Oregon held its general election on November 4, 2014, deciding 76 legislative seats and 2 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Democrats kept full control of state government and widened both legislative majorities, to 18-12 in the Senate and 35-25 in the House, though still short of the three-fifths supermajority needed to pass a carbon tax.
- Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) won a fourth term, beating Dennis Richardson (R) by about 6 points. Weeks earlier, Willamette Week had reported that his fiancée, Cylvia Hayes, was using her position to profit. The scandal cut his new term short barely a month in: Secretary of State Kate Brown, next in line because Oregon has no lieutenant governor, was sworn in as governor in February 2015.
- Democrats picked up 3 Republican-held seats. Sara A. Gelser (D) defeated Sen. Betsy Close (R) by about 5,900 votes in Senate District 8, and Chuck Riley (D) unseated Sen. Bruce Starr (R) by about 290 votes in Senate District 15, after the count there had stood just 13 votes apart days after the election. In the House, Paul Evans (D) took the open House District 20 by about 740 votes.
- Voters approved 3 of 7 statewide measures. Measure 91 legalized recreational marijuana with about 56%, Measure 89 added an equal rights guarantee for women, and Measure 87 let state judges also work for the National Guard and public universities. Measure 92, which would have required labels on genetically engineered foods, failed by 837 votes after an automatic recount. Voters also rejected Measure 88, a referendum on alternative driver licenses, and Measure 90, a top-two open primary, each by roughly two to one, along with Measure 86, a constitutional fund for college aid.
Legislature
- House (60 seats): 34 D, 26 R before the election, 35 D, 25 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
- Senate (30 seats): 16 D, 14 R before the election, 18 D, 12 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
Statewide races
Legislative races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|
| House 1 | Wayne Krieger (R) | Jim Klahr (D) | |
| House 2 | Dallas Heard (R) 62.86% | Kerry Atherton (D) 31.47%, Jeff Adams (L) 5.67% | |
| House 3 | Carl Wilson (R) 64.36% | Tom Johnson (D) 26.44%, Mark Seligman (L) 6.52% | |
| House 4 | Duane A. Stark (R) 68.79% | Darlene V. Taylor (D) 31.21% | |
| House 5 | Peter Buckley (D) 64.21% | Nick Card (R) 35.79% | |
| House 6 | Sal Esquivel (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 7 | Cedric Hayden (R) 81.78% | Brandon M. Boertje (L) 18.22% | |
| House 8 | Paul Holvey (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 9 | Caddy McKeown (D) 57.86% | Casey Runyan (R) 37.81%, Guy Rosinbaum (L) 4.32% | |
| House 10 | David Gomberg (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 11 | Phil Barnhart (D) | Andy Petersen (R) | |
| House 12 | John Lively (D) | Christopher P. Gergen (R) | |
| House 13 | Nancy Nathanson (D) | Laura D. Cooper (R) | |
| House 14 | Val Hoyle (D) | Kathy Lamberg (R) | |
| House 15 | Andy Olson (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 16 | Dan Rayfield (D) | Jacob D. Vandever (R) | |
| House 17 | Sherrie Sprenger (R) 74.05% | Richard Harisay (D) 25.95% | |
| House 18 | Vic Gilliam (R) 65.98% | Scott A. Mills (D) 34.02% | |
| House 19 | Jodi Hack (R) 57.08% | Bill Dalton (D) 42.92% | |
| House 20 | Paul Evans (D) 51.55% | Kathy B. Goss (R) 48.45% | Flipped R to D |
| House 21 | Brian Clem (D) 64.22% | Beverly J. Wright (R) 35.78% | |
| House 22 | Betty Komp (D) 52.67% | Matt Geiger (R) 43.03%, Thad Marney (L) 2.27% | |
| House 23 | Mike Nearman (R) 55% | Wanda Davis (D) 37.59%, Alex Polikoff (G) 4.83% | |
| House 24 | Jim Weidner (R) 51.21% | Ken Moore (D) 45.96%, Kohler Johnson (L) 2.83% | |
| House 25 | Bill Post (R) 54.96% | Chuck Lee (I) 41.91%, Josh Smith (G) 3.13% | |
| House 26 | John Davis (R) 58.04% | Eric D. Squires (D) 37.75%, Chuck Huntting (L) 4.21% | |
| House 27 | Tobias Read (D) 81.62% | Robert D. Martin (L) 18.38% | |
| House 28 | Jeff Barker (D) 81.54% | Lars Hedbor (L) 18.46% | |
| House 29 | Susan McLain (D) 53.96% | Mark Richman (R) 46.04% | |
| House 30 | Joe Gallegos (D) 50.12% | Dan Mason (R) 40.94%, Kyle Markley (L) 8.94% | |
| House 31 | Bradley Witt (D) 54.66% | Larry C. Ericksen (R) 40.99%, Robert Miller (L) 4.35% | |
| House 32 | Deborah Boone (D) 60.51% | Rick Rose (R) 39.49% | |
| House 33 | Mitch Greenlick (D) 82.25% | Mark W. Vetanen (L) 17.75% | |
| House 34 | Ken Helm (D) 66.44% | Brenden King (R) 33.56% | |
| House 35 | Margaret Doherty (D) 81.86% | John S. Gerboth (L) 18.14% | |
| House 36 | Jennifer Williamson (D) 85.72% | Amanda Burnham (L) 14.28% | |
| House 37 | Julie Parrish (R) 56.61% | Gerritt Rosenthal (D) 43.39% | |
| House 38 | Ann Lininger (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 39 | Bill Kennemer (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 40 | Brent Barton (D) 54.02% | Steve Newgard (R) 45.98% | |
| House 41 | Kathleen Taylor (D) 70.8% | Timothy E. McMenamin (R) 29.2% | |
| House 42 | Rob Nosse (D) 91.35% | Bruce Alexander Knight (L) 8.65% | |
| House 43 | Lew Frederick (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 44 | Tina Kotek (D) 86.25% | Michael Harrington (R) 13.75% | |
| House 45 | Barbara Smith Warner (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 46 | Alissa Keny-Guyer (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 47 | Jessica Vega Pederson (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 48 | Jeff Reardon (D) 67.79% | George (Sonny) Yellott (R) 32.21% | |
| House 49 | Chris Gorsek (D) 60.81% | Bill Beckers (R) 39.19% | |
| House 50 | Carla Piluso (D) 55.06% | Dan Chriestenson (R) 44.94% | |
| House 51 | Shemia Fagan (D) 52.67% | Jodi Bailey (R) 47.33% | |
| House 52 | Mark Johnson (R) 54.56% | Stephanie Nystrom (D) 45.44% | |
| House 53 | Gene Whisnant (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 54 | Knute Buehler (R) 58.53% | Craig Wilhelm (D) 41.47% | |
| House 55 | Mike McLane (R) 72.59% | Richard V. Phay (D) 22.03%, Frank W. Brannen (L) 5.38% | |
| House 56 | Gail D. Whitsett (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 57 | Greg A. Smith (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 58 | Greg Barreto (R) 74.7% | Heidi Van Schoonhoven (D) 25.3% | |
| House 59 | John E. Huffman (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 60 | Cliff Bentz (R) 82.2% | Peter W. Hall (D) 17.8% | |
| Senate 3 | Alan Bates (D) 51.93% | Dave Dotterrer (R) 44.47%, Art H. Krueger (G) 3.6% | |
| Senate 4 | Floyd Prozanski (D) 58.03% | Cheryl Mueller (R) 38.15%, William Bollinger (L) 3.81% | |
| Senate 6 | Lee Beyer (D) 59.08% | Michael P. Spasaro (R) 40.92% | |
| Senate 7 | Chris Edwards (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 8 | Sara A. Gelser (D) 55.93% | Betsy L. Close (R) 44.07% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| Senate 10 | Jackie Winters (R) 87.77% | Glen E. Ewert (L) 12.23% | |
| Senate 11 | Peter Courtney (D) 54.62% | Patricia Milne (R) 45.38% | |
| Senate 13 | Kim Thatcher (R) 58.71% | Ryan Howard (D) 41.29% | |
| Senate 15 | Chuck Riley (D) 45.83% | Bruce Starr (R) 45.1%, Caitlin Mitchel-Markley (L) 9.07% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| Senate 16 | Betsy Johnson (D) 70.32% | Andrew Kaza (I) 13.53%, Bob Ekstrom (Constitution Party) 12.26% | |
| Senate 17 | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D) 66.15% | John Verbeek (R) 33.85% | |
| Senate 19 | Richard Devlin (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 20 | Alan R. Olsen (R) 52.74% | Jamie Damon (D) 47.26% | |
| Senate 23 | Michael Dembrow (D) 87.04% | Michael Marvin (L) 12.96% | |
| Senate 24 | Rod Monroe (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 26 | Chuck Thomsen (R) 56.71% | Robert R. Bruce (D) 43.29% | |
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|
| Measure 86 | Amends Oregon Constitution to create fund for Oregonians pursuing post-secondary education; authorizes debt to finance | Failed (42.79% yes) |
| Measure 87 | Allows judges to be hired by the National Guard and public universities; allows school employees to serve in the legislature | Passed (57.68% yes) |
| Measure 88 | Upholds four-year driver licenses for those who cannot prove legal presence in the United States | Failed (34% yes) |
| Measure 89 | Guarantees equal rights regardless of sex | Passed (64.26% yes) |
| Measure 90 | Creates an open, top-two primary election system | Failed (31.77% yes) |
| Measure 91 | Legalizes recreational marijuana; tasks Oregon Liquor Control Commission with regulation of its sale | Passed (56.11% yes) |
| Measure 92 | Mandates labeling of certain foodstuffs that contain genetically modified organisms | Failed (49.97% yes) |