2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon All 5 Oregon seats to theUnited States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 4 1 Seats won 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,285,339 966,786 Percentage 55.69% 41.89% Swing 1.76% 3.87%
District results County results Democratic
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The2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the fiveU.S. representatives from thestate ofOregon , one from each of the state's fivecongressional districts . The elections coincided with the2020 U.S. presidential election , as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate , and variousstate andlocal elections .
The Democratic and Republican parties held their primaries on May 19, 2020. Oregon's other parties held their primaries at various dates until August 25, 2020.[ 1]
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2020Primary elections — May 19, 2020 - August 25, 2020
Party Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting Democratic 589,473 61.97% 19 5 5 Republican 361,733 38.02% 22 5 5 Libertarian TBD 4 3 3 Green TBD 2 2 2 Totals 951,206 100.00 —
District Democratic Republican Others Total Result Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % District 1 297,071 64.59% 161,928 35.21% 900 0.20% 459,899 100.0% Democratic hold District 2 168,881 36.92% 273,835 59.86% 14,717 3.22% 457,433 100.0% Republican hold District 3 343,574 73.02% 110,570 23.50% 16,362 3.48% 470,506 100.0% Democratic hold District 4 240,950 51.52% 216,081 46.20% 10,674 2.28% 467,705 100.0% Democratic hold District 5 234,863 51.89% 204,372 45.15% 13,411 2.96% 452,646 100.0% Democratic hold Total 1,285,339 55.68% 966,786 41.89% 56,064 2.43% 2,308,189 100.0%
Popular vote Democratic
55.68% Republican
41.89% Other
2.43%
House seats Democratic
80.00% Republican
20.00%
The 1st district is located in northwestern Oregon and takes in the westernPortland metro area , including thePortland suburbs ofBeaverton andHillsboro . The incumbent was DemocratSuzanne Bonamici , who was re-elected with 63.6% of the vote in 2018.[ 2]
Ricky Barajas, candidate for Oregon's 1st congressional district in2018 [ 3] Suzanne Bonamici , incumbent U.S. representative[ 4] Heidi Briones, insurance agent and universal basic income advocate[ 5] Amanda Siebe, disability rights activist[ 6] Suzanne Bonamici
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Christopher Christensen, small business owner[ 17] Armidia "Army" Murray, former UPS worker[ 18] Laura Curtis, small business owner(withdrew on March 9, 2020) [ 19] The 2nd district, the geographically largest of Oregon's six districts, covers roughly two-thirds of the state east of theCascades , encompassing thecentral ,eastern , andsouthern regions of the state, includingBend andMedford . The incumbent was RepublicanGreg Walden , who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2018.[ 2] On October 28, 2019, Walden announced that he would not seek re-election.[ 28]
Jason Atkinson , former state legislator representingOregon's 2nd Senate district andOregon's 51st House district , candidate forGovernor of Oregon in2006 [ 29] [ 30] Cliff Bentz , former state senator representingOregon's 30th Senate district [ 31] Knute Buehler , former state representative and nominee forGovernor of Oregon in2018 [ 32] David Campbell, project manager[ 33] HG Carey Jr., railroad executive[ 34] Jimmy Crumpacker, investor[ 35] [ 36] Travis Fager, radio business operator[ 37] Justin Livingston,Bend city councilor[ 38] Ken Medenbach, activist and participant in the 2016Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge [ 39] Mark Roberts, online retailer andIndependent candidate for Oregon's 2nd congressional district in2018 [ 40] Jeff Smith, small business owner, candidate for governor in2018 [ 41] Nik Heuertz, small business owner[ 46] John Holm, caregiver[ 43] Jack Howard, attorney and formerUnion County commissioner[ 47] Alex Spenser, activist and writer[ 48] [ 49] Chris Vaughn, sales representative[ 50] Raz Mason, political activist and candidate for Oregon's 2nd congressional district in2018 (withdrawal effective January 1, 2020, her campaign strategist Alex Spenser will continue her campaign)[ 48] [ 51] Isabella Tibbetts, community organizer (withdrawal effective March 12, 2020)[ 52] [ 53] Cliff Bentz (R)
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The 3rd district encompasses the easternPortland metro area , taking inPortland andGresham . The incumbent was DemocratEarl Blumenauer , who was re-elected with 72.6% of the vote in 2018.[ 2] Running against him for theRepublican Party was Joanna Harbour, while theGreen Party candidate was author andcivil rights activist Alex DiBlasi.
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2020 Oregon's 4th congressional district election County resultsDeFazio: 60–70%Skarlatos: 50–60% 60–70%
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The 4th district takes in the southernWillamette Valley and theSouth Coast , includingEugene ,Corvallis , andRoseburg . The incumbent was DemocratPeter DeFazio , who was re-elected with 56.0% of the vote in 2018.[ 2]
Cassidy A. Clausen, healthcare worker (withdrawal effective March 12, 2020)[ 71] Alek Skarlatos
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The 5th district straddles the central coast, and includesSalem and the southernPortland suburbs. The incumbent was DemocratKurt Schrader , who was re-elected with 55.0% of the vote in 2018.[ 2]
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