2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

2016 Oregon's 2nd congressional district election
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	Precinct results; Walden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Crary: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Tie: 50%; No votes
U.S. Representative before election; Greg Walden; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Greg Walden; Republican

2016 Oregon's 1st congressional district election
← 2014 2018 →
	Precinct results; Bonamici: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Heinrich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; No votes
U.S. Representative before election; Suzanne Bonamici; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Suzanne Bonamici; Democratic

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
All 5 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 70–80%	Republican 70–80%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the State of Oregon, one from each of the state's 5 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well a senatorial election and the special gubernatorial election, and elections to local offices. The primaries were held on May 17.

All five incumbents were re-elected.

Overview[edit]

Statewide[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,026,851	53.71%	4	-
	Republican	730,894	38.23%	1	-
	Independents	78,154	4.09%	0	-
	Progressive	27,978	1.46%	0	-
	Pacific Green	24,736	1.29%	0	-
	Libertarian	18,784	0.98%	0	-
	write-ins	4,468	0.23%	0	-
Totals		1,911,865	100%	5	-

By District[edit]

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon by district:

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	225,391	59.61%	139,756	36.96%	12,948	3.42%	378,095	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	106,640	28.01%	272,952	71.69%	1,147	0.30%	380,739	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	274,687	71.84%	0	0.00%	107,668	28.16%	382,355	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	220,628	55.49%	157,743	39.68%	19,197	4.83%	397,568	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	199,505	53.47%	160,443	43.00%	13,160	3.53%	373,108	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,026,851	53.71%	730,894	38.23%	154,120	8.06%	1,911,865	100.0%

District 1[edit]

The 1st district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. Incumbent Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. Representative (D–Beaverton)

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Shabba Woodley, videographer and poet

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	99,153	89.8
	Democratic	Shabba Woodley	10,961	9.9
	Democratic	Write-ins	375	0.3
Total votes			110,489	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Brian J. Heinrich, sales representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Jonathan E. Burgess
Delinda Morgan, businesswoman, nominee for this seat in 2012, candidate in the 2012 (special) and in 2014

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian J. Heinrich	19,290	48.5
	Republican	Delinda Morgan	10,640	26.7
	Republican	Jonathan E. Burgess	9,127	22.9
	Republican	Write-ins	768	1.9
Total votes			39,825	100.0

Independent Party primary[edit]

Results[edit]

Independent primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) (write-in)	855	58.2
	Independent	write-ins	613	41.8
Total votes			1,468	100.0

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Kyle Sheahan

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Oregon's 1st congressional district, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	225,391	59.6
	Republican	Brian Heinrich	139,756	37.0
	Libertarian	Kyle Sheahan	12,257	3.2
	Write-in		691	0.2
Total votes			378,095	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2[edit]

The 2nd district is located east of the Willamette Valley and covers roughly two-thirds of the state. It is the largest of Oregon's five districts and is the seventh-largest district in the nation. Incumbent Republican Greg Walden, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Greg Walden, incumbent U.S. Representative (R–Hood River)

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Paul J. Romero, refrigeration repair technician and U.S. Navy veteran

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	85,039	80.0
	Republican	Paul J. Romero Jr.	21,099	19.8
	Republican	Write-ins	238	0.2
Total votes			106,376	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Jim Crary, retired lawyer

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James "Jim" Crary	53,484	97.6
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,295	2.4
Total votes			54,779	100.0

Independent Party primary[edit]

Results[edit]

Independent primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Greg Walden (incumbent) (write-in)	1,725	61.3
	Independent	Write-ins	1,090	38.7
Total votes			2,815	100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Oregon's 2nd congressional district, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	272,952	71.7
	Democratic	James "Jim" Crary	106,640	28.0
	Write-in		1,147	0.3
Total votes			380,739	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3[edit]

2016 Oregon's 3rd congressional district election

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2018 →


Nominee	Earl Blumenauer	David Walker	David Delk
Party	Democratic	Independent	Progressive
Alliance		Republican
Popular vote	274,687	78,154	27,978
Percentage	71.8%	20.5%	7.3%

Precinct results
Blumenauer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Walker:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Earl Blumenauer
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Earl Blumenauer
Democratic

The 3rd district most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Willamette River, Gresham and Troutdale. Incumbent Democrat Earl Blumenauer, who had represented the district since 1996, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+22.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. Representative (D–Portland)

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	144,706	98.3
	Democratic	Write-ins	2,511	1.7
Total votes			147,217	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

No declared candidates

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	*David W. Walker (write-in)*	217	9.1
	Republican	Write-ins	2,160	90.9
Total votes			2,377	100.0

Independent Party primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

David W. Walker, nurse practitioner

Results[edit]

Independent primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	David W. Walker	2,529	74.7
	Independent	Write-ins	856	25.3
Total votes			3,385	100.0

Progressive primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

David Delk

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Oregon's 3rd congressional district, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	274,687	71.8
	Independent	David W. Walker	78,154	20.5
	Progressive	David Delk	27,978	7.3
	Write-in		1,536	0.4
Total votes			382,355	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4[edit]

2016 Oregon's 4th congressional district election

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2018 →


Nominee	Peter DeFazio	Art Robinson
Party	Democratic	Republican
Alliance	Independent
Popular vote	220,628	157,743
Percentage	55.5%	39.7%

Precinct results
DeFazio:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Robinson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      40–50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Peter DeFazio
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Peter DeFazio
Democratic

The 4th district the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, including Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane and Linn counties and most of Benton and Josephine counties. Incumbent Democrat Peter DeFazio, who had represented the district since 1987, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+2.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Peter DeFazio, incumbent U.S. Representative (D–Springfield)

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Joseph McKinney, businessman

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	113,816	91.6
	Democratic	Joseph McKinney	9,894	8.0
	Democratic	Write-ins	601	0.4
Total votes			124,311	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Art Robinson, chemist, former chair of the Oregon Republican Party and nominee for this seat in 2010, 2012 & 2014

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Jo Rae Perkins, former chair of the Linn County Republican Party, candidate for Mayor of Albany in 2010 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Art Robinson	55,557	67.3
	Republican	Jo Rae Perkins	26,375	31.9
	Republican	Write-ins	620	0.8
Total votes			82,552	100.0

Independent Party primary[edit]

Results[edit]

Independent primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Peter DeFazio (incumbent) (write-in)	1,223	42.5
	Independent	Write-ins	1,654	57.5
Total votes			2,877	100.0

Green primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Mike Beilstein, nominee for this seat in 2008, 2010, and 2014

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Gil Guthrie

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Oregon's 4th congressional district, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	220,628	55.5
	Republican	Art Robinson	157,743	39.7
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	12,194	3.1
	Libertarian	Gil Guthrie	6,527	1.6
	Write-in		476	0.1
Total votes			397,568	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5[edit]

2016 Oregon's 5th congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Kurt Schrader	Colm Willis
Party	Democratic	Republican
Alliance	Independent
Popular vote	199,505	160,443
Percentage	53.5%	43.0%

Precinct results
Schrader:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Willis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Kurt Schrader
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Kurt Schrader
Democratic

The 5th district includes Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Portland suburbs and east to the summit of Mount Hood. Incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2014 and the district had an even PVI.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. Representative (D–Canby)

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Dave McTeague, former state representative (1985–95)

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	72,634	71.7
	Democratic	Dave McTeague	28,184	27.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	549	0.5
Total votes			101,367	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Colm Willis, lawyer and former political director of Oregon Right to Life

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Seth Allan, mental health associate
Earl D. Rainey, truck driver
Ben West, activist

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Colm Willis	40,568	57.6
	Republican	Ben West	14,696	20.8
	Republican	Seth Allan	10,779	15.3
	Republican	Earl D. Rainey	3,783	5.4
	Republican	Write-ins	665	0.9
Total votes			70,492	100.0

Independent Party primary[edit]

Results[edit]

Independent primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Kurt Schrader (incumbent) (write-in)	792	33.1
	Independent	Write-ins	1,601	66.9
Total votes			2,393	100.0

Green primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Marvin Sandnes, Independent Party candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Oregon's 5th congressional district, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	199,505	53.5
	Republican	Colm Willis	160,443	43.0
	Pacific Green	Marvin Sandnes	12,542	3.3
	Write-in		618	0.2
Total votes			373,108	100.0
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

External links[edit]

[general2016-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

[primary2016-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

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