Oregon's 1st congressional district

Oregon's 1st congressional district
	Oregon's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Suzanne Bonamici; D–Beaverton
Area	2,941 sq mi (7,620 km2)
Distribution	86.65% urban; 13.35% rural;
Population (2017)	844,175
Median income	$75,585
Ethnicity	84.9% White; 1.2% Black; 5.1% Asian; 9.4% Hispanic; 0.2% Native American; 0.3% other;
Occupation	21.8% Blue-collar; 65.3% White-collar; 12.9% Gray-collar;
Cook PVI	D+9

Oregon's 1st congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S state of Oregon. The district stretches from Portland's western suburbs and exurbs, to parts of the Oregon coast. The district includes the principal cities of Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Tigard, all located in the Portland metropolitan area. Geographically, the district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and a portion of southwest Multnomah County in Portland.

The district has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici since 2012. Bonamici won a special election to replace David Wu, who resigned in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.^[3]^[4]

Recent presidential electionsEdit

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 50 - 44%
2004	President	Kerry 55 - 44%
2008	President	Obama 61 - 36%
2012	President	Obama 57 - 40%
2016	President	Clinton 57 - 35%

List of members representing the districtEdit

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1893
Binger Hermann	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	Roseburg	Resigned to become Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Thomas H. Tongue	Republican	March 4, 1897 – January 11, 1903	Hillsboro	Died.
Vacant		January 11, 1903 – June 1, 1903
Binger Hermann	Republican	June 1, 1903 – March 3, 1907	Roseburg	Resigned due to the Oregon land fraud scandal.
Willis C. Hawley	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1933	Salem	Lost renomination.
James W. Mott	Republican	March 4, 1933 – November 12, 1945	Salem	Died.
Vacant		November 12, 1945 – January 18, 1946
A. Walter Norblad	Republican	January 18, 1946 – September 20, 1964	Astoria Stayton	Died.
Vacant		September 20, 1964 – November 3, 1964
Wendell Wyatt	Republican	November 3, 1964 – January 3, 1975	Astoria	Elected to finish Norblad's term. Retired.
Les AuCoin	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	Forest Grove Portland	Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Elizabeth Furse	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	Helvetia	Retired.
David Wu	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – August 3, 2011	Portland	Resigned.
Vacant		August 3, 2011 – January 31, 2012
Suzanne Bonamici	Democratic	January 31, 2012 – Present	Beaverton	Elected to finish Wu's term.

Living former MembersEdit

As of October 2016^[update], there are three living former members. The most recent and most recently serving representative to die was Wendell Wyatt (served 1964–1975) on January 28, 2009.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Les AuCoin	1975 - 1993	(1942-10-21) October 21, 1942 (age 76)
Elizabeth Furse	1993 - 1999	(1936-10-13) October 13, 1936 (age 83)
David Wu	1999 - 2011	(1955-04-08) April 8, 1955 (age 64)

Recent election resultsEdit

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

1996Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1996: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Elizabeth Furse	144,588	51.90
Republican	Bill Witt	126,146	45.28
Libertarian	Richard Johnson	6,310	2.26
Socialist	David Princ	1,146	0.41
Misc.	Misc.	414	0.15
Democratic hold

1998Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1998: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu	119,993	50.10
Republican	Molly Bordonaro	112,827	47.11
Libertarian	Michael De Paulo	4,218	1.76
Socialist	John F. Hryciuk	2,224	0.93
Misc.	Misc.	234	0.10
Democratic hold

2000Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2000: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu	176,902	58.28
Republican	Charles Starr	115,303	37.99
Libertarian	Beth A. King	10,858	3.58
Misc.	Misc.	458	0.15
Democratic hold

2002Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2002: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu	149,215	62.69
Republican	Jim Greenfield	80,917	33.99
Libertarian	Beth A. King	7,639	3.21
Misc.	Misc.	265	0.11
Democratic hold

2004Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2004: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu	203,771	57.51
Republican	Goli Ameri	135,164	38.15
Constitution	Dean Wolf	13,882	3.91
Misc.	Misc.	1,521	0.43
Democratic hold

2006Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2006: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu	169,409	62.83
Republican	Derrick Kitts	90,904	33.71
Libertarian	Drake Davis	4,497	1.67
Democratic hold

2008Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu	237,567	72.6
Independent	Joel Haugen	58,279	17.7
Constitution	Scott Semrau	14,172	4.27
Libertarian	H. Joe Tabor	10,992	3.31
Pacific Green	Chris Henry	7,128	2.14
Misc.	Misc.	4,110	1.23
Democratic hold

2010Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2010: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu	160,357	54.7
Republican	Rob Cornilles	122,858	41.9
Constitution	Don LaMunyon	3,855	1.32
Pacific Green	Chris Henry	2,955	1.01
Libertarian	H. Joe Tabor	2,492	0.85
Misc.	Misc.	392	0.13
Democratic hold

2012 special electionEdit

A special election was held on January 31, 2012 to replace the most recent incumbent David Wu, who created a vacancy in the office with his resignation effective August 3, 2011. The winner of the election, Suzanne Bonamici, served the remainder of Wu's two-year term.

Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici	111,570	53.82
	Republican	Rob Cornilles	81,985	39.55
	Progressive	Steven Reynolds	6,679	3.22
	Libertarian	James Foster	6,524	3.15
	Misc.	Misc.	527	0.25
Total votes			207,285	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012: District 1^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici	197,845	59.60
	Republican	Delinda Morgan	109,699	33.04
	Progressive	Steven Reynolds	15,009	4.52
	Constitution	Bob Ekstrom	8,919	2.69
	Misc.	Misc.	509	0.15
Total votes			331,980	100
	Democratic hold

2014Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014: District 1^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici	160,038	57.31
	Republican	Jason Yates	96,245	34.47
	Libertarian	James Foster	11,213	4.02
	Pacific Green	Steven C. Reynolds	11,163	4.00
	Misc.	Misc.	594	0.20
Total votes			279,253	100
	Democratic hold

2016Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016: District 1^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici	225,391	59.6
	Republican	Brian Heinrich	139,756	37
	Libertarian	Kyle Sheahan	12,357	3.2
	Misc.	Misc.	691	0.2
Turnout				57.7
Total votes			378,195	100
	Democratic hold

2018Edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2018: District 1^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici	231,198	63.6
	Republican	John Verbeek	116,446	32.1
	Libertarian	Drew Layda	15,121	4.2
	Misc.	Misc.	484	0.1
Turnout				55.5
Total votes			363,249	100
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundariesEdit

2003 - 2013

Following the 2000 United States Census, the district gained some of Multnomah County, which had previously been part of the 3rd district. After the 2010 United States Census, the district boundaries were changed to move Downtown Portland from the 1st to the 3rd district.^[10]^[11]

ReferencesEdit

Specific

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=01
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ "Wu special set for Jan. '12". Politico. August 4, 2011.
^ "Representative in Congress, 1st District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
^ "January 31, 2012, Special Election Official Results" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
^ "Oregon 2014 General Election" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^ "Oregon 2016 General Election" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ "Oregon 2018 General Election" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ 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

Coordinates: 45°30′N 123°12′W / 45.500°N 123.200°W / 45.500; -123.200

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=01

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

[3] "Wu special set for Jan. '12". Politico. August 4, 2011.

[4] "Representative in Congress, 1st District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

[5] "January 31, 2012, Special Election Official Results" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[genres-6] "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.

[7] "Oregon 2014 General Election" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[8] "Oregon 2016 General Election" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[9] "Oregon 2018 General Election" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[mapes-10] Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[sb990-11] "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

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