This is the 2000 race. The latest: 2026 →

2000Final results

2000 election for Oregon Senate District 11

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

John Minnis (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Chris Gorsek (D) by 12.0 points.

John MinnisRepublican · winner
55.4%25,932
Chris GorsekDemocrat
43.3%20,302
1.3%608
46,842 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+18.01992R+12.02000D+10.52002D+17.62006D+9.62010D+9.22014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

John Minnis (R)Chris Gorsek (D)

Also on the ballot: Arthur J. Scarborough (Socialist), 1.3%