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Oregon Senate District 8

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Sara Gelser Blouin won re-election by 28.3 points over Valerie Draper Woldeit.

Cross-party nominationsStaggered SenateTwo-thirds quorum

Sara Gelser BlouinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%39,733
Valerie Draper WoldeitRepublican
35.7%22,174
Write-inOther party
0.2%129
62,036 votes

Source: Oregon Secretary of State unofficial results; race call: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenD+19.72022 SenateD+24.22024 Pres.D+28.32026 Senate

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Sara Gelser BlouinValerie Draper Woldeit
$65K
Raised by the campaign
$1.9K
$61.6K
Spent by the campaign
$1K

Campaign money: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR), through Oct 6, 2026; Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR), through Sep 23, 2026.

Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) campaign filingsUpdated Sep 23, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Sara Gelser Blouin
>99%
Valerie Draper Woldeit
<1%
Projected margin
D+25.6
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The candidates

Sara Gelser Blouin (D)
Incumbent, Oregon State Senate, first elected 2014Valerie Draper Woldeit (R)

Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.2%