2012Final results
2012 election for Oregon Senate District 2
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Herman Baertschiger Jr. (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Diefenderfer (D) by 30.8 points.
Herman Baertschiger Jr.Republican · winner
65.4%34,420
Jim DiefenderferDemocrat
34.6%18,219
52,639 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET