Deb Patterson | |
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Member of the
Oregon State Senate from the 10th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Denyc Boles |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Website | https://www.debpattersonor.org |
Deb Patterson is an American politician from the state of Oregon. A Democrat, she has been a member of the Oregon State Senate since January 2021.
Patterson has been an executive in the health care sector and for decades has been a local advocate in that field, served as a member of the Oregon Disabilities Commission and chaired the Marion County Health Advisory Board. She is a Congregational minister. [1]
In November 2018, Patterson ran against incumbent Republican state senator Jackie Winters and lost. [2] Winters died in office. [3] On November 3, 2020, Patterson defeated incumbent Republican appointee Denyc Boles by 576 votes in a special general election to fill the remaining two years of Winters' term, [4] although the results of the election were so close, they not certified until weeks after the election. [1] [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jackie Winters | 33,145 | 53.9 | |
Democratic | Deb Patterson | 28,210 | 45.9 | |
Write-in | 135 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 61,490 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deb Patterson | 37,725 | 48.5 | |
Republican | Denyc Boles | 37,149 | 47.8 | |
Libertarian | Taylor A Rickey | 2,775 | 3.6 | |
Write-in | 145 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 77,794 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deb Patterson | 32,007 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Raquel Moore-Green | 27,853 | 46.5 | |
Write-in | 83 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 59,943 | 100% |