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Parties split control of Legislature in Oregon.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2004

By David Steves, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 3--Oregon Democrats took over the Senate for the first time in a decade in Tuesday's election, and were poised to narrow the Republicans' majority in the House.

Thanks to clear wins in all but one of the state's targeted Senate races, the Democrats appear likely to hold 18 of the chamber's 30 seats when the Legislature convenes in January. Democrats, who lost the majority in 1994, were in a 15-15 deadlock with Republicans last year.

The Democrats' majority reached 18 seats when Joanne Verger won a narrow victory over Republican Al Pearn in a coastal district that covers western Lane County Several House races remained too close to call, but if...

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