Oregon's 3rd congressional district covers most of Multnomah County, including Gresham, Troutdale, and most of Portland east of the Willamette River (parts of Northwest and Southwest Portland lie in the 1st and 5th districts). It also includes the northeastern part of Clackamas County and all of Hood River County. Generally, most of Portland east of the Willamette River is in the 3rd District.
Oregon's 3rd congressional district | |||
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![]() Oregon's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
Representative |
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Area | 1,021 sq mi (2,640 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 853,116 | ||
Median household income | $73,091[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Occupation |
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Cook PVI | D+24[2] |
The district has been represented by Democrat Earl Blumenauer since a 1996 special election. It is the second-most Democratic district in the Pacific Northwest, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+24; only Washington's 7th congressional district is more Democratic.
List of members representing the districtEdit
The district was created in 1913, sending its first representative to the 63rd Congress.
Recent presidential electionsEdit
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2012 | President | Obama 72 - 25% |
2016 | President | Clinton 71 - 23% |
2020 | President | Biden 74 - 23% |
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
1994Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Wyden (incumbent) | 161,624 | 72.54 | |
Republican | Everett Hall | 43,211 | 19.39 | |
Independent | Mark Brunelle | 13,550 | 6.08 | |
Libertarian | Gene Nanni | 4,164 | 1.87 | |
Misc. | 273 | 0.12 |
1996 special electionEdit
A special election was held on May 21, 1996 to fill the vacancy created when incumbent Ron Wyden resigned effective February 5, 1996 after winning a special election to the United States Senate. The winner of the election, Earl Blumenauer, served the remainder of Wyden's two-year term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 73,656 | 68.38 | |
Republican | Mark Brunelle | 26,735 | 24.82 | |
Pacific Green | Joe Keating | 4,336 | 4.03 | |
Socialist | Victoria P. Guillebeau | 2,452 | 2.28 | |
Misc. | 529 | 0.49 |
1996Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 165,922 | 66.93 | |
Republican | Scott Bruun | 65,259 | 26.32 | |
Pacific Green | Joe Keating | 9,274 | 3.74 | |
Libertarian | Bruce Alexander Knight | 4,474 | 1.80 | |
Socialist | Victoria P. Guillebeau | 2,449 | 0.99 | |
Misc. | 531 | 0.21 |
1998Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 153,889 | 83.64 | |
Libertarian | Bruce Alexander Knight | 16,930 | 9.23 | |
Socialist | Walter F. Brown | 10,199 | 5.56 | |
Misc. | 2,333 | 1.27 |
2000Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 181,049 | 66.77 | |
Republican | Jeffery L. Pollack | 64,128 | 23.65 | |
Pacific Green | Tre Arrow | 15,763 | 5.81 | |
Libertarian | Bruce Alexander Knight | 4,942 | 1.821 | |
Socialist | Walter F. Brown | 4,703 | 1.73 | |
Misc. | 576 | 0.21 |
2002Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 156,851 | 66.77 | |
Republican | Sarah Seale | 62,821 | 26.74 | |
Socialist | Walter F. Brown | 6,538 | 2.78 | |
Libertarian | Kevin Jones | 4,704 | 2.00 | |
Constitution | David Brownlow | 3,495 | 1.49 | |
Misc. | 518 | 0.22 |
2004Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 245,559 | 70.86 | |
Republican | Tami Mars | 82,045 | 23.67 | |
Socialist | Walter F. Brown | 10,678 | 3.08 | |
Constitution | Dale Winegarden | 7,119 | 2.05 | |
Misc. | 1,159 | 0.33 |
2006Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 186,380 | 73.49 | |
Republican | Bruce Broussard | 59,529 | 23.47 | |
Constitution | David Brownlow | 7,003 | 2.76 | |
Misc. | 698 | 0.28 |
2008Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 254,235 | 74.54 | |
Republican | Delia Lopez | 71,063 | 20.84 | |
Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 15,063 | 4.42 | |
Misc. | 701 | 0.21 |
2010Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 193,104 | 70.02 | |
Republican | Delia Lopez | 67,714 | 24.55 | |
Libertarian | Jeff Lawrence | 8,380 | 3.04 | |
Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 6,197 | 2.25 | |
Misc. | 407 | 0.15 |
2012Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 264,979 | 74.48 | |
Republican | Ronald Green | 70,235 | 19.74 | |
Libertarian | Michael Cline | 6,640 | 1.87 | |
Pacific Green | Woodrow Broadnax | 13,159 | 3.70 | |
Misc. | 772 | 0.22 |
2014Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 211,748 | 73.33 | |
Republican | James Buchal | 57,424 | 19.89 | |
Libertarian | Jeffrey J. Langan | 6,381 | 2.21 | |
Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 12,106 | 4.19 | |
Misc. | 1,089 | 0.38 |
2016Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 274,687 | 71.84 | |
Progressive | David Delk | 27,978 | 7.32 | |
Independent | David W. Walker | 78,154 | 20.44 | |
Misc. | 1,536 | 0.40 |
2018Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 279,019 | 72.6 | |
Republican | Tom Harrison | 76,187 | 19.8 | |
Independent | Marc Koller | 21,352 | 5.6 | |
Libertarian | Gary Dye | 5,767 | 1.5 | |
Constitution | Michael P. Marsh | 1,487 | 0.4 | |
Misc. | 514 | 0.1 |
2020Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 343,574 | 73.0 | |
Republican | Joanna Harbour | 110,570 | 23.5 | |
Pacific Green | Alex DiBlasi | 8,872 | 1.9 | |
Libertarian | Josh Solomon | 6,869 | 1.5 | |
Misc. | 621 | 0.1 |
Historical district boundariesEdit
Before the 2002 redistricting, the whole of Multnomah County was included in the district; it lost southwest Portland to the 1st and 5th districts, but it gained most of its current portion of Clackamas County.[3][4]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Specific
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 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 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