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 (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
Tim J. Freeman (born January 1965) is a small business owner and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2008, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 2, which encompasses portions of Douglas, ...
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
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.
*District 7: Republican
Bruce Hanna
Bruce Hanna (born April 1960) is a Republican politician from Roseburg in the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 7, which spans Lane and Douglas counties. He was the co-speaker of the ...
retired.
*District 16: Democrat
Sara Gelser 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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*District 20: Republican
Vicki Berger retired.
*District 23: Republican
Jim Thompson was defeated in the primary by Mike Nearman.
*District 25: Republican
Kim Thatcher was the Republican nominee for state Senate in District 13.
[
*District 29: Democrat Ben Unger 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.Multnomah County
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Board of Commissioners
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.Greg Matthews
Gregory Richard John Matthews (born 15 December 1959) is a New South Wales and Australian former cricket all rounder ( off-spin bowler and left-handed batsman) who is now a television cricket commentator.
When Australian cricket was in the ...
retired.
Results
See also
* 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2013–2014)
* 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2015–2016)
References
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