While the 2024 general election saw the country swing toward the right at the federal level, the balance of power in both chambers of Oregon’s legislature remained nearly unchanged. All statewide offices in Oregon will continue to be held by Democrats, and five of Oregon’s six congressional districts will send members of the same party back to D.C. The one congressional seat that saw a change this year was the election of Democrat Janelle Bynum, who unseated incumbent Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in CD-5. The ODA was pleased to see that the two dentists who currently serve in the legislature, Rep. Hai Pham and Rep. Cyrus Javadi, were reelected to their seats.
Two of the three statewide ballot measures passed, including Measure 115, which allows the legislature to impeach elected state executives. Measure 118, which proposed a three percent increase in the corporate minimum tax with revenue distributed as direct payments to Oregon residents, failed, as did Measure 117, which would have established ranked choice voting for federal and state offices in Oregon.