Oregon State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Oregon Senate District 2
A district of about 145,000 people, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+31.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Noah Robinson (R) · won66.9%
- Tracy Thompson (D)32.9%
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
15 races since 1970; the seat changed party 2 times. 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 | Noah Robinson (R) | Tracy Thompson (D) | 34.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Art Robinson (R) | Jerry Allen (D) | 30.3 |
| 2016 | Herman Baertschiger Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Herman Baertschiger Jr. (R) | Jim Diefenderfer (D) | 30.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jason A. Atkinson (R) | Richard Koopmans (D) | 38.2 |
| 2004 | Jason A. Atkinson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Gary George (R) | Terry Thompson (D) | 0.9 |
| 1996 | Gary George (R)Flip | Dell Isham (D) | 1.2 |
| 1992 | Karen L. Barnett (D) | Stan Bunn (R) | 76.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | John Brenneman (R) | Susan Ray (D) | 1.8 |
| 1984 | John Brenneman (R) | Dell Isham (D) | 2.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Dell Isham (D) | Leroy H. Hoefler (R) | 37.3 |
| 1976 | Dell Isham (D)Flip | W. Stan Ouderkirk (R) | 12.9 |
| 1972 | W. Stan Ouderkirk (R) | David Karl Schaefer (D) | 8.6 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Hector Macpherson (R) | Glenn Huston (D) | 1.4 |
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 2
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 2's area in each.
- U.S. House
- OR-2 100%
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+31.2 |
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 2.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Higher than 93% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Less dense than 76% 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 121% college gradsR+33.1Not up in 2026District 6
23% college gradsR+22.7Held RDistrict 28
27% college gradsR+35.2Not up in 2026District 30
23% college gradsR+43.5Not up in 2026
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