The 2010 elections for the

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determined the composition of both houses for the

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. The

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and Democratic primary elections were on May 18, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. Sixteen of the

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's thirty seats were up for election, as were all 60 seats of the

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. In the previous session, the Democrats held supermajorities in both chambers: 18–12 in the Senate and 36–24 in the House. Following the election, Republicans reduced the Democratic majority to 16–14 in the Senate and gained enough seats in the House to make the chamber evenly divided between the parties, 30–30.

Oregon Senate

12 of the 16 Senate seats up for election were held by Democrats, and the other four seats were previously held by Republicans. The Republicans held all their seats and added two: in District 26,

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defeated

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for the seat previously held by

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, who resigned to run for

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, and in District 20, incumbent Democrat Martha Schrader lost to Republican

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by 227 votes.

House of Representatives

In the House, with all 60 seats up for re-election, Republicans gained six seats, making the chamber evenly split between Democrats and Republicans for the next session.

Sources

ORESTAR
the online elections system of the

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's Elections Division

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Oregon legislative

Oregon Senate

House of Representatives

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