2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon ← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04 ) 2016 →
United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 4 1 Seats won 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 778,139 582,909 Percentage 53.64% 40.18% Swing
District results County results Democratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
The2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the fiveU.S. representatives from the state ofOregon , one from each of the state'sfive congressional districts . The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including thegovernor of Oregon and aUnited States senator . Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014.[ 1]
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon by district:[ 4]
District Democratic Republican Others Total Result Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % District 1 160,038 57.31% 96,245 34.47% 15,605 5.59% 279,253 100.0% Democratic hold District 2 73,785 25.67% 202,374 70.41% 11,266 3.92% 287,425 100.0% Republican hold District 3 211,748 72.33% 57,424 19.61% 23,585 8.06% 292,757 100.0% Democratic hold District 4 181,624 58.55% 116,534 37.57% 12,021 3.88% 310,179 100.0% Democratic hold District 5 150,944 53.70% 110,332 39.25% 19,812 7.05% 281,088 100.0% Democratic hold Total 778,139 53.64% 582,909 40.18% 89,654 6.18% 1,450,702 100.0%
The 1st district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. Incumbent DemocratSuzanne Bonamici , who had represented the district since winning aspecial election in 2012 , ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+7.
Democratic primary results[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) 50,903 98.8 Democratic Write-ins 601 1.2 Total votes 51,504 100.0
Jason Yates, pest control service manager[ 5] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Delinda Delgado Morgan, heavy-equipment operator, winemaker and martial arts instructor[ 5] Bob Niemeyer, mechanical engineer[ 5] The 2nd district is located east of theWillamette Valley and covers roughly two-thirds of the state. It is the largest of Oregon's five districts and is theseventh-largest district in the nation . Incumbent RepublicanGreg Walden , the Chairman of theNational Republican Congressional Committee , who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of R+10.
TheClub for Growth targeted Walden for a primary challenge.[ 12] [ 13]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Republican primary results[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 64,603 75.5 Republican Dennis Linthicum 20,745 24.3 Republican Write-ins 185 0.2 Total votes 85,533 100.0
Aelea Christofferson, business owner[ 5] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] The 3rd district most ofMultnomah County , includingPortland east of theWillamette River ,Gresham andTroutdale . Incumbent DemocratEarl Blumenauer , who had represented the district since 1996, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+22.
Democratic primary results[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) 69,753 98.6 Democratic Write-ins 969 1.4 Total votes 70,722 100.0
James Buchal, attorney[ 5] Republican primary results[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Republican James Buchal 15,083 97.8 Republican Write-ins 338 2.2 Total votes 15,421 100.0
The 4th district the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, includingCoos ,Curry ,Douglas ,Lane andLinn counties and most ofBenton andJosephine counties. Incumbent DemocratPeter DeFazio , who had represented the district since 1987, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+2.
Democratic primary results[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Peter DeFazio (incumbent) 57,970 98.3 Democratic Write-ins 1,016 1.7 Total votes 58,986 100.0
Republican primary, 2014[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Arthur B. Robinson 45,391 97.3 Republican write-ins 1,255 2.7 Total votes 46,646 100.0
The 5th district includes Oregon's central coast throughSalem , north to the southernPortland suburbs and east to the summit ofMount Hood . Incumbent DemocratKurt Schrader , who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2012 and the district had an evenPVI .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Anita Brown, former U.S. Army medical specialist and retired union worker[ 5] [ 15] Democratic primary results[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 42,041 83.1 Democratic Anita Brown 8,106 16.0 Democratic Write-ins 445 0.9 Total votes 50,592 100.0
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Ben Pollock, former Congressional aide and businessman[ 5] [ 17] Oregon's 5th congressional district Republican primary, 2014[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tootie Smith 31,883 62.9 Republican Ben Pollock 18,595 36.6 Republican Write-ins 268 0.5 Total votes 50,746 100.0
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