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Oregon legislative election, 2014

Oregon legislative elections, 2014
Oregon
← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →

16 seats of the Oregon State Senate and 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 50 (16 in Senate, 34 in House) 40 (14 Senate, 26 House)
Seats after 53 (18 in Senate, 35 in House) 37 (12 Senate, 25 House)
Seat change Increase3
Increase2 in Senate, Increase1 in House
Decrease3
Decrease2 in Senate, Decrease1 in House
Oregon State Senate elections, 2014
Oregon
← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →

16 seats of the Oregon State Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 16 14
Seats after 18 12
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 407,044 247,687
Percentage 58.5% 35.6%
Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2014
Oregon
← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →

60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 34 26
Seats after 35 25
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 659,903 572,673
Percentage 50.9% 44.2%

The 2014 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly 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 Democratic Party increased its 16-14 majority in the Senate to a supermajority of 18–12. In the House, the Democrats added one more seat and now holds a 35-25 majority.

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.

The official results are:

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.


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