2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

2018 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 1,061,412 702,531 Percentage 57.45% 38.02% Swing 3.74% 0.21%
Democratic   50–59%   60–69%   70–79% Republican   50–59%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the five U.S. Representatives from the U.S. state of Oregon; one from each of the state's five congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 15, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. All five incumbents were re-elected, leaving Oregon at a 4–1 split in favor of the Democrats.

Overview[]

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon by district:^[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	231,198	63.65%	116,446	32.06%	15,605	4.30%	363,249	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 2	145,298	39.41%	207,597	56.30%	15,814	4.29%	368,709	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 3	279,019	72.60%	76,187	19.82%	29,120	7.58%	384,326	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 4	208,710	55.97%	152,414	40.87%	11,769	3.16%	372,893	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 5	197,187	55.01%	149,887	41.81%	11,395	3.18%	358,469	100.0%	Democratic Hold
Total	1,061,412	57.45%	702,531	38.02%	83,703	4.53%	1,847,646	100.0%

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District 1[]

The 1st district is located in northwestern Oregon and stretches from coastal cities of the Astoria and Seaside, to the parts of Portland and the surrounding suburbs such as Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Newberg. This district has a PVI of D+9. The incumbent is Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who has represented the district since 2012. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016. She will face Republican nominee John Verbeek in the November 2018 general election.

Democratic primary[]

• Ricky Barajas^[2]
• Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent
• Michael Stansfield^[3]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	69,774	91.7
	Democratic	Ricky Barajas	2,945	3.9
	Democratic	Michael E. Stansfield	2,936	3.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	424	0.6
Total votes			76,079	100.0

Republican primary[]

• George Griffith, engineer
• Preston Miller^[4]
• John Verbeek^[5]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Verbeek	21,191	50.6
	Republican	George Griffith	17,049	40.7
	Republican	Preston L. Miller	3,228	7.7
	Republican	Write-ins	402	1.0
Total votes			41,870	100.0

Independent primary[]

Primary results[]

Independent primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Write-ins	832	67.2
	Independent	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) (write-in)	406	32.8
Total votes			1,238	100

General election[]

Results[]

Oregon's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	231,198	63.6	+4.0
	Republican	John Verbeek	116,446	32.1	-4.9
	Libertarian	Drew A. Layda[6]	15,121	4.2	+1.0
	N/A	Write-ins	484	0.1	-0.1
Total votes			363,249	100.0	N/A
	Democratic hold

District 2[]

Oregon's second district is made up of rural eastern Oregon and stretches into southern Oregon, including Bend, Klamath Falls, and Medford. This district is the most Republican district in Oregon with a PVI of R+11.

The incumbent, Republican Greg Walden of Hood River, was re-nominated in the May 2018 primary election. He has represented the district since 1999, and was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2016. He has faced little serious opposition in recent years, but in 2018 has been heavily criticized by constituents for helping to write a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.^[7]

Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner of Terrebonne^[8] won her party's nomination in May 2018.^[7] She has criticized Walden for skipping public events and declining to take strong stands on behalf of his constituents.^[8] Incumbent Walden agreed in July to debate McLeod-Skinner, but as of early September, no debate has been scheduled.^[9]

As of November 2018, national handicappers consider the district "safe Republican."^[7]

Democratic primary[]

• Eric Burnette^[10]
• Michael Byrne, stonemason^[11]
• Jim Crary, attorney^[12]
• Raz Mason, teacher^[13]
• Jamie McLeod-Skinner, environmental attorney^[14]
• Jennifer Neahring, physician^[15]
• Timothy White, CFO^[16]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamie McLeod-Skinner	25,351	42.8
	Democratic	Jennifer Neahring	14,020	23.7
	Democratic	James Crary	6,774	11.4
	Democratic	Tim S. White	3,469	5.9
	Democratic	Raz Mason	3,137	5.3
	Democratic	Eric Burnette	2,734	4.6
	Democratic	Michael Byrne	2,546	4.3
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,173	2.0
Total votes			59,204	100.0

Republican primary[]

• Randy Pollock^[17]
• Paul Romero^[18]
• Greg Walden, incumbent

Primary results[]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	71,543	77.3
	Republican	Paul J. Romero Jr	15,181	16.4
	Republican	Randy Pollock	5,514	6.0
	Republican	Write-ins	280	0.3
Total votes			92,518	100.0

Independent primary[]

Primary results[]

Independent primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Mark R. Roberts	3,441	66.0
	Independent	Write-ins	1,773	34.0
Total votes			5,214	100.0

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Greg Walden (R)	Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D)	Mark Roberts (I)	Undecided
Patinkin Research Strategies (D-McLeod-Skinner)	October 11–12, 2018	400	± 5.0%	49%	40%	7%	5%

Results[]

This race was the closest race ever in Greg Walden's political history, the first time he had received less than 60% of the votes.

Oregon's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	207,597	56.3	-15.4
	Democratic	Jamie McLeod-Skinner	145,298	39.4	+11.4
	Independent	Mark Roberts	15,536	4.2	N/A
	N/A	Write-ins	278	0.1	-0.2
Total votes			368,709	100.0	N/A
	Republican hold

District 3[]

The 3rd district is centered around the city of Portland, and includes the surrounding suburbs such as Estacada, Fairview, and Gresham. This is the most Democratic-friendly district in the state with a PVI of D+24. The incumbent is Democrat Earl Blumenauer, who has represented the district since 1996. He was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2016. He will face Independent Party nominee Marc Koller in the November 2018 general election.

Democratic primary[]

• Earl Blumenauer, incumbent
• Eric Hafner, activist
• Ben Lavine
• Charles Rand Barnett

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	91,226	90.8
	Democratic	Ben Lavine	6,008	6.0
	Democratic	Charles Rand Barnett	1,586	1.6
	Democratic	Eric Hafner	1,377	1.4
	Democratic	Write-ins	291	0.3
Total votes			100,488	100.0

Republican primary[]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-ins	1,470	93.4
	Republican	Thomas Harrison (write-in)	104	6.6
Total votes			1,574	100.0

Independent primary[]

Primary results[]

Independent primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Marc W. Koller	930	42.0
	Independent	David W. Walker	741	33.5
	Independent	Write-ins	542	24.5
Total votes			2,213	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Oregon's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	279,019	72.6
	Republican	Tom Harrison	76,187	19.8
	Independent	Marc Koller[19]	21,352	5.6
	Libertarian	Gary Dye	5,767	1.5
	Constitution	Michael Marsh	1,487	0.4
	N/A	Write-ins	514	0.1
Total votes			384,326	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4[]

The 4th district is located in the South Coast region of Oregon. Cities in this district include Coos Bay, Eugene, and Roseburg. This is a highly competitive district with an EVEN PVI. The incumbent is Democrat Peter DeFazio, who has represented the district since 1987. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2016. He faced Art Robinson for the fifth time; Robinson had been the Republican nominee in the district in every election since 2010.

Democratic primary[]

• Daniel Arcangel
• Peter DeFazio, incumbent

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter A. DeFazio (incumbent)	78,575	91.4
	Democratic	Daniel Arcangel	6,672	7.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	717	0.8
Total votes			85,964	100.0

Republican primary[]

• Court Boice, Curry County commissioner^[20]
• Jo Rae Perkins, business owner^[21]
• Michael Polen^[22]
• Art Robinson, chemist^[23]
• Stefan Strek^[24]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur B. Robinson	30,384	45.5
	Republican	Court Boice	15,773	23.6
	Republican	Jo Rae Perkins	13,892	20.8
	Republican	Michael Polen	3,970	5.9
	Republican	Stefan G. Strek	2,244	3.4
	Republican	Write-ins	503	0.8
Total votes			66,766	100.0

Independent primary[]

Primary results[]

Independent primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Write-ins	1,811	67.1
	Independent	Peter A. DeFazio (incumbent) (write-in)	888	32.9
Total votes			2,699	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Oregon's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)[25]	208,710	56.0
	Republican	Art Robinson[26]	152,414	40.9
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	5,956	1.6
	Libertarian	Richard Jacobson	5,370	1.4
	N/A	Write-ins	443	0.1
Total votes			372,893	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5[]

The 5th district is centered around the state capital, Salem. This district stretches from the Central Coast region to the southern Portland suburbs, including Lake Oswego, Wilsonville, and Oregon City. This is a highly competitive district with an EVEN PVI. The incumbent is Democrat Kurt Schrader, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2016. He will face Republican nominee Mark Callahan in the November 2018 general election.

Democratic primary[]

• Kurt Schrader, incumbent
• Peter Wright

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	59,196	86.1
	Democratic	Peter Wright	9,002	13.1
	Democratic	Write-ins	549	0.8
Total votes			68,747	100.0

Republican primary[]

• Mark Callahan, perennial candidate^[27]
• Joey Nations
• Robert Reynolds

Primary results[]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Callahan	33,933	61.9
	Republican	Joey Nations	11,300	20.6
	Republican	Robert L. Reynolds	9,120	16.6
	Republican	Write-ins	465	0.8
Total votes			54,818	100.0

Independent primary[]

Primary results[]

Independent primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Write-ins	1,065	68.2
	Independent	Kurt Schrader (incumbent) (write-in)	498	31.9
Total votes			1,563	100

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kurt Schrader (D)	Mark Callahan (R)	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	October 8, 2018	359	± 5.2%	33%	56%	11%

Results[]

Oregon's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	197,187	55.0
	Republican	Mark Callahan	149,887	41.8
	Libertarian	Dan Souza	6,054	1.7
	Pacific Green	Marvin Sandnes	4,802	1.3
	N/A	Write-ins	539	0.2
Total votes			358,469	100.0
	Democratic hold

References[]

External links[]

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

• Suzanne Bonamici (D) for Congress
• John Verbeek (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

• Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) for Congress
• Greg Walden (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

• Earl Blumenauer (D) for Congress
• Marc Koller (I) for Congress

Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates

• Peter DeFazio (D) for Congress
• Art Robinson (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for fifth district candidates

• Mark Callahan (R) for Congress
• Marvin Sandnes (G) for Congress
• Kurt Schrader (D) for Congress