Oregon State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Oregon Senate District 9
A district of about 156,000 people, 21% Hispanic, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+26.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Fred Girod (R) · won68.9%
- Mike Ashland (D)31.0%
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 1968. 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 | Fred Girod (R) | Mike Ashland (D) | 37.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Fred Girod (R) | Jim Hinsvark (D) | 36.9 |
| 2016 | Fred Girod (R) | Rich Harisay (D) | 41.8 |
| 2012 | Fred Girod (R) | Steve Frank (D) | 28.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Fred Girod (R) | Bob McDonald (D) | 22.5 |
| 2004 | Roger Beyer (R) | Herman Joseph Baurer (I) | 67.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Frank Shields (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Randy Leonard (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Frank Roberts (D) | Dan Phegley (R) | 18.8 |
| 1986 | Frank Roberts (D) | Herb Brown (R) | 28.5 |
| 1982 | Frank Roberts (D) | Paul Howe (R) | 12.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Frank Roberts (D) | Teena Ainslie (R) | 40.1 |
| 1974 | Frank Roberts (D) | Raymond D. Conkling (R) | 40.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Victor Atiyeh (R) | Gloria A. Lee (D) | 48.1 |
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 9
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 9'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 | R+27.0 |
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 9.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Less dense than 72% 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 2923% Hispanic · 20% college gradsR+38.0Not up in 2026District 12
28% college gradsR+9.9Not up in 2026District 28
27% college gradsR+35.2Not up in 2026District 26
31% college gradsR+5.9Counting
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