The 2014 elections for the
Oregon Legislative Assembly
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determined the composition of both houses of the state legislature for the
78th Oregon Legislative Assembly
The 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 14 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2014; the general electi ...
(2015–2016 term). The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 20, 2014 with the general election following on November 4, 2014.
The
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increased its 16-14 majority in the Senate to a
supermajority
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of 18–12. In the House, the Democrats added one more seat and now holds a 35-25 majority.
Oregon State Senate
16 of the State Senate's 30 seats were up for re-election in 2014. Democrats held a 16–14 majority in the 2012 legislative election.
Open seats
*District 13: Republican
Larry George retired.
Results
The official results are:
Oregon House of Representatives
All 60 seats in the State House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2014. Democrats took a 34-26 majority in the 2012 elections after they picked up a net of four seats.
Open seats
*District 2: Republican
Tim Freeman was elected to the
Douglas County Board of
Commissioners
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.
*District 3: Republican
Wally Hicks
Matthew Walter Hicks (born September 11, 1976) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015, representing District 3, which encompasses most of Josephine County, inc ...
retired.
*District 4: Republican
Dennis Richardson is the Republican nominee for
Governor of Oregon.
*District 7: Republican
Bruce Hanna
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retired.
*District 16: Democrat
Sara Gelser
Sara Gelser Blouin (born December 20, 1973) is an American politician from Oregon. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Since 2015, she has been a member of the Oregon State Senate from District 8. From 2005 to 2015, she served in the Oregon ...
was the Democratic nominee for state Senate in District 8.
*District 19: Republican
Kevin Cameron resigned when he was appointed to the
Marion County Board of
Commissioners
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In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
*District 20: Republican
Vicki Berger
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retired.
*District 23: Republican
Jim Thompson was defeated in the primary by Mike Nearman.
*District 25: Republican
Kim Thatcher
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was the Republican nominee for state Senate in District 13.
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*District 29: Democrat ]Ben Unger
Benjamin 'Ben' Unger (born March 4, 1976, in Cornelius, Oregon) is an American politician and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 29 from 2013 to 2015. He stands at o ...
retired.Chris Harker
Chris Harker is an American politician. A Democrat, he served for six years as a state representative for Oregon's House District 34.
Family
Harker and his spouse, a teacher, have two children.
Occupation
Chris Harker founded Cayuse, Inc. i ...
retired.Jules Bailey
Jules Bailey (born November, 1979) is an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014, representing inner Southeast and Northeast Portland. Bailey also served on the County Commission for Multnomah Cou ...
was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
.Jason Conger
Jason R. R. Conger ( ; born March 27, 1968) is an American attorney and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 54 in Bend, Oregon, from 2011 to 2015. He ran fo ...
ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator from Oregon.Bob Jenson
Robert Eugene Jenson (May 11, 1931 – January 6, 2018) was a Oregon Republican Party, Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 58, which encompassed Union County, ...
retired.
Results
See also
* 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly
The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions, and on for its second session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for elect ...
(2013–2014)
* 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly
The 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 14 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2014; the general electi ...
(2015–2016)
References
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