# 2022 Oregon State Senate election

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The 2022 Oregon State Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2022, to elect 15 of the 30 members of the State Senate of the 82nd Oregon Legislature, along with one special election.
A primary election was held in several districts on May 17, 2022. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislative Assembly, the Oregon House of Representatives, and other elections.

## Background

The last election in 2020 resulted in the Democratic Party retaining a majority of seats, after winning a majority and ending a split State Senate sixteen years earlier in the 2004 election. All-Democratic control of the legislature (and a state trifecta) has persisted since 2012.

## 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 17, 2022.
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 2022 were required to file to run from September 10, 2021, to March 8, 2022.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | May 19, 2022 |

## Overview

Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– |
| | Democratic | 15 | 541,049 | 55.85 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 1 |
| | Republican | 15 | 410,990 | 42.43 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 5,599 | 0.58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| | Libertarian | 1 | 9,295 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Write-in | N/A | 1,801 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 968,734 | 100.00 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 30 | |

### Summary by district

| District | Incumbent | Party | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| 3rd | Jeff Golden | | Dem | Jeff Golden | Dem |
| 4th | Floyd Prozanski | | Dem | Floyd Prozanski | Dem |
| 6th | Lee Beyer | | Dem | Cedric Ross Hayden | Rep |
| 7th | James Manning Jr. | | Dem | James Manning Jr. | Dem |
| 8th | Sara Gelser Blouin | | Dem | Sara Gelser Blouin | Dem |
| 10th | Deb Patterson | | Dem | Deb Patterson | Dem |
| 11th | Peter Courtney | | Dem | Kim Thatcher | Rep |
| 11th | Kim Thatcher (redistricted) | | Rep | Kim Thatcher | Rep |
| 13th | None | None | None | Aaron Woods | Dem |
| 15th | Janeen Sollman | | Dem | Janeen Sollman | Dem |
| 16th | Rachel Armitage | | Dem | Suzanne Weber | Rep |
| 17th | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | | Dem | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | Dem |
| 18th (special) | Akasha Lawrence-Spence | | Dem | Wlnsvey Campos | Dem |
| 19th | Rob Wagner | | Dem | Rob Wagner | Dem |
| 20th | Bill Kennemer | | Rep | Mark Meek | Dem |
| 24th | Kayse Jama | | Dem | Kayse Jama | Dem |
| 26th | Chuck Thomsen | | Rep | Daniel Bonham | Rep |

## Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* District 20, 0.85%
* District 3, 3.86%
* District 11, 5.15%
* District 10, 6.93%

## Detailed results
### District 3

2022 Senate District 3 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jeff Golden (incumbent) | 13,453 | 98.65% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 184 | 1.35% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,637 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 3 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Randy Sparacino | 8,876 | 73.73% |
| | Republican | Kevin Christman | 3,111 | 25.84% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.43% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,039 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 3 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jeff Golden (incumbent) | 33,468 | 51.89 |
| | Republican | Randy Sparacino | 30,980 | 48.03 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 51 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,499 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 4

2022 Senate District 4 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Floyd Prozanski (incumbent) | 14,876 | 98.91% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 164 | 1.09% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,040 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 4 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Floyd Prozanski (incumbent) | 69 | 11.58% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 527 | 88.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 596 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 4 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Floyd Prozanski (incumbent) | 43,219 | 81.68 |
| | Libertarian | Eric Pinnell | 9,295 | 17.57 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 399 | 0.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,913 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 6

2022 Senate District 6 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ashley Pelton | 8,248 | 97.92% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 175 | 2.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,423 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 6 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cedric Ross Hayden | 13,787 | 98.71% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 180 | 1.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,967 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 6 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cedric Ross Hayden | 45,104 | 65.22 |
| | Democratic | Ashley Pelton | 23,926 | 34.60 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 124 | 0.18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,154 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 7

2022 Senate District 7 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Manning Jr. (incumbent) | 13,741 | 98.83% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 162 | 1.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,903 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 7 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raquel M. Ivie | 5,583 | 95.80% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 245 | 4.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,828 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 7 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Manning Jr. (incumbent) | 42,101 | 64.35 |
| | Republican | Raquel M. Ivie | 23,077 | 35.27 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 247 | 0.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,425 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 8

2022 Senate District 8 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sara Gelser Blouin (incumbent) | 15,329 | 98.82% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 183 | 1.18% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,512 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 8 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Valerie Draper Woldeit | 7,450 | 97.70% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 175 | 2.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,625 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 8 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sara Gelser Blouin (incumbent) | 37,815 | 59.75 |
| | Republican | Valerie Draper Woldeit | 25,375 | 40.10 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 97 | 0.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,287 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 10

2022 Senate District 10 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deb Patterson (incumbent) | 13,006 | 98.87% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 148 | 1.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,154 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 10 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raquel Moore-Green | 9,248 | 98.59% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 132 | 1.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,380 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 10 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deb Patterson (incumbent) | 32,007 | 53.40 |
| | Republican | Raquel Moore-Green | 27,853 | 46.47 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 83 | 0.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,943 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 11

2022 Senate District 11 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eric Swenson | 3,822 | 44.04% |
| | Democratic | Richard "Rich" Walsh | 2,964 | 34.16% |
| | Democratic | Anthony J. Rosilez | 1,789 | 20.62% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 103 | 1.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,678 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 11 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kim Thatcher (incumbent) | 8,340 | 91.60% |
| | Republican | Marcello De Cicco | 652 | 7.16% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 113 | 1.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,105 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 11 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kim Thatcher (incumbent) | 22,238 | 52.45 |
| | Democratic | Richard "Rich" Walsh | 20,054 | 47.30 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 105 | 0.25 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,397 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 13

2022 Senate District 13 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aaron Woods | 8,618 | 55.00% |
| | Democratic | Chelsea King | 6,963 | 44.44% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 88 | 0.56% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,669 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 13 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John D. Velez | 7,031 | 98.09% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 137 | 1.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,168 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 13 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aaron Woods | 37,474 | 58.02 |
| | Republican | John D. Velez | 27,045 | 41.87 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 69 | 0.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,588 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) |

### District 15

2022 Senate District 15 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Janeen Sollman (incumbent) | 9,251 | 98.38% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 152 | 1.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,403 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 15 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carolina Malmedal | 5,595 | 97.92% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 119 | 2.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,714 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 15 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Janeen Sollman (incumbent) | 28,225 | 55.47 |
| | Republican | Carolina Malmedal | 22,566 | 44.35 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 88 | 0.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,879 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 16

2022 Senate District 16 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Melissa Busch | 12,496 | 97.82% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 279 | 2.18% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,775 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 16 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Suzanne Weber | 11,744 | 98.52% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 176 | 1.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,920 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 16 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Suzanne Weber | 41,144 | 56.51 |
| | Democratic | Melissa Busch | 31,585 | 43.38 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 74 | 0.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,803 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 17

2022 Senate District 17 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (incumbent) | 15,132 | 99.38% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 95 | 0.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,227 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 17 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Verbeek | 3,288 | 98.35% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 55 | 1.65% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,343 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 17 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (incumbent) | 46,647 | 78.92 |
| | Republican | John Verbeek | 12,377 | 20.94 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 86 | 0.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,110 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 18

Special Election (2-year term)
2022 Senate District 18 Special Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wlnsvey Campos | 10,272 | 84.63% |
| | Democratic | Alisa Blum | 1,791 | 14.76% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 75 | 0.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,138 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 18 Special Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kimberly Rice | 4,983 | 97.97% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 103 | 2.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,086 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 18 Special General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wlnsvey Campos | 30,534 | 56.50 |
| | Republican | Kimberly Rice | 17,848 | 33.03 |
| | Nonpartisan | Rich Vial | 5,599 | 10.36 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 59 | 0.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,040 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 19

2022 Senate District 19 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rob Wagner (incumbent) | 17,883 | 99.25% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 135 | 0.75% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,018 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 19 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ben Edtl | 6,164 | 67.26% |
| | Republican | Wendy O'Riley | 2,929 | 31.96% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 71 | 0.77% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,164 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 19 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rob Wagner (incumbent) | 48,309 | 66.03 |
| | Republican | Ben Edtl | 24,767 | 33.85 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 85 | 0.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,161 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 20

2022 Senate District 20 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Meek | 11,334 | 98.83% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 134 | 1.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,468 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 20 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Kennemer (incumbent) | 8,069 | 85.06% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Morrisette | 847 | 8.93% |
| | Republican | Tim M. Large | 502 | 5.29% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 68 | 0.72% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,486 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 20 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Meek | 31,317 | 50.33 |
| | Republican | Bill Kennemer (incumbent) | 30,814 | 49.52 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 94 | 0.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,225 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### District 24

2022 Senate District 24 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kayse Jama (incumbent) | 8,885 | 99.13% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 78 | 0.87% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,963 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 24 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Stan Catherman | 3,651 | 97.59% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 90 | 2.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,741 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 24 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kayse Jama (incumbent) | 27,021 | 58.72 |
| | Republican | Stan Catherman | 18,948 | 41.17 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 50 | 0.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,019 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 26

2022 Senate District 26 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Raz Mason | 10,296 | 97.71% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 241 | 2.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,537 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 26 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daniel G. Bonham | 10,999 | 69.76% |
| | Republican | Steve Bates | 3,213 | 20.38% |
| | Republican | Michael J. Nugent | 1,500 | 9.51% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 55 | 0.35% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,767 | 100.00% |
2022 Senate District 26 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daniel G. Bonham | 40,351 | 59.09 |
| | Democratic | Raz Mason | 27,850 | 40.78 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 90 | 0.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,291 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |