Oregon State Senate District 8

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Sara Gelser Blouin Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Sara Gelser BlouinDemocratic · Incumbent

Sara Gelser Blouin 59.8Valerie Draper Woldeit 40.1

Last result · 2022 generalNo published poll names both candidates.

Valerie Draper WoldeitRepublican

Last election: Sara Gelser Blouin (Democratic) won by 19.7 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeWoldeitNo published score for Blouin
Races: Won 1 of 1; Won 0 of 1

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Candidates on the ballot

Sara Gelser BlouinIncumbentDemocratic
Valerie Draper WoldeitRepublican

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

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 63,287
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSara Gelser BlouinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	37,81559.8%	59.8%
RepublicanValerie Draper Woldeit	Republican	25,37540.1%	40.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	970.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 60,429
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSara A. GelserWon(incumbent)	Democratic	38,11963.1%	63.1%
RepublicanErik S. Parks	Republican	20,95934.7%	34.7%
IndependentBryan Eggiman	Independent	1,3512.2%	2.2%

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSara A. GelserWon	Democratic	27,82655.9%	55.9%
RepublicanBetsy L. Close	Republican	21,92244.1%	44.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 48,152
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank MorseWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,46655.0%	55.0%
DemocraticDan Rayfield	Democratic	21,56344.8%	44.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1230.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,894
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank MorseWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,12759.1%	59.1%
DemocraticMario E. Magana	Democratic	18,76740.9%	40.9%

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank MorseWon	Republican	23,68354.6%	54.6%
DemocraticBarbara Ross	Democratic	19,66745.4%	45.4%

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMargaret CarterWon	Democratic	29,05380.4%	80.4%
OtherWhitney Smith	Other	7,07419.6%	19.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,841
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticThomas Andrew WildeWon	Democratic	20,48464.3%	64.3%
RepublicanMichael A. Fitz	Republican	11,35735.7%	35.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,254
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill McCoyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	27,67164.0%	64.0%
RepublicanMichael A. Fitz	Republican	15,58336.0%	36.0%

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill McCoyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,34399.5%	99.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1210.5%	0.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,889
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam McCoyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,99778.4%	78.4%
RepublicanFrancis Chadwick McKenna	Republican	6,88421.6%	21.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	80.0%	0.0%

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill McCoyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,39999.6%	99.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	660.4%	0.4%

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam McCoyWon	Democratic	18,52399.8%	99.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	340.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,801
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill StevensonWon	Democratic	21,02081.5%	81.5%
RepublicanLeon A. Prentice	Republican	4,77718.5%	18.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	40.0%	0.0%

Oregon Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTom HartungWon	Republican	33,16956.4%	56.4%
DemocraticLyell B. Gardner	Democratic	25,63143.6%	43.6%

1970 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