was elected to the office of Senator or Representative and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected.
- No person is eligible to be elected as a Senator or Representative if that person has been convicted of a felony and has not completed the sentence received for the conviction prior to the date that person would take office if elected. As used in this subsection, “sentence received for the conviction” includes a term of imprisonment, any period of probation or post-prison supervision and payment of a monetary obligation imposed as all or part of a sentence.
- Notwithstanding sections 11 and 15, Article IV of this Constitution:
- The office of a Senator or Representative convicted of a felony during the term to which the Senator or Representative was elected or appointed shall become vacant on the date the Senator or Representative is convicted.
- A person elected to the office of Senator or Representative and convicted of a felony during the period beginning on the date of the election and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected shall be ineligible to take office and the office shall become vacant on the first day of the next term of office.
- Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a person who is ineligible to be a Senator or Representative under subsection (3) of this section may:
- Be a Senator or Representative after the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible; and
- Be a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative prior to the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible.
- No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at all times during the term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative is not an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen or has been appointed to represent. A person shall not lose status as an inhabitant of a district if the person is absent from the district for purposes of business of the Legislative Assembly. Following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, until the expiration of the term of office of the person, a person may be an inhabitant of any district.
Incumbency[edit]
Unopposed incumbents[edit]
There are 14 incumbents seeking re-election. All 14 incumbents faced either a primary or a general election challenger.
Primary challenges[edit]
Only 2 incumbents (14.3% of those seeking re-election) faced competition in the May 18 primary. Both defeated their primary opponents. These incumbents are as follows:
Retiring incumbents[edit]
2 incumbent senators (12.5% of all incumbents) have chosen not to run for re-election, while 14 incumbents (87.5% of all incumbents) ran for re-election. Of the 2 incumbents who are retiring, both are Democrats.
List of candidates
Partisan dominance in state senates heading into the 2010 state legislative elections
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District 3[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary result:
- May 18 GOP primary result:
- Dave Dotterrer: 7,123 a Dotterrer has also filed on the Independent Party label.
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
Note: Bates, who led on election night, also won in a recount.[5]
- Alan Bates 24,550
- Dave Dotterrer 24,275
District 4[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary result:
- May 18 GOP primary result:
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Floyd Prozanski 29,077
- Marilyn Kittelman 20,961
District 6[edit]
Note: Incumbent Democrat Bill Morrisette did not seek re-election in 2010.
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- May 18 GOP primary:
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Lee Beyer 23,705
- Michael Spasaro 19,626
- Scott Reynolds 2,304
District 7[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- Chris Edwards: 10,522 a Incumbent Edwards has represented the 7th District since 2009. Edwards has also filed on the Independent Party label.
- May 18 GOP primary:
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Chris Edwards 29,308
- Karen Bodner 17,511
District 8[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- May 18 GOP primary:
- Frank Morse: 7,887 a Incumbent Morse has represented the 8th District since 2003. Morse has also filed on the Independent label.
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Dan Rayfield 21,563
- Frank Morse 26,466
District 10[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- July 29 Democratic precinct committee vote to select Dalton's replacement
Note: Democratic candidate Dalton withdrew his candidacy in July, and the Democratic precinct committees selected Pierce to replace him.[6]
- May 18 GOP primary:
- Jackie Winters:9,971 a Incumbent Winters has represented the 10th district since 2003. Winters has also filed on the Independent Party label.
- Sarah Arcune: 2,185
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Jackie Pierce 15,088
- Jackie Winters 32,956
District 11[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- Peter Courtney: 6,572 a Incumbent Courtney has represented the 11th District since 1999.
- May 18 GOP primary:
- Michael Forest: 4,455 a Forest has also filed on the Independent Party label.
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
- Note: The "None of the Above" option was non-binding in the Independent Party primary, so the candidate receiving the most votes won regardless of how many voters selected the NOTA option.
November 2 General election candidates:
- Peter Courtney 14,883
- Michael Forest 12,280
District 13[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- May 18 GOP primary result:
- Larry George: 9,933 a Incumbent George has represented the 13th District since 2007. George has also filed on the Independent Party label.
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Timi Parker 17,742
- Larry George 30,457
District 15[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- Chuck Riley: 6,038 a Riley has also filed on the Independent Party label.
- Travis Comfort: 1,781
- May 18 GOP primary:
- Bruce Starr: 6,309 a Incumbent Starr has represented the 15th District since 1999.
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Chuck Riley 19,533
- Bruce Starr 21,382
District 16[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- Betsy Johnson: 12,294 a Incumbent Johnson has represented the 16th District since 2005. Johnson has also filed on the Independent Party label.
- May 18 GOP primary:
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Betsy Johnson 27,182
- Bob Horning 22,657
District 17[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- May 18 GOP primary:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Suzanne Bonamici 32,281
- Stevan Kirkpatrick 18,041
District 19[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- Richard Devlin: 10,850 a Incumbent Devlin has represented the 19th District since 2003. Devlin has also filed on the Independent label.
- May 18 GOP primary:
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Richard Devlin 30,179
- Mary Kremer 25,038
District 20[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- Martha Schrader:8,354 a Incumbent Schrader has represented the 20th District since 2009.
- May 18 GOP primary:
- Alan Olsen:5,746 a Olsen has also filed on the Independent Party label.
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
- Alan Olsen: 38 a
- None of the Above: 17
- Write-in: 12
November 2 General election candidates:
Note: Olsen, who led on election night, also won in a recount.[7]
- Martha Schrader 22,817
- Alan Olsen 23,044
District 22[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- May 18 GOP primary:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Chip Shields 40,101
- Dwayne Runyan 5,345
District 24[edit]
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- Rod Monroe:4,217 a Incumbent Monroe has represented the 24th District since 2007. Monroe has also filed on the Working Families Party label.
- Ron McCarty: 2,268
- Dave Mowry: 2,124
- May 18 GOP primary:
- Rob Wheeler: 3,929 a Wheeler has also filed on the Independent Party label.
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Rod Monroe 18,337
- Rob Wheeler 16,905
District 26[edit]
Note: Incumbent Democrat Rick Metsger did not seek re-election in 2010.
- May 18 Democratic primary:
- May 18 GOP primary:
- Chuck Thomsen: 6,446 a Thomsen has also filed on the Independent label.
- July 30 Independent Party primary result:
November 2 General election candidates:
- Brent Barton 22,144
- Chuck Thomsen 24,925
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- ↑ Crosscut, "Oregon will likely have a legislative tie, in both Senate and House," November 3, 2010
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "In Case of a Tie"
- ↑ Follow the Money, Oregon
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Oregon State Senate 2010 Campaign Contributions"
- ↑ KDRV, "Incumbent Bates wins recount in Ore. Senate District 3 race," December 14, 2010
- ↑ "Jackie Pierce selected as Democratic nominee in SD 10" July 30, 2010 Democratic press release announcing Jackie Pierce's selection as the Senate District 10 Democratic candidate
- ↑ Canby Herald, "Schrader-Olsen limited recount is "spot on,"" December 14, 2010
Leadership
Senate President:Peter Courtney
Minority Leader:Tim Knopp
Senators
Democratic Party (17)
Republican Party (11)
Independent (1)
Vacancies (1)