Oregon State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Oregon Senate District 12
A district of about 155,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+9.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Bruce Starr (R) · won55.6%
- Scott Hooper (D)33.6%
- Andrea Kennedy-Smith (IND)10.7%
Source: Oregon Secretary of State (via OpenElections)Updated Oct 1, 2026, 6:07 AM ET
Where it sits among all 30 seats
Every Oregon State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
16 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Bruce Starr (R) | Scott Hooper (D) | 22.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Brian J. Boquist (R) | Bernadette Hansen (D) | 16.7 |
| 2016 | Brian J. Boquist (R) | Ross Swartzendruber (D) | 25.9 |
| 2012 | Brian J. Boquist (R) | Annette Frank (D) | 20.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Brian J. Boquist (R) | Kevin C. Nortness (D) | 21.5 |
| 2004 | Gary George (R) | Hank Franzoni (D) | 18.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Verne A. Duncan (R) | Monroe Mark Sweetland (D) | 15.8 |
| 1994 | Bill Kennemer (R) | Dave McTeague (D) | 8.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Bill Kennemer (R) | Bob Johnson (D) | 14.0 |
| 1986 | Bill Kennemer (R)Flip | Walter F. Brown (D) | 4.4 |
| 1982 | Walter F. Brown (D) | Larry Burright (R) | 26.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Ruth McFarland (D) | Don McIntire (R) | 19.3 |
| 1976 | Vernon Cook (D) | Bob Adkins (R) | 22.5 |
| 1972 | Vernon Cook (D) | William R. Johnston (R) | 23.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Ted Hallock · John D. Burns · Thomas R. Mahoney (D) | Raymond D. Conkling (R) | 3.8 |
| 1968 | Don S. Willner · Vernon Cook · Berkeley Lent · Betty Roberts · Jack Bain (D) | Marilyn Ridgley (R) | 2.3 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 12
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 12's area in each.
- U.S. House
- OR-6 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+10.6 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 30 seats. Small marks are other seats in Oregon. The black marker is District 12.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Less dense than 66% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2631% college gradsR+5.9CountingDistrict 16
27% college gradsR+3.3CountingDistrict 9
21% Hispanic · 23% college gradsR+26.7Not up in 2026District 3
36% college gradsD+13.4Counting
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET