The 2020 Oregon State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election being held on May 19, 2020. Voters in 16 of the 30

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districts elected their state senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for

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. The Democratic Party kept their majority. The

does not have term limits.

Background

Democrats had held the Oregon Senate since 2002 and the chamber was not considered competitive in 2020.

Electoral system

Members of the Oregon State Senate are elected from

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s by

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to four-year terms with staggered elections. Contested nominations of the Democratic and Republican parties for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor-party and

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candidates were nominated by petition, and

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s had to file a request with the Secretary of State's office for votes for them to be counted.

Predictions

Results summary

Close races

''Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:'' # (gain) # # (gain) #

Results by district

1st District

2nd District

5th District

9th District

10th District (special)

12th District

14th District

18th District

21st District

22nd District

23rd District

25th District

27th District

28th District

29th District

30th District

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S.

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