Oregon's 5th congressional district
Oregon's 5th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 5,362 sq mi (13,890 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 844,220 | ||
Median household income | $68,757[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Occupation |
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Cook PVI | D+2[2] |
Oregon's 5th congressional district represents Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Portland suburbs (including a sliver of Portland itself), and east to the summit of Mount Hood. It includes Lincoln, Marion, and Polk counties, most of Clackamas and Tillamook counties, plus parts of Benton and Multnomah counties.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Kurt Schrader, who was elected in 2008 to replace the retiring Darlene Hooley. This marked the first time in the district's history that a new representative had the same party affiliation as the outgoing representative.
Every single representative from this district since its creation after the 1980 census has gotten divorced while in office.[3][4]
History[]
The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the 1980 census. Denny Smith, who had represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district in the previous Congress, was re-elected in the 5th district in 1982 after it absorbed most of the western portion of the old 2nd.
In 2002, the district shrank slightly in area due to redistricting. About half of the portion of the district that had been in Benton County was moved into the 4th district and portions of west-central Clackamas County were moved into the 3rd district. At the same time, small portions of northern Clackamas and southern Multnomah County that had previously been part of the 1st district were moved into the 5th district.[5]
While the district has been in Democratic hands since 1997, it is one of the few in the country that is not safe for either party on paper. Since the 1990s, congressional races here have usually been very competitive.
List of members representing the district[]
Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history | |
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District created January 3, 1983 | |||||
Denny Smith (Salem) |
Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 |
98th 99th 100th 101st |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election. | |
Mike Kopetski (Keizer) |
Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 |
102nd 103rd |
Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired. | |
Jim Bunn (Gleneden Beach) |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
104th | Elected in 1994. Lost re-election. | |
Darlene Hooley (West Linn) |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. | |
Kurt Schrader (Canby) |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – present |
111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
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 | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2012 | President | Obama 51 - 47% |
2016 | President | Clinton 48 - 44% |
2020 | President | Biden 53 - 43% |
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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darlene Hooley | 139,521 | 51.24 | |
Republican | Jim Bunn (incumbent) | 125,409 | 46.06 | |
Libertarian | Lawrence Knight Duquesne | 5,191 | 1.91 | |
Socialist | Trey Smith | 2,124 | 0.78 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 39 | 0.00 |
1998[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darlene Hooley (incumbent) | 124,916 | 54.71 | |
Republican | Marylin Shannon | 92,215 | 40.38 | |
Pacific Green | Michael Donnelly | 3,637 | 1.59 | |
Libertarian | Blaine Thallheimer | 2,979 | 1.30 | |
Natural Law | Jim Burns | 2,971 | 1.30 | |
Socialist | Ed Dover | 1,378 | 0.60 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 248 | 0.11 |
2000[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darlene Hooley (incumbent) | 156,315 | 56.77 | |
Republican | Brian Boquist | 118,631 | 43.08 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 402 | 0.15 |
2002[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darlene Hooley (incumbent) | 137,713 | 54.75 | |
Republican | Brian Boquist | 113,441 | 45.10 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 383 | 0.15 |
2004[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darlene Hooley (incumbent) | 184,833 | 52.86 | |
Republican | Jim Zupancic | 154,993 | 44.33 | |
Libertarian | Jerry Defoe | 6,463 | 1.84 | |
Constitution | Joseph H. Bitz | 2,971 | 0.84 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 374 | 0.10 |
2006[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darlene Hooley (incumbent) | 146,973 | 53.99 | |
Republican | Mike Erickson | 116,424 | 42.77 | |
Pacific Green | Paul Aranas | 4,194 | 1.54 | |
Constitution | Douglas Patterson | 4,160 | 1.53 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 483 | 0.18 |
2008[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kurt Schrader | 173,413 | 54.34 | |
Republican | Mike Erickson | 122,348 | 38.34 | |
Independent | Sean Bates | 6,450 | 2.02 | |
Constitution | Douglas Patterson | 6,180 | 1.94 | |
Pacific Green | Alex Polikoff | 4,955 | 1.55 | |
Libertarian | Steve Milligan | 4,577 | 1.43 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 1,195 | 0.37 |
2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kurt Schrader (incumbent) | 145,319 | 51.25 | |
Republican | Scott Bruun | 130,313 | 45.96 | |
Pacific Green | Chris Lugo | 7,557 | 2.67 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 367 | 0.13 |
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kurt Schrader (incumbent) | 177,229 | 54.04 | |
Republican | Fred Thompson | 139,223 | 42.45 | |
Pacific Green | Christina Lugo | 7,516 | 2.29 | |
Constitution | Raymond Baldwin | 3,600 | 1.10 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 402 | 0.12 |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kurt Schrader (incumbent) | 150,944 | 53.7 | |
Republican | Tootie Smith | 110,332 | 39.3 | |
Independent | Marvin Sannes | 7,674 | 2.7 | |
Constitution | Raymond Baldwin | 6,208 | 2.2 | |
Libertarian | Daniel K. Souza | 5,198 | 1.8 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 732 | 0.3 |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kurt Schrader (incumbent) | 199,505 | 53.5 | |
Republican | Colm Willis | 160,443 | 43.0 | |
Pacific Green | Marvin Sandnes | 12,542 | 3.3 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 618 | 0.2 |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 539 | 0.2 |
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kurt Schrader (incumbent) | 234,863 | 51.9 | |
Republican | Amy Ryan Courser | 204,372 | 45.1 | |
Libertarian | Matthew Rex | 12,640 | 2.8 |
Historical district boundaries[]
When created in 1983, the district was an inland district focused around the Willamette Valley, and consisted of all of Clackamas and Marion counties, as well as small parts of the counties of Benton, Linn, and Polk. In 1993, the district gained a large coastal portion from the 1st district, gaining all of Tillamook and Lincoln counties as well as the rest of Polk, whilst part of Clackamas County was lost to the 3rd district.
In the 2003 and 2013 redistrictings, the changes were only minor, as the district gained a small portion of Multnomah County from the 3rd district in 2003 but lost it again in 2013, while it lost a portion of northern Clackamas County to the 3rd district in both 2003 and 2013.[6][7]
In the 2023 redistricting, the district underwent major boundary changes, as it gained all of Linn County, some of Multnomah and Clackamas counties, and parts of Deschutes County including Bend, but it lost the entire coastal section it had gained in 1993 as well as the area in Polk and Benton counties to the 1st, 4th, and 6th districts. Parts of western Marion County, including the city of Salem, were also lost to the new 6th district.
1983–1993
1993–2003
2003–2013
2013–2023
See also[]
References[]
- Specific
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=05
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Schraders continue divorce curse of Oregon's 5th District". OregonLive.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Oregon District Where Every Member of Congress Divorces While in Office". AllGov. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Almanac of American Politics, 2002 and 2006 editions.
- ^ 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 July 27, 2011.
- 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
- Congressional districts of Oregon
- Benton County, Oregon
- Clackamas County, Oregon
- Lincoln County, Oregon
- Marion County, Oregon
- Multnomah County, Oregon
- Polk County, Oregon
- Tillamook County, Oregon
- 1983 establishments in Oregon
- Constituencies established in 1983