1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 Oregon State Senate election results, district by district
Every Oregon State Senate district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 30 seats
After the electionD 21 · R 9
Races15
Changed party0
Unopposed7%1 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 10 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Charles Hanlon (D) | 6.2 | |
| SD-3 | Nancy Ryles (R) | 34.7 | |
| SD-5 | Jeannette Hamby (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Frank Roberts (D) | 12.8 | |
| SD-12 | Walter F. Brown (D) | 26.3 | |
| SD-13 | Joyce Cohen (D) | 9.6 | |
| SD-14 | Steve Starkovich (D) | 13.6 | |
| SD-16 | L. B. Day (R) | 3.7 | |
| SD-17 | C. T. Cub Houck (R) | 5.8 | |
| SD-18 | Clifford W. Trow (D) | 24.7 | |
| SD-19 | Mae Yih (D) | 21.1 | |
| SD-20 | Margie Hendriksen (D) | 4.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-21 | Edward N. Fadeley (D) | 29.1 | |
| SD-22 | William Frye (D) | 16.4 | |
| SD-26 | Lenn Hannon (R) | 9.0 |
Oregon State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner