The 2016 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

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parties held primary elections on May 17, 2016 with general elections on November 8. The

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maintained its 35-25 advantage in the

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while losing one seat in the Oregon State Senate to bring their advantage to 17-13 over the

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Oregon Senate

In the previous session, the Democrats held an 18-12 majority over the Republicans. The 16 seats up for election included 8 seats previously held by Republicans, and 8 by Democrats.

Open seats

*In District 3, incumbent Democrat

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, who was appointed in August to replace the deceased Alan Bates decided not to seek election. *In District 21, incumbent Democrat and President Pro Tempore

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retired. *In District 22, incumbent Democrat

Chip Shields William "Chip" Shields (born 1967) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon State Senate from September 2009 until 2017. He had previously represented District 43 in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2004 until his a ...

retired. *In District 28, incumbent Republican

Doug Whitsett Doug Whitsett (born March 24, 1943) is an American politician who served in the Oregon State Senate from 2005 until 2017, representing District 28. He is a Republican and served on the Ways and Means Committee, the Ways and Means Public Safety ...

retired.

Results

Oregon House of Representatives

All 60 seats of the

were up for re-election, being represented by 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. The Democrats expanded their 34-26 advantage to 35-25 in the 2014 election.

Open seats

*In District 1, incumbent Republican

Wayne Krieger Wayne Krieger (born September 1940) is an American Republican politician, retired game warden, and tree farmer from Gold Beach on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon. He served on the Oregon State Police Force from 1964 to 1991. He ...

retired. *In District 5, incumbent Democrat Peter Buckley retired. *In District 14, incumbent Democrat

Val Hoyle Valerie Anne Hoyle (born February 14, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2023. Until 2023, she served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) (commonly called the "Labor Co ...

contested the Democratic primary for Secretary of State. *In District 22, incumbent Democrat

Betty Komp Betty E. Komp (born 1949) is a Democratic former member of the Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 ...

retired. *In District 24, incumbent Republican

Jim Weidner Jim Weidner (born December 1968) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. A Republican, he is a former member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing Yamhill County Yamhill County is one of the 36 counties in the ...

retired. *In District 26, incumbent Republican John Davis retired. *In District 27, incumbent Democrat

Tobias Read Tobias Read (born July 1, 1975) is an American politician who is the current Oregon State Treasurer. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 27 from 2007–2017, which comprises parts of Beaverton, southwest ...

retired to

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for

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. *In District 30, incumbent Democrat

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retired. *In District 40, incumbent Democrat

Brent Barton Brent Barton (born March 11, 1980) is a Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon. He was elected in 2008 to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 51, which encompasses parts of Clackamas County and Multnomah County, ...

retired. *In District 41, incumbent Democrat Kathleen Taylor retired to contest the District 21

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seat held by

. *In District 43, incumbent Democrat

Lew Frederick Lew Frederick (born December 1951) is an American Democratic politician, currently representing District 22 in the Oregon Senate. Early life and education Born in Pullman, Washington, Frederick grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Atlanta, Ge ...

retired to contest the District 22

seat held by

. *In District 47, incumbent Democrat

Jessica Vega Pederson Jessica Vega Pederson is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives, for two two-year terms, from January 2013 through 2016. From 2017 to 2022, Vega Pederson served as a county commissi ...

retired to run for

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Commissioner. *In District 51, incumbent Democrat

Shemia Fagan Shemia Patricia Fagan (born September 20, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Oregon secretary of state. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate, representing Senate District 24 from in 2019 to 202 ...

retired. *In District 56, incumbent Republican

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retired.

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