Oregon's 1st Senate district

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Oregon's 1st Senate District as of September 27, 2021

District 1 of the Oregon State Senate comprises all of Curry County as well as southern Coos County and central Douglas County. It is composed of Oregon House districts 1 and 2. It is currently represented by Republican David Brock Smith of Port Orford, who was appointed to the seat on January 11, 2023 after the resignation of Dallas Heard.

Election results[edit]

District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, senators before 2021 may not represent the same constituency as today. From 1993 until 2003, the district covered part of Northwest Oregon; from 2003 through 2013, it covered a similar region as today plus northern parts of Jackson and Josephine counties; and from 2013 through 2023, it covered the same areas as previously mentioned while adding more territory in western Josephine county. The current district adds more of eastern Douglas County compared to the previous iteration while losing southern Douglas County as well as all parts of Jackson and Josephine counties previously included in the district.

The results are as follows:[1]

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent
1982 Charles Hanlon Democratic 53.1% Ted Bugas Republican 47.1% No third candidate
1986 Joan Dukes Democratic 51.7% Geoffrey F. Stone Republican 40.3% Michael T. Boothby Nonpartisan 8.0%
1990 Joan Dukes Democratic 67.0% Sykes Mitchell Republican 33.0% No third candidate
1994 Joan Dukes Democratic 100.0% Unopposed
1998 Joan Dukes Democratic 84.5% Linc Jordan Libertarian 15.5% No third candidate
2004 Jeff Kruse Republican 66.2% Bruce W. Cronk Democratic 33.8%
2008 Jeff Kruse Republican 69.7% Eldon Rollins Democratic 29.9%
2012 Jeff Kruse Republican 71.4% Eldon Rollins Democratic 28.4%
2016 Jeff Kruse Republican 73.4% Timm Rolek Democratic 26.4%
2018[a] Dallas Heard Republican 64.2% Shannon Souza Democratic 35.6%
2020 Dallas Heard Republican 68.6% Kat Stone Democratic 31.2%
  1. ^ Off-cycle election due to the resignation of Jeff Kruse. Dallas Heard was the incumbent as he was appointed to the seat.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "OR State Senate 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 10, 2017.