Oregon's 4th congressional district

Oregon's 4th congressional district
Oregon's 4th congressional district
	Oregon's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
	Peter DeFazio; D–Springfield
Area	17,181 sq mi (44,500 km2)
Distribution	69.17% urban; 30.83% rural;
Population (2019)	820,504
Median household; income	$55,886
Ethnicity	84.6% White; 7.3% Hispanic; 3.5% Two or more races; 2.3% Asian; 1.4% other; 0.9% Black;
Occupation	55.2% White-collar; 28.2% Blue-collar; 16.5% Gray-collar;
Cook PVI	R+1

Oregon's 4th congressional district represents the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, including Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, and Benton counties and most of Linn and Josephine counties. It is centered around the state's two college towns, Eugene and Corvallis, homes to the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, respectively. Politically, the district leans slightly Democratic due almost entirely to the presence of Lane County, home to almost half the district's population. The district has been represented by Democrat Peter DeFazio since 1987.

List of members representing the district[]

Member (District home)	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District January 3, 1943
Harris Ellsworth (Roseburg)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Lost re-election.
Charles O. Porter (Eugene)	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961	85th 86th	Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
Edwin R. Durno (Medford)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Robert B. Duncan (Medford)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	88th 89th	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
John R. Dellenback (Medford)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election.
James H. Weaver (Eugene)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Peter DeFazio (Springfield)	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – present	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.

Recent presidential elections[]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 42 - 32%
1996	President	Clinton 45 - 40%
2000	President	Bush 49 - 44%
2004	President	Kerry 49.4 - 49.1%
2008	President	Obama 54 - 43%
2012	President	Obama 52 - 45%
2016	President	Clinton 46.1 - 46%
2020	President	Biden 51 - 47%

Election results[]

Sources (official results only):

Elections History from the Oregon Secretary of State website
Election Statistics from the website of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

1996[]

United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	177,270	65.69%
Republican	John D. Newkirk	76,649	28.40%
Libertarian	Tonie Nathan	4,919	1.82%
Reform	Bill Bonville	3,960	1.47%
Socialist	David Duemler	1,373	0.51%
Peace and Freedom	Alan Opus	1,311	0.49%
Misc.	Misc.	4,374	1.62%

1998[]

United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	157,524	70.12%
Republican	Steve J. Webb	64,143	28.55%
Socialist	Karl G. Sorg	2,694	1.20%
Misc.	Misc.	276	0.12%

2000[]

United States House election, 2000: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	197,998	68.03%
Republican	John Lindsey	88,950	30.56%
Socialist	David Duemler	3,696	1.27%
Misc.	Misc.	421	0.14%

2002[]

United States House election, 2002: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	168,150	63.86%
Republican	Liz VanLeeuwen	90,523	34.36%
Libertarian	Chris Bigelow	4,602	1.75%
Misc.	Misc.	206	0.01%

2004[]

United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	228,611	60.98%
Republican	Jim Feldkamp	140,882	37.58%
Libertarian	Jacob Boone	3,190	0.85%
Constitution	Michael Paul Marsh	1,799	0.48%
Misc.	Misc.	427	0.01%

2006[]

United States House election, 2006: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	180,607	62.23%
Republican	Jim Feldkamp	109,105	37.59%
Misc.	Misc.	532	0.18%

2008[]

United States House election, 2008: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	275,143	82.34%
Constitution	Jaynee Germond	43,133	12.91%
Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	13,162	3.94
Misc.	Misc.	2,708	0.81%

2010[]

United States House election, 2010: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	162,416	54.49%
Republican	Art Robinson	129,877	43.58%
Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	5,215	1.75%
Misc.	Misc.	544	0.18%

2012[]

United States House election, 2012: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	208,196	59.1%
Republican	Art Robinson	138,351	39.2%
Libertarian	Chuck Huntting	6,205	1.7%
Misc.	Misc.	468	0.1%

2014[]

United States House election, 2014: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	181,624	59%
	Republican	Art Robinson	116,534	38%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	6,863	2%
	Libertarian	David L. Chester	4,676	1%
	Misc.	Misc.	482	0.15%
Total votes			310,152	100
	Democratic hold

2016[]

United States House election, 2016: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	220,628	55%
	Republican	Art Robinson	157,743	40%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	12,194	3%
	Libertarian	Gil Guthrie	6,527	2%
	Misc.	Misc.	476	0%
Total votes			397,568	100
	Democratic hold

2018[]

United States House election, 2018: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	208,710	56%
	Republican	Art Robinson	152,414	40%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	5,956	1%
	Libertarian	Richard Jacobson	5,370	1%
	Misc.	Misc.	443	0.1%
Total votes			372,893	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020[]

United States House election, 2020: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	240,950	52%
	Republican	Alek Skarlatos	216,081	46%
	Pacific Green	Daniel Hoffay	10,118	2%
	Misc.	Misc.	556	0.1%
Total votes			467,705	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries[]

2003 - 2013

The district gained most of Josephine County from the 2nd district in the 2002 redistricting, but also lost most of the Grants Pass area to the second district.^[3]^[4]

References[]

Specific

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=04
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
^ Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^ "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

General

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 43°30′N 123°30′W / 43.500°N 123.500°W / 43.500; -123.500

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=04

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

[mapes-3] Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[sb990-4] "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

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