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The2016 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.Oregon voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote, pitting theRepublican Party's nominee, businessmanDonald Trump, and running mateIndiana GovernorMike Pence againstDemocratic Party nominee, formerSecretary of StateHillary Clinton, and her running mate VirginiaSenatorTim Kaine. Oregon has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.[3]
The Democratic presidential candidate has won Oregon in every election since1988. Clinton continued this tradition, carrying the state with 50% of the vote, a slightly reduced margin fromBarack Obama in2012, but with a slightly higher raw vote total, becoming only the second presidential candidate to win more than a million votes in the process. Trump received 39% of the vote, a smaller proportion of the vote compared to that ofMitt Romney in 2012. However, he did achieve a notable feat in carryingColumbia County, becoming the first Republican to do so sinceHerbert Hoover in1928.[4] In addition, this was also the first presidential election since1976 in whichClackamas County backed the losing candidate, with Trump becoming the first Republican ever to win theWhite House without carrying the county.
Oregon held its presidential primaries on May 17, 2016.
Two candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:
The 74 delegates from Oregon were allocated in this way. 41 delegates were allocated based on the popular vote in each congressional district withdistrict 2 split (district 2 was split because of its size with district 2a including the northern part of the district and 2b containing the southern part of the district). Another 20 delegates were allocated proportionally based on the statewide popular vote. The state also had 13super delegates.[5]
| Oregon Democratic primary, May 17, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 360,829 | 56.24% | 36 | 3 | 39 |
| Hillary Clinton | 269,846 | 42.06% | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| Misc. | 10,920 | 1.70% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (available) | N/a | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 641,595 | 100% | 61 | 13 | 74 |
| Source:[6][7] | |||||
Six candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
The 28 delegates from Oregon were allocated proportionally based on the statewide popular vote.[8]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 252,748 | 64.16% | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Ted Cruz(withdrawn) | 65,513 | 16.63% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| John Kasich(withdrawn) | 62,248 | 15.80% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Write-in | 13,411 | 3.40% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 393,920 | 100.00% | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Source:The Green Papers | |||||
This state's Green Party held its presidential preference vote on May 21.
On May 22, it was announced thatJill Stein had won the preference vote.[9]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Stein | - | - | 6 |
| Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | 1 |
| Uncommitted | - | - | 1 |
| Total | - | - | 8 |
The Oregon primary was completed on May 27, 2016, the last day to receive mail-in ballots.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson | 422 | 57% |
| John McAfee | 105 | 14% |
| Merry Susan Nehls | 34 | 5% |
| Austin Petersen (write-in) | 25 | 3% |
| Darryl Perry | 21 | 3% |
| Keenan Dunham | 18 | 2% |
| Derrick Michael Reid | 10 | 1% |
| Rhett Smith | 6 | 1% |
| NOTA (write-in) | 2 | 0% |
| Other write-ins | 91 | 12% |
| Total | 742 | 100% |
TheIndependent Party held a primary election on July 18. The party's ballot included Bernie Sanders (D), Hillary Clinton (D), Donald Trump (R), Ted Cruz (R), John Kasich (R), Gary Johnson (L), Jill Stein (G) and a "none of these candidates" choice.[12] Bernie Sanders won the primary election with 31.5% of the vote, narrowly defeating Donald Trump's 30.08%. Hillary Clinton came in third, with 24.02% of the vote. Members were allowed to select one or more candidates.[13]
| Candidate | Party | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders | Democrat | 31.5% |
| Donald Trump | Republican | 30.08% |
| Hillary Clinton | Democrat | 24.02% |
| None of the above | N/A | 9.17% |
| Gary Johnson | Libertarian | 16.07% |
| Jill Stein | Green | 9.49% |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | 5.68% |
| John Kasich | Republican | 12.27% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Los Angeles Times[14] | Safe D | November 6, 2016 |
| CNN[15] | Safe D | November 4, 2016 |
| Cook Political Report[16] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Electoral-vote.com[17] | Safe D | November 8, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[18] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| RealClearPolitics[20] | Lean D | November 8, 2016 |
| Fox News[21] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
BesidesLyndon Johnson's landslide victory in1964, the Republican party's candidate won Oregon in every year from1948 through1984. Since then, however, the Democratic candidate has carried the state in every election, including a narrow victory in the2000 election. The last statewide election won by a Republican candidate was in the2002 Senate election, all statewide elected officials as of election day were Democrats, andBarack Obama defeatedMitt Romney by 12.09% in the2012 election. Generally, Eastern Oregon is more conservative, while Western Oregon is more liberal.
Democrat Hillary Clinton won every pre-election poll conducted in the state except one and led by margins of 7 to 13 points in most polls. The average of the final 3 polls showed Hillary Clinton leading Trump 44% to 36%.[22]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 1,002,106 | 50.07% | |
| Republican | Donald Trump | 782,403 | 39.09% | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 94,231 | 4.71% | |
| Pacific Green Party/Progressive | Jill Stein | 50,002 | 2.50% | |
| write-ins | 72,594 | 3.63% | ||
| Total votes | 2,001,336 | 100.00% | ||
Hillary Clinton carried the state, lengthening theDemocratic streak in Oregon to 8 straight contests.
| County | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 1,797 | 20.47% | 6,218 | 70.83% | 764 | 8.70% | -4,421 | -50.36% | 8,779 |
| Benton | 29,193 | 59.88% | 13,445 | 27.58% | 6,115 | 12.54% | 15,748 | 32.30% | 48,753 |
| Clackamas | 102,095 | 47.70% | 88,392 | 41.30% | 23,552 | 11.00% | 20,703 | 6.40% | 214,039 |
| Clatsop | 9,252 | 47.05% | 8,138 | 41.39% | 2,274 | 11.56% | 1,114 | 5.66% | 19,664 |
| Columbia | 10,167 | 38.20% | 13,217 | 49.65% | 3,234 | 12.15% | -3,050 | -11.45% | 26,618 |
| Coos | 10,448 | 33.37% | 17,865 | 57.05% | 3,000 | 9.58% | -7,417 | -23.68% | 31,313 |
| Crook | 2,637 | 21.66% | 8,511 | 69.92% | 1,024 | 8.42% | -5,874 | -48.26% | 12,172 |
| Curry | 4,300 | 34.10% | 7,212 | 57.19% | 1,099 | 8.71% | -2,912 | -23.09% | 12,611 |
| Deschutes | 42,444 | 43.07% | 45,692 | 46.36% | 10,421 | 10.57% | -3,248 | -3.29% | 98,557 |
| Douglas | 14,096 | 26.34% | 34,582 | 64.61% | 4,843 | 9.05% | -20,486 | -38.27% | 53,521 |
| Gilliam | 239 | 23.45% | 671 | 65.85% | 109 | 10.70% | -432 | -42.40% | 1,019 |
| Grant | 739 | 17.03% | 3,210 | 73.96% | 391 | 9.01% | -2,471 | -56.93% | 4,340 |
| Harney | 683 | 17.19% | 2,912 | 73.28% | 379 | 9.53% | -2,229 | -56.09% | 3,974 |
| Hood River | 6,510 | 59.67% | 3,272 | 29.99% | 1,128 | 10.34% | 3,238 | 29.68% | 10,910 |
| Jackson | 44,447 | 40.66% | 53,870 | 49.27% | 11,010 | 10.07% | -9,423 | -8.61% | 109,327 |
| Jefferson | 2,980 | 31.50% | 5,483 | 57.97% | 996 | 10.53% | -2,503 | -26.47% | 9,459 |
| Josephine | 13,453 | 30.19% | 26,923 | 60.42% | 4,184 | 9.39% | -13,470 | -30.23% | 44,560 |
| Klamath | 7,210 | 23.63% | 20,435 | 66.98% | 2,862 | 9.39% | -13,225 | -43.35% | 30,507 |
| Lake | 639 | 16.26% | 3,022 | 76.90% | 269 | 6.84% | -2,383 | -60.64% | 3,930 |
| Lane | 102,753 | 53.53% | 67,141 | 34.98% | 22,056 | 11.49% | 35,612 | 18.55% | 191,950 |
| Lincoln | 12,501 | 49.50% | 10,039 | 39.75% | 2,716 | 10.75% | 2,462 | 9.75% | 25,256 |
| Linn | 17,995 | 30.65% | 33,488 | 57.03% | 7,236 | 12.32% | -15,493 | -26.38% | 58,719 |
| Malheur | 2,246 | 21.52% | 7,194 | 68.94% | 995 | 9.54% | -4,948 | -47.42% | 10,435 |
| Marion | 57,788 | 42.23% | 63,377 | 46.31% | 15,675 | 11.46% | -5,589 | -4.08% | 136,840 |
| Morrow | 1,017 | 24.41% | 2,721 | 65.30% | 429 | 10.29% | -1,704 | -40.89% | 4,167 |
| Multnomah | 292,561 | 73.30% | 67,954 | 17.03% | 38,588 | 9.67% | 224,607 | 56.27% | 399,103 |
| Polk | 16,420 | 40.75% | 18,940 | 47.00% | 4,935 | 12.25% | -2,520 | -6.25% | 40,295 |
| Sherman | 202 | 19.86% | 732 | 71.98% | 83 | 8.16% | -530 | -52.12% | 1,017 |
| Tillamook | 5,768 | 41.79% | 6,538 | 47.37% | 1,497 | 10.84% | -770 | -5.58% | 13,803 |
| Umatilla | 7,673 | 27.80% | 17,059 | 61.81% | 2,865 | 10.39% | -9,386 | -34.01% | 27,597 |
| Union | 3,249 | 25.05% | 8,431 | 65.01% | 1,288 | 9.94% | -5,182 | -39.96% | 12,968 |
| Wallowa | 1,116 | 25.56% | 2,848 | 65.23% | 402 | 9.21% | -1,732 | -39.67% | 4,366 |
| Wasco | 4,781 | 39.96% | 5,833 | 48.75% | 1,350 | 11.29% | -1,052 | -8.79% | 11,964 |
| Washington | 153,251 | 56.92% | 83,197 | 30.90% | 32,784 | 12.18% | 70,054 | 26.02% | 269,232 |
| Wheeler | 155 | 18.95% | 591 | 72.25% | 72 | 8.80% | -436 | -53.30% | 818 |
| Yamhill | 19,301 | 39.59% | 23,250 | 47.69% | 6,202 | 12.72% | -3,949 | -8.10% | 48,753 |
| Total | 1,002,106 | 50.07% | 782,403 | 39.09% | 216,827 | 10.84% | 219,703 | 10.98% | 2,001,336 |
Swing by county
County flipsDemocratic Hold | Republican Hold Gain from Democratic
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Clinton won four of five congressional districts.[24]
| District | Clinton | Trump | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 55% | 33% | Suzanne Bonamici |
| 2nd | 35% | 55% | Greg Walden |
| 3rd | 68% | 22% | Earl Blumenauer |
| 4th | 45% | 44% | Peter DeFazio |
| 5th | 46% | 42% | Kurt Schrader |
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