Oregon legislative elections, 2012

Oregon legislative elections, 2012

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
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 46 (16 in Senate, 30 in House) 44 (14 Senate, 30 House) Seats after 50 (16 in Senate, 34 in House) 40 (14 Senate, 26 House) Seat change 4 in Senate, 4 in House 4 in Senate, 4 in House

Oregon State Senate elections, 2012

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
16 seats of the Oregon State Senate
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 16 14 Seats after 16 14 Seat change Popular vote 434,590 399,077 Percentage 50.8% 46.7%

The 2012 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were on May 15, 2012, and the general election was on November 6, 2012. Sixteen of the Oregon State Senate's 30 seats were up for election, as were all 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives.

In the Senate, the Democrats kept a 16–14 majority, identical to their advantage in the previous legislative session. In the House, Democrats took a 34–26 majority, up from a 30–30 split in the previous session.

In the previous session, Democrats controlled the Senate with a 16–14 majority. Of the 16 seats up for election, eight were previously held by Democrats, and eight by Republicans.

In the House, all 60 seats up for re-election. In the previous session, the house was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, 30–30.

OregonVotes - November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes

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