2014Final results
2014 election for Oregon Senate District 8
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Sara Gelser Blouin (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Betsy L. Close (R) by 11.9 points.
Sara Gelser BlouinDemocrat · winner
55.9%27,826
Betsy L. CloseRepublican
44.1%21,922
49,748 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET