Oregon State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Oregon Senate District 21
A district of about 138,000 people, 59% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+75.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Kathleen Taylor (D) · won98.0%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)2.0%
Unopposed.
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
14 races since 1974. 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 | Kathleen Taylor (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Kathleen Taylor (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Kathleen Taylor (D) | James Ofsink (I) | 62.1 |
| 2012 | Diane Rosenbaum (D) | Cliff Hutchison (R) | 69.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Diane Rosenbaum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Kate Brown (D) | Theresa Reed (I) | 79.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Lee Beyer (D) | Bill Lioio (R) | 34.7 |
| 1994 | William J. Dwyer (D) | Kathy Sniezko (I) | 52.4 |
| 1992 special | William J. Dwyer (D) | Tonie Nathan (I) | 65.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Larry Hill (D) | Ralf E. Walters (R) | 40.4 |
| 1986 | Larry Hill (D) | Jack Roberts (R) | 24.2 |
| 1982 | Edward N. Fadeley (D) | Mike Cross (R) | 29.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Edward N. Fadeley (D) | Charles R. Palmer (R) | 25.6 |
| 1974 | Edward N. Fadeley (D) | — | Unopposed |
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 21
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 21's area in each.
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 | D+72.1 |
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 21.
Higher than 93% of seats.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Densest of 30 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 1459% college gradsD+63.8Not up in 2026District 23
51% college gradsD+70.7Not up in 2026District 19
64% college gradsD+45.5Held DDistrict 13
50% college gradsD+30.0Counting
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