2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

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All 6 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic Republican
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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Oregon, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. Primaries for these seats will be held on May 17, 2022. The elections will coincide with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices.

District boundaries were redrawn[1] to ensure that the districts are apportioned based on data from the 2020 United States census, which added a sixth seat to Oregon's delegation.[2]

District 1[]

From 2012 to 2020, the 1st district was located in northwestern Oregon and included the western Portland metro area, including the Portland suburbs of Beaverton and Hillsboro. The incumbent is Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2020.[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Filed paperwork[]
  • Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. Representative[4]

Endorsements[]

Suzanne Bonamici
Organizations
  • NARAL Pro-Choice America[5]
  • Sierra Club[6]

Independents and third-party[]

Candidates[]

Filed paperwork[]
  • Nicholas Rascon[7]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Solid D October 5, 2021
Inside Elections[9] Solid D October 14, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe D October 5, 2021

District 2[]

From 2012 to 2020, the 2nd district was the largest of Oregon's districts and covered roughly two-thirds of the state east of the Cascades, encompassing the central, eastern, and southern regions of the state, including Bend and Medford. The incumbent is Republican Cliff Bentz, who was elected with 59.9% of the vote in 2020.[3]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Filed paperwork[]
  • Cliff Bentz, incumbent U.S. Representative[11]
  • Raiph Huber[12]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Solid R October 5, 2021
Inside Elections[9] Solid R October 14, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R October 5, 2021

District 3[]

From 2012 to 2020, the 3rd district encompassed the eastern Portland metro area, taking in Portland and Gresham. The incumbent is Democrat Earl Blumenauer, who was re-elected with 73.0% of the vote in 2020.[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Filed paperwork[]
  • Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. Representative[13]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Solid D October 5, 2021
Inside Elections[9] Solid D October 14, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe D October 5, 2021

District 4[]

From 2012 to 2020, the 4th district included the southern Willamette Valley and the South Coast, including Eugene, Corvallis, and Roseburg. The incumbent is Democrat Peter DeFazio, who was re-elected with 51.5% of the vote in 2020.[3] He is retiring.[14]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Levi Leatherberry, Farmer[15]
  • Sami Al-Abdrabbuh, Chair of the Corvallis School District Board[16][17]
  • Doyle Canning, environmental activist and candidate for this district in 2020[18]
  • Val Hoyle, Oregon Commissioner of Labor[19]
  • Andrew Kalloch, Airbnb senior global policy advisor[20][21]
Potential[]
  • Melissa Cribbins, Coos County commissioner[20]
  • Marty Wilde, member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 11th district[22]
Declined[]
  • Dan Rayfield, member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 16th district[20][better source needed]

Endorsements[]

Val Hoyle
U.S. Representatives
  • Peter DeFazio, U.S. Representative from OR-04 (1987–present)[24]
State officials
  • Julie Fahey, member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 14th district[20][better source needed]
  • Dan Rayfield, member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 16th district[20][better source needed]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Alek Skarlatos, former Oregon National Guard soldier and Republican nominee for the 4th district in 2020[25]
Filed paperwork[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Likely D October 5, 2021
Inside Elections[9] Likely D October 14, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Likely D October 5, 2021

District 5[]

From 2012 to 2020, the 5th district straddled the central coast, and included Salem and the southern Portland suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Kurt Schrader, who was re-elected with 51.9% of the vote in 2020.[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Jamie McLeod-Skinner, attorney, former Santa Clara, California city councillor, nominee for the 2nd district in 2018, and candidate for Oregon Secretary of State in 2020[28][29]
  • Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. Representative[30]
Democratic candidates[a]
Withdrew[]
  • Mark Gamba, mayor of Milwaukie (Endorsed McLeod-Skinner)[28]
Potential[]
Endorsements[]
Kurt Schrader
Organizations
  • Pro-Israel America[31]
Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Organizations
  • Working Families Party[32]
  • Oregon Working Families Party[33]
State legislators
Local Officials
  • Mark Gamba, Mayor of Milwaukie (2015–present)[28]
  • Jules Walters, Mayor of West Linn (2021–present)[28]
  • Phil Chang, Deschutes County Commissioner[28]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
Filed paperwork[]
Publicly expressed interest[]
Potential[]
Declined[]
  • Shelly Boshart Davis, state representative for the 15th district[36]
  • Knute Buehler, Republican nominee for the 2018 Oregon gubernatorial election[36]

Endorsements[]

Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Organizations

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Lean D October 5, 2021
Inside Elections[9] Likely D October 14, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Likely D October 5, 2021

District 6[]

The 6th district was created following the 2020 census.[2] It consists of Polk County and Yamhill County, in addition to portions of Marion County, Clackamas County, and Washington County.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Teresa Alonso Leon, state representative from Oregon's 22nd House district[38]
  • Kevin Easton, political consultant and former executive director of Equity Foundation[39]
  • Carrick Flynn, Vernonia native and former Oxford researcher on pandemic preparedness.[40]
  • Kathleen Harder, chair of the Oregon Medical Board[39]
  • Derry Jackson, former Portland Public Schools board member[41]
  • Cody Reynolds, businessman and veteran[42]
  • Andrea Salinas, state representative from Oregon's 38th House district[41]
  • Loretta Smith, former Multnomah County commissioner[43]
  • Matt West, engineer at Intel[41]


Democratic candidates[a]
Potential[]
Filed paperwork[]
  • Brian Hylland Jr.[44]
  • Steven Reynolds[45]

Endorsements[]

Andrea Salinas
Organizations

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Amy Ryan Courser, Republican nominee for Oregon's 5th congressional district in 2020 and former Keizer city councilor[47]
  • Ron Noble, state representative from Oregon's 24th House district[41]
  • Angela Plowhead, clinical psychologist[41]
  • David Russ, mayor of Dundee[48]
  • Nate Sandvig, West Point graduate[39]
Potential[]
  • Tootie Smith, Clackamas County Commissioner[23]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Likely D October 5, 2021
Inside Elections[9] Likely D October 14, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Likely D October 5, 2021

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.

References[]

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  2. ^ a b VanderHart, Dirk (April 26, 2021). "Oregon to get 6th seat in Congress". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Wasserman, David; Andrews, Sophie; Saenger, Leo; Cohen, Lev; Flinn, Ally; Tatarsky, Griff. "2020 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Suzanne Bonamici FEC Statement of Candidacy". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "We're proud to endorse these reproductive freedom champions and leaders!". www.prochoiceamerica.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sierra Club Endorsements".
  7. ^ "Nicholas Rascon FEC Statement of Candidacy". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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  12. ^ "Raiph Huber FEC Statement of Candidacy". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Earl Blumenauer FEC Statement of Candidacy". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  14. ^ a b Snyder, Tanya (December 1, 2021). "Peter DeFazio will retire from Congress in latest blow to Democrats". Politico. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "Levi Leatherberry for Congress – A New Path for America". levileatherberry.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  16. ^ Joanna, Mann (Jan 12, 2022). "Corvallis schools' Sami Al-Abdrabbuh announces candidacy for Congress". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2022-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  18. ^ Bull, Brian (February 2, 2022). "Canning declares 2022 bid for Congress". KLCC. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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  21. ^ Leighton, Paul (15 January 2022). "Hamilton native running for Congress in Oregon". www.salemnews.com. The Salem News. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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  24. ^ "DeFazio endorses Hoyle in 4th District race". Associated Press. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  25. ^ "Alek Skarlatos announces another run for congress in 2022". KATU. May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  26. ^ Cegavske, Carisa. "Here's how much the campaigns for legislative, congressional races have raised so far and who their top contributors are". www.nrtoday.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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  29. ^ "Political Notes: Lesbian former Bay Area lawmaker McLeod-Skinner launches 2nd Oregon congressional bid".
  30. ^ Ehrlich, April (November 6, 2021). "Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader helped pass infrastructure plan, but still may oppose Build Back Better". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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  32. ^ "Our Candidates". workingfamilies.org.
  33. ^ "Endorsement Announcement: Jamie McLeod-Skinner for CD5". owfp.org.
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  36. ^ a b Wagner, Gary. "Potential candidates are bumper-to-bumper for 'Santiam Pass' seat in Congress". www.bendbulletin.com. The Bulletin. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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  40. ^ "Vernonia native enters congressional race in Sixth District Congress". Sherwood Gazette. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved Feb 1, 2022.
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  42. ^ "Cody Reynolds Announces Candidacy and Congressional Campaign in Oregon's 6th District". www.prnewswire.com. PR Newswire. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  43. ^ Sparling, Zane. "Loretta Smith enters race for Oregon's new seat in Congress". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  44. ^ "Brian Hylland Jr. FEC Statement of Candidacy". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  45. ^ "Steven Reynolds FEC Statement of Candidacy". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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  48. ^ Allen, Gary. "Russ files to be first 6th Congressional District representative". The Newberg Graphic. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

External links[]

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates
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