Oregon Election Recap

Oregon Election Recap

By Kelsey Wilson & Deborah Herron

John Kitzhaber wins. As the last votes from Multnomah County and Lane County trickled in on Wednesday, Nov. 3, a day after the election, Kitzhaber vaulted from 20,000 votes behind to 12,000 votes ahead. The Oregonian called the race just before 4 p.m., followed by the rest of the media outlets. Chris Dudley officially conceded on Wednesday night.

Senate balance still in question. A day after the election, it appeared the Senate would be evenly divided, 15 Democrats and 15 Republicans. However, as final votes were tallied, Sen. Alan Bates (D-Medford) vaulted from losing by 1,000 votes to winning by 264. The Oregonian initially called the race for Republican Dave Dotterer, but “un-called” it as late votes were tabulated and Bates closed the gap. Sen. Martha Schrader (D-Canby) still trails Republican Alan Olsen by 216 votes. Although that total has not changed, the race still has not been called. Recounts could occur in both races.

If trends continue and Bates wins and Schrader loses, the Senate make-up will be 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans.

Oregon House evenly divided. The House races evenly divide the chamber with 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans. It is unclear what the power-sharing arrangement will be, and it will be some time before the House leadership – including speaker, Ways and Means co-chair and committee chairs – is decided.

2010 General Election Report

Unofficial Results

OREGON STATEWIDE OFFICIALS

Governor

Chris Dudley (Republican)                                    49%

John Kitzhaber (Democrat)                                    47%

Treasurer

Ted Wheeler (Democrat, Incumbent)            54.03%

Chris Telfer (Republican)            40.98%

U.S. SENATE

Ron Wyden (Democrat, Incumbent)             57%

John Huffman (Republican)  39%

U.S. CONGRESS

Representatives in four of Oregon’s five congressional districts handily won re-election to their seats — Wu, Blumenauer, DeFazio and Walden were all victorious.

In OR-5, first-term incumbent Kurt Schrader (Democrat) won re-election with 51% after a strong challenge by state Rep. Scott Bruun (Republican) 46%.

OREGON LEGISLATURE

With only a few seats that were close races throughout the campaign season, the Oregon Senate stands at 15D-13R with the SD-20 and the SD-3 races in statistical dead heats. In SD-20, the latest results show Republican Alan Olsen with a slightly more than 200-vote lead over incumbent Martha Schrader. In SD-3, incumbent Alan Bates has come back to take a 240-vote lead over Republican Dave Dotterrer.

In the House, Democrats will lose the supermajority of 36-24 they enjoyed prior to the election. Several Democrat incumbents lost, and Republicans held in seats that were considered toss-ups. In addition, Republicans picked up open seats in a couple of hotly contested races. The list below reflects outcomes in key toss-up races.

For a complete list of legislative races, please see below.

Winners in tight races

SD-15                        Sen. Bruce Starr (I)

SD-26                        Chuck Thomsen

HD-6                        Rep. Sal Esquival (I)

HD-30                        Shawn Lindsay

HD-37             Julie Parrish

HD-51                        Patrick Sheehan

Too Close to Call

SD-3                        Bates/Dotterrer

SD-20                        Schrader(I)/Olsen

Casualty List (incumbents who lost)

Rep. Chuck Riley (in SD-15 race)

Rep. Brent Barton (in SD-26 race)

Rep. Judy Stiegler

Rep. Nick Kahl

Rep. Suzanne VanOrman

STATE BALLOT MEASURES

Measure 70                                                                                                 Yes 84%    No 16%

Approved. Expands the number of veterans and spouses eligible for low-interest home loans from the Oregon War Veteran Fund.

Measure 71 Yes  68%   No 32%

Approved. Establishes annual legislative sessions for specified number of days.

Measure 72 Yes 59%    No 41%

Approved. Allows for state borrowing limit exceptions.

Measure 73 Yes 57%   No 43%

Approved. Increases sentences for sex crime and DUII offenders.

Measure 74                                                                                                Yes 44%   No 56%

Defeated. Establishes medical marijuana dispensing system.

Measure 75 Yes 32%   No 68%

Defeated. Amends Oregon Constitution to establish non-tribal casino.

Measure 76 Yes 68%   No 32%

Continues 15 percent of net lottery proceeds to Parks and Natural resources fund.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Deborah Herron, vice president public affairs, (503) 595-8356 or dherron@ulum.com

Kelsey Wilson, public affairs manager, (503) 595-8352 or kwilson@ulum.com

OREGON ELECTION RESULTS

• Leaders are in BOLD
• Races too close to call are labeled TBD

ELECTION	REPUBLICAN	%	DEMOCRAT	%	Winner
OREGON GOVERNOR
	Chris Dudley	47.94	John Kitzhaber	49.15	D
U.S. SENATE
	Jim Huffman	39	Ron Wyden	57	D
U.S. CONGRESS
CD – 1	Rob Cornilles	41	David Wu	55	D
CD – 2	Greg Walden	74	Joyce Segers	26	R
CD – 3	Delia Lopez	25	Earl Blumenauer	70	D
CD – 4	Art Robinson	44	Peter Defazio	54	D
CD – 5	Scott Bruun	46	Kurt Schrader	51	D
OREGON TREASURER
	Chris Telfer	41	Ted Wheeler	54	D
OREGON LEGISLATURE
Senate
3	Dave Dotterrer	49.69	Alan Bates	50.19	TBD
4	Marilyn Kittelman	42	Floyd Prozanski (i)	57	D
6	Michael Spasaro	43	Lee Beyer (i)	52	D
7	Karen Bodner	37	Chris Edwards (i)	62	D
8	Frank Morse (i)	55	Dan Rayfield	45	R
10	Jackie Winters (i)	68	Jackie Pierce	31	R
11	Michael Forest	45	Peter Courtney (i)	55	D
13	Larry George (i)	63	Tim Parker	37	R
15	Bruce Starr (i)	52	Chuck Riley	48	R
16	Bob Horning	45	Betsy Johnson (i)	54	D
17	Stevan Kirkpatrick	36	Suzanne Bonamici (i)	64	D
19	Mary Kremer	45	Richard Devlin (i)	54	D
20	Alan Olson	50.16	Martha Schrader	49.68	TBD
22	Dwayne Runyan	12	William “Chip” Shields (i)	88	D
24	Rob Wheeler	48	Rod Monroe (i)	52	D
26	Chuck Thomsen	53	Brent Barton	47	R
HOUSE
1	Wayne Kreiger(i)	72	Eldon Rollins	27	R
2	Tim Freeman  (i)	72	Harry McDermott	28	R
3	Wally Hicks (i)	78	Barbara Gonzalez	21	R
4	Dennis Richardson (i)	70	Richard Levine	29	R
5	Sandra Abercrombie	37	Peter Buckley (i)	62	D
6	Sal Esquivel (i)	56	Lynn Howe	43	R
7	Bruce Hanna (i)	65	Sara Byers	35	R
8	Simone Gordon	27	Paul Holvey (i)	73	D
9	Scott Roberts	47	Arnie Roblan (i)	53	D
10	Becky Lemler	42	Jean Cowan (i)	58	D
11	Kelly Lovelace	46	Phil Barnhart (i)	54	D
12	Sean VanGordon	43	Terry Beyer (i)	57	D
13**	Bill Young	32	Nancy Nathanson (i)	65	D
14	Dwight Coon	44	Val Hoyle (i)	50	D
15	Andy Olson (i)	68	Bud Laurent	31	R
16	Rose Cook	31	Sara Gelser (i)	69	D
17	Sherrie Sprenger (i)	73	Richard Harisay	26	R
18	Vic Gilliam (i)	64	Rodney Orr	34	R
19	Kevin Cameron (i)	61	Claudia Kyle	39	R
20	Vicki Berger (i)	63	Mike Powers	37	R
21	Marvin Sannes	42	Brian Clem	58	D
22	Kathy LeCompte	48	Betty Komp (i)	52	D
23	Jim Thompson (i)	68	Unopposed	32	R
24	Jim Weidner (i)	55	Susan Sokol Blosser	45	R
25	Kim Thatcher(i)	66	Jim Dyer	33	R
26	Matt Wingard(i)	61	Sandy Webb	39	R
27	Dan Lucas	37	Tobias Read (i)	62	D
28	Bill Berg	43	Jeff Barker(i)	57	D
29	Katie Eyre Brewer	53	Katie Riley	47	R
30	Shawn Lindsay	53	Doug Ainge	46	R
31	Ed Decoste	43	Brad Witt (i)	57	D
32	Lew Barnes	48	Deborah Boone (i)	52	D
33	Michael Bieker	35	Mitch Greenlick(i)	65	D
34	Tyler Hill	38	Chris Harker(i)	59	D
35	Gordon Fiddes	43	Margaret Doherty(i)	57	D
36	Diane Schendel	21	Mary Nolan (i)	78	D
37	Julie Parrish	50.84	Will Rasmussen	49.02	R
38	Rob Gardier	39	Chris Garrett (i)	60	D
39	Bill Kennemer (i)	58	Alice Norris	42	R
40	Deborah Gerritzen	39	Dave Hunt (i)	60	D
41	Hugo Schultz	24	Carolyn Tomei (i)	76	D
42	Cliff Hutchison	10	Jules Bailey (i)	85	D
43	Unoppposed		Lew Frederick (i)	98	D
44	Kitty Harmon	19	Tina Kotek (i)	81	D
45	Anne Marie Gurney	21	Michael Dembrow (i)	79	D
46	Russell Turner	17	Ben Cannon(i)	82	D
47	Dee Flowers	37	Jefferson Smith(i)	62	D
48	Jeff Caton (IND)	42	Mike Schaufler (i)	57	D
49	Michael Wand	53	Nick Kahl (i)	46	R
50	Andre Wang	46	Greg Matthews(i)	54	D
51	Patrick Sheehan	55	Cheryl Myers	45	R
52	Mark Johnson	57	Suzanne VanOrman (i)	43	R
53	Gene Whisnant (i)	73	John Huddle	27	R
54	Jason Conger (REP/IND)	52	Judy Stiegler (i)	40	R
55	Mike McLane	98	Unopposed		R
56	Bill Garrard (i)	97	Unopposed		R
57	Greg Smith (i)	77	Jean Falbo	22	R
58	Bob Jenson (i)	74	Pete Wells	25	R
59	John E. Huffman (i)	70	Will Boettner	30	R
60	Cliff Bentz (i)	99	Unopposed		R