2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

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All 5 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 4 1 Seats won 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 949,660 687,839 Percentage 55.60% 40.27% Swing 4.29% 5.70%
Democratic   50–59%   70–79% Republican   60-69%

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the five U.S. Representatives from the state of Oregon, apportioned according to the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. All five incumbents, four Democrats and one Republican, were re-elected to another term.

Primary elections for Democrats and Republicans were held on May 15, 2012; other parties had other nominating procedures.^[1] Several candidates received nominations for multiple parties, as permitted by Oregon law.

Overview[]

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012[2][3]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	949,660	55.60%	4	-
	Republican	687,839	40.27%	1	-
	Libertarian	34,879	2.04%		-
	Pacific Green	20,675	1.21%		-
	Constitution	12,518	0.73%		-
	write-ins	2,597	0.15%		-
Totals		1,708,168	100.00%	5	-

Redistricting[]

On June 29, 2011, members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly reached an agreement on redistricting all five of Oregon's congressional districts, as required by population changes from the 2010 Census. Among other changes, Downtown Portland was moved from District 1 to District 3; District 2 ceded more of the Grants Pass area to District 4; and District 5 was changed to include more of Clackamas County and only small parts of Multnomah County.^[4]

District 1[]

Oregon's 1st congressional district is represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, the winner of a January 2012 special election with 53.8% of the vote. The district has a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. Representative (unopposed)^[5]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	57,146	98.9
	Democratic	Write-ins	608	1.1
Total votes			57,754	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Lisa Michaels, cable host^[5]
• Delinda Morgan, vineyard owner^[5]

Results[]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Delinda Morgan	18,996	56.4
	Republican	Lisa Michaels	14,274	42.3
	Republican	Write-ins	447	1.3
Total votes			33,717	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Oregon's 1st congressional district, 2012^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	197,845	59.6
	Republican	Delinda Morgan	109,699	33.0
	Progressive	Steven Reynolds	15,009	4.5
	Constitution	Bob Ekstrom	8,918	2.7
	N/A	Write-ins	509	0.2
Total votes			331,980	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2[]

Republican Greg Walden has represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 1998 and is seeking re-election.^[5] The district has a PVI of R+10.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Joyce B. Segers, writer^[5]
• John Sweeney, activist^[5]

Results[]

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Segers	31,157	76.5
	Democratic	John Sweeney	8,825	21.7
	Democratic	Write-ins	751	1.8
Total votes			40,733	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Greg Walden, incumbent U.S. Representative (unopposed)^[5]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	77,498	99.3
	Republican	Write-ins	581	0.7
Total votes			78,079	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Oregon's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	228,043	68.7
	Democratic	Joyce B. Segers	96,741	29.1
	Libertarian	Joe Tabor	7,025	2.1
	N/A	Write-ins	446	0.1
Total votes			332,255	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3[]

Democrat Earl Blumenauer has represented Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 1996 and is seeking re-election.^[5] The district is the most Democratic-leaning district in the state, with a PVI of D+21.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. Representative (unopposed)^[5]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	84,628	98.9
	Democratic	Write-ins	969	1.1
Total votes			85,597	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Ronald Green, bus operator^[5]
• Delia Lopez, real estate investor^[5]

Results[]

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Green	14,844	63.2
	Republican	Delia Lopez	8,237	35.0
	Republican	Write-ins	424	1.8
Total votes			23,505	100

General election[]

Results[]

Oregon's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	264,979	74.4
	Republican	Ronald Green	70,325	19.8
	Pacific Green	Woodrow Broadnax	13,159	3.7
	Libertarian	Michael Cline	6,640	1.9
	N/A	Write-ins	772	0.2
Total votes			355,875	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4[]

Oregon's 4th congressional district has been represented by Democrat Peter DeFazio since 1987 and he is seeking re-election.^[5] The district has a PVI of D+2.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Peter DeFazio, incumbent U.S. Representative^[5]
• Matthew Robinson, nuclear engineering graduate student and son of Arthur B. Robinson^[5]

Results[]

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	69,864	89.9
	Democratic	Matthew Robinson	7,665	9.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	212	0.3
Total votes			77,741	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Arthur B. Robinson, chemist (unopposed)^[5]

Results[]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Art Robinson	50,090	97.3
	Republican	Write-ins	1,414	2.7
Total votes			51,504	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Oregon's 4th congressional district, 2012^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter A. DeFazio (incumbent)	212,866	59.2
	Republican	Arthur B. Robinson	140,549	39.0
	Libertarian	Chuck Huntting	6,205	1.7
	N/A	Write-ins	468	0.1
Total votes			360,088	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5[]

Democratic incumbent Kurt Schrader has represented Oregon's 5th congressional district since 2008 and is running for re-election in what is often considered to be the most competitive district in the state.^[4][5] In fact, the district has an even PVI.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. Representative (unopposed)^[5]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	51,652	98.5
	Democratic	Write-ins	805	1.5
Total votes			52,457	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Karen Bowerman, business consultant and retired college administrator^[5]
• Fred Thompson, retired timber executive^[5]

Results[]

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Thompson	33,448	67.0
	Republican	Karen Bowerman	16,174	32.4
	Republican	Write-ins	320	0.6
Total votes			49,942	100.0

General election[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Oregon's 5th congressional district, 2012^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	177,229	54.0
	Republican	Fred Thompson	139,223	42.5
	Pacific Green	Christina Jean Lugo	7,516	2.3
	Constitution	Raymond Baldwin	3,600	1.1
	N/A	Write-ins	402	0.1
Total votes			327,970	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also[]

• Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
• United States presidential election in Oregon, 2012
• Oregon state elections, 2012

References[]

External links[]

• Elections Division at the Oregon Secretary of State
• United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Oregon U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Oregon from OpenSecrets.org
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation