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Oregon State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Oregon Senate District 17

A district of about 126,000 people, 67% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+64.1 relative to the nation for president.

Lisa Reynolds (D)Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

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.

D+64.14th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican16th seat · the majority lineDistrict 17

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 race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20222026
Oregon State SenateD+58.0D+64.3

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State and civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 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 17.

Adults with a bachelor's degree67% 100th pct · 1st of 30 in OR

Highest of 30 seats.

White adults without a degree23% 0th pct · 30th of 30 in OR

Lowest of 30 seats.

Hispanic residents9% 14th pct · 26th of 30 in OR

Lower than 86% of seats.

Black residents2% 79th pct · 7th of 30 in OR

Higher than 79% of seats.

Asian residents17% 100th pct · 1st of 30 in OR

Highest of 30 seats.

People per square mile2,789 83rd pct · 6th of 30 in OR

Denser 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

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 23
51% college gradsD+70.7Not up in 2026District 19
64% college gradsD+45.5Held DDistrict 14
59% college gradsD+63.8Not up in 2026District 21
59% college gradsD+75.2Not 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

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Lisa Reynolds (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 64.3
  2. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 58.0

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)