2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
2004 special election for Oregon Senate District 3
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Alan C. Bates (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Wright (R) by 3.9 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Alan C. BatesDemocrat · winner
52.0%32,563
Jim WrightRepublican
48.0%30,101
62,664 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)