Oregon State Senate District 24

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Kayse Jama Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Kayse JamaDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Kayse Jama (Democratic) won by 17.5 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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One candidate on the printed ballot.

Kayse JamaIncumbentDemocratic(Democrat, Working Families)

Source: sos.oregon.gov (PDF), dated Sep 24

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 46,019
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKayse JamaWon	Democratic	27,02158.7%	58.7%
RepublicanStan Catherman	Republican	18,94841.2%	41.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	500.1%	0.1%

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticShemia FaganWon	Democratic	30,887100.0%	100.0%

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRod MonroeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,491100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,345
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRod MonroeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,33751.9%	51.9%
RepublicanRob Wheeler	Republican	16,90547.8%	47.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1030.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,440
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRod MonroeWon	Democratic	17,30448.8%	48.8%
RepublicanT. J. Reilly	Republican	15,48343.7%	43.7%
IndependentRon McCarty	Independent	2,6537.5%	7.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,648
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank ShieldsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,08057.1%	57.1%
RepublicanCletus Moore Jr.	Republican	13,56842.9%	42.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 48,665
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKen MesserleWon	Republican	25,86953.2%	53.2%
DemocraticRoger W. McCorkle	Democratic	22,79646.8%	46.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,281
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanVeral E. TarnoWon	Republican	23,78752.5%	52.5%
DemocraticBrenda W. Brecke	Democratic	21,49447.5%	47.5%

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill BradburyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	35,12799.2%	99.2%
OtherWarren M. Campbell	Other	2870.8%	0.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,946
Election day: November 8, 1988
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill BradburyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,28957.6%	57.6%
RepublicanMike Whitty	Republican	15,63242.3%	42.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	250.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,711
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill BradburyWon	Democratic	24,65863.7%	63.7%
RepublicanJames B. Bedingfield	Republican	14,05036.3%	36.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJack RipperWon(incumbent)	Democratic	26,64499.8%	99.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	410.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,610
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJack RipperWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,71164.4%	64.4%
RepublicanMarshall Wartnik	Republican	10,89835.6%	35.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,809
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Oregon Senate District 24, 1972 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJack RipperWon	Democratic	14,83551.5%	51.5%
RepublicanSam Dement(incumbent)	Republican	13,97148.5%	48.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026