Oregon's 1st congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S state of Oregon. The district stretches from Portland's western suburbs and exurbs, to parts of the Oregon coast. The district includes the principal cities of Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Tigard, all located in the Portland metropolitan area. Geographically, the district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes all of Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties, most of Washington County excluding the extreme southeast, and a portion of southwest Multnomah County in Portland.
Oregon's 1st congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 2,941 sq mi (7,620 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 714,598 | ||
Median household income | $89,182[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Occupation |
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Cook PVI | D+18[2] |
The district has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici since 2012. Bonamici won a special election to replace David Wu, who resigned in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.[3][4]
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Gore 50 - 44% |
2004 | President | Kerry 55 - 44% |
2008 | President | Obama 61 - 36% |
2012 | President | Obama 57 - 40% |
2016 | President | Clinton 57 - 35% |
2020 | President | Biden 63 - 34% |
Sources (official results only):
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elizabeth Furse (incumbent) | 144,588 | 51.90 | |
Republican | Bill Witt | 126,146 | 45.28 | |
Libertarian | Richard Johnson | 6,310 | 2.26 | |
Socialist | David Princ | 1,146 | 0.41 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 414 | 0.15 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Wu | 119,993 | 50.10 | |
Republican | Molly Bordonaro | 112,827 | 47.11 | |
Libertarian | Michael De Paulo | 4,218 | 1.76 | |
Socialist | John F. Hryciuk | 2,224 | 0.93 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 234 | 0.10 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Wu (incumbent) | 176,902 | 58.28 | |
Republican | Charles Starr | 115,303 | 37.99 | |
Libertarian | Beth A. King | 10,858 | 3.58 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 458 | 0.15 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Wu (incumbent) | 149,215 | 62.69 | |
Republican | Jim Greenfield | 80,917 | 33.99 | |
Libertarian | Beth A. King | 7,639 | 3.21 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 265 | 0.11 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Wu (incumbent) | 203,771 | 57.51 | |
Republican | Goli Ameri | 135,164 | 38.15 | |
Constitution | Dean Wolf | 13,882 | 3.91 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 1,521 | 0.43 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Wu (incumbent) | 169,409 | 62.83 | |
Republican | Derrick Kitts | 90,904 | 33.71 | |
Libertarian | Drake Davis | 4,497 | 1.67 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Wu (incumbent) | 237,567 | 72.6 | |
Independent | Joel Haugen | 58,279 | 17.7 | |
Constitution | Scott Semrau | 14,172 | 4.27 | |
Libertarian | H. Joe Tabor | 10,992 | 3.31 | |
Pacific Green | Chris Henry | 7,128 | 2.14 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 4,110 | 1.23 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Wu (incumbent) | 160,357 | 54.7 | |
Republican | Rob Cornilles | 122,858 | 41.9 | |
Constitution | Don LaMunyon | 3,855 | 1.32 | |
Pacific Green | Chris Henry | 2,955 | 1.01 | |
Libertarian | H. Joe Tabor | 2,492 | 0.85 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 392 | 0.13 | |
Democratic hold |
A special election was held on January 31, 2012, to replace the most recent incumbent David Wu, who created a vacancy in the office with his resignation effective August 3, 2011. The winner of the election, Suzanne Bonamici, served the remainder of Wu's two-year term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici | 111,570 | 53.82 | ||
Republican | Rob Cornilles | 81,985 | 39.55 | ||
Progressive | Steven Reynolds | 6,679 | 3.22 | ||
Libertarian | James Foster | 6,524 | 3.15 | ||
Misc. | Misc. | 527 | 0.25 | ||
Total votes | 207,285 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 197,845 | 59.60 | |
Republican | Delinda Morgan | 109,699 | 33.04 | |
Progressive | Steven Reynolds | 15,009 | 4.52 | |
Constitution | Bob Ekstrom | 8,919 | 2.69 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 509 | 0.15 | |
Total votes | 331,980 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 160,038 | 57.31 | |
Republican | Jason Yates | 96,245 | 34.47 | |
Libertarian | James Foster | 11,213 | 4.02 | |
Pacific Green | Steven C. Reynolds | 11,163 | 4.00 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 594 | 0.20 | |
Total votes | 279,253 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 225,391 | 59.6 | |
Republican | Brian Heinrich | 139,756 | 37 | |
Libertarian | Kyle Sheahan | 12,357 | 3.2 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 691 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 57.7 | ||
Total votes | 378,195 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 231,198 | 63.6 | |
Republican | John Verbeek | 116,446 | 32.1 | |
Libertarian | Drew Layda | 15,121 | 4.2 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 484 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 55.5 | ||
Total votes | 363,249 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 297,071 | 64.6 | |
Republican | Christopher Christensen | 161,928 | 35.2 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 900 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Total votes | 459,899 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 210,682 | 67.9 | |
Republican | Christopher Mann | 99,042 | 31.9 | |
Write-in | 519 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 310,243 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Following the 2000 United States census, the district gained some of Multnomah County, which had previously been part of the 3rd district. After the 2010 United States census, the district boundaries were changed to move Downtown Portland from the 1st to the 3rd district.[10][11]
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