Oregon State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Oregon Senate District 5
A district of about 147,000 people, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+2.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Dick Anderson (R) · won56.1%
- Jo Beaudreau (D)43.8%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM 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 1970; 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 | Dick Anderson (R) | Jo Beaudreau (D) | 12.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Dick Anderson (R)Flip | Melissa T. Cribbins (D) | 2.9 |
| 2016 | Arnie Roblan (D) | Dick Anderson (R) | 0.6 |
| 2012 | Arnie Roblan (D) | Scott Roberts (R) | 9.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Joanne Verger (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Joanne Verger (D) | Al Pearn (R) | 1.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Charles Starr (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Jeannette Hamby (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Jeannette Hamby (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Jeannette Hamby (R) | Robert L. Glosenger (D) | 36.1 |
| 1982 | Jeannette Hamby (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Ted Hallock (D) | Kay Durtschi (R) | 17.2 |
| 1974 | Ted Hallock (D) | Craig Berkman (R) | 6.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | L. W. Newbry (R) | Harold G. Morris (D) | 32.1 |
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 5
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 5's area in each.
- U.S. House
- OR-4 100%
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+5.6 |
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 5.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Lower than 93% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Less dense than 83% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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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