1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Oregon State Senate election results, district by district
Every Oregon State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 30 seats
After the electionD 17 · R 13
Races15
Changed party3
Unopposed13%2 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 9 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Joan Dukes (D) | 11.4 | |
| SD-3 | Nancy Ryles (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Jeannette Hamby (R) | 36.1 | |
| SD-9 | Frank Roberts (D) | 28.5 | |
| SD-12 | Bill Kennemer (R) | 4.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-13 | Joyce Cohen (D) | 7.7 | |
| SD-14 | Bob Kintigh (R) | 2.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-16 | Jim Hill (D) | 47.1 | Flipped |
| SD-17 | C. T. Cub Houck (R) | 4.1 | |
| SD-18 | Clifford W. Trow (D) | 16.7 | |
| SD-19 | Mae Yih (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Grattan Kerans (D) | 33.0 | |
| SD-21 | Larry Hill (D) | 24.2 | |
| SD-22 | William Frye (D) | 34.6 | |
| SD-26 | Lenn Hannon (R) | 9.5 |
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