The 2018 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 15, 2018 with general elections on November 6, 2018. As a result of the elections, the

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expanded its advantage in both houses of the state legislature. The party gained one seat in the Oregon State Senate and three seats in the

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, bringing its advantage over the Republican Party to 18-12 and 38-22, respectively. These gains gave the Democratic Party a 3/5 (or 60%)

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in both chambers for the 80th Oregon Legislative Assembly.

Oregon Senate

The 30 members of the Oregon State Senate are elected to four-year terms, and only half of those seats (15) are up for election every two years. In addition to these 15 regular elections, there were two special elections to determine who would complete the four-year terms of Senators that were replaced during the first half of their term. These 17 seats up for election were represented by 10 Democrats and 7 Republicans. The Democrats decreased their advantage over Republicans from 18-12 to 17-13 in the

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* In District 3, incumbent Republican

Alan DeBoer Alan W. DeBoer (born 1950/51) is an American businessman and Republican politician. He served as mayor of Ashland, Oregon from 2001 until 2004, and also served on the Ashland City Council and School Board. Political career DeBoer ran for the Or ...

retired.

Results

Oregon House of Representatives

The 60 members of the

are elected to two-year terms, so all 60 seats were up for election. In this election, these seats were represented by 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. The Democrats maintained their 35-25 advantage in the

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* In District 6, incumbent Republican

Sal Esquivel Sal Esquivel (born May 19, 1948) is an American businessman, real estate broker and politician from Oregon. Esquivel is a former Republican member of Oregon House of Representatives and senator. Early life Esquivel was born in Pittsburg, Califo ...

retired. * In District 11, incumbent Democrat

Phil Barnhart Phil Barnhart (born 1946) is an American politician and psychologist from the state of Oregon. He was a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 11 from 2003 to 2019 and District 40 from 2001 to 2003. Ear ...

retired. * In District 15, incumbent Republican

Andy Olson Andy Olson (born November 6, 1952) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives for District 15, representing parts of Linn and Benton counties, including the city of Albany. Olso ...

retired. * In District 32, incumbent Democrat

Deborah Boone Deborah Boone (born 1951) is an American politician from the state of Oregon. She served as a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, where she represented District 32. Her time in office began with her appointment on August 4 ...

retired. * In District 39, incumbent Republican

Bill Kennemer Bill Kennemer (born 1946) is a clinical psychologist and Republican politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. He was currently serves in the Oregon State Senate representing Oregon's 20th Senate district in southeastern Clackamas County, includ ...

retired. * In District 53, incumbent Republican

Gene Whisnant Gene Whisnant (born December 8, 1943) is a Republican politician from the US state of Oregon. He serves in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 53, which encompasses most of Deschutes County, including the cities of Redmo ...

retired. * In District 54, incumbent Republican

Knute Buehler Knute Carl Buehler (born August 1, 1964) is an American physician and politician who served as the Oregon State Representative for the 54th district from 2015 until January 2019. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon in the 2018 ...

retired to run for

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