1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Oregon State Senate election results, district by district
Every Oregon State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 30 seats
After the electionD 19 · R 11
Races17
Changed party2
Unopposed41%7 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 11 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | John Brenneman (R) | 1.8 | |
| SD-3 | Bob Shoemaker (D) | 3.4 | Flipped |
| SD-4 | Paul Phillips (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Dick Springer (D) | 22.9 | |
| SD-7 | Shirley Gold (D) | 52.0 | |
| SD-8 | William McCoy (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Jane Cease (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Glenn E. Otto (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Jim Bunn (R) | 7.0 | |
| SD-22 | Peggy Jolin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | John Kitzhaber (D) | 20.7 | |
| SD-24 | Bill Bradbury (D) | 15.3 | |
| SD-25 | Ronald D. Grensky (R) | 25.0 | |
| SD-27 | Peter M. Brockman (R) | 9.6 | |
| SD-28 | Wayne Fawbush (D) | 0.2 | Flipped |
| SD-29 | Michael G. Thorne (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Eugene D. Timms (R) | Unopposed |
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