Oregon's 3rd congressional district
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. 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 (2000) | 684,279 | ||
Median income | $64,369[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 district
The district was created in 1913, sending its first representative to the 63rd Congress.
Member | Party | Years | Cong ess |
District home | Electoral history |
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District created | March 4, 1913 | ||||
Walter Lafferty |
Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Portland | Redistricted from the 2nd district. [data unknown/missing] |
Clifton N. McArthur |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
Portland | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Elton Watkins |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
68th | Portland | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Maurice E. Crumpacker |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – July 24, 1927 |
69th 70th |
Portland | [data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | July 24, 1927 – October 18, 1927 | ||||
Franklin F. Korell |
Republican | October 18, 1927 – March 3, 1931 |
70th 71st |
Portland | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Charles H. Martin |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935 |
72nd 73rd |
Portland | Elected Governor of Oregon in 1934 |
William A. Ekwall |
Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
74th | Portland | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Nan Wood Honeyman |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
75th | Portland | First woman elected to Congress from Oregon Lost re-election. |
Homer D. Angell |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1955 |
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd |
Portland | [data unknown/missing] Lost renomination. |
Edith Green |
Democratic | January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1974 |
84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Portland | [data unknown/missing] Retired in 1974 and resigned early |
Robert B. Duncan |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
94th 95th 96th |
Gresham | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Ron Wyden |
Democratic | January 3, 1981 – February 5, 1996 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th |
Portland | [data unknown/missing] Resigned when elected to the US Senate |
Vacant | February 5, 1996 – May 21, 1996 | ||||
Earl Blumenauer |
Democratic | May 21, 1996 – present |
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Portland | Incumbent |
Recent presidential elections
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2012 | President | Obama 72 - 25% |
2016 | President | Clinton 71 - 23% |
Recent election results
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
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Wyden | 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 election
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 |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 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 |
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 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 |
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 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 |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 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 |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 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 |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 186,380 | 73.49 | |
Republican | Bruce Broussard | 59,529 | 23.47 | |
Constitution | David Brownlow | 7,003 | 2.76 | |
Misc. | 698 | 0.28 |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 254,235 | 74.54 | |
Republican | Delia Lopez | 71,063 | 20.84 | |
Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 15,063 | 4.42 | |
Misc. | 701 | 0.21 |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 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 |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 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 |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 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 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 274,687 | 71.84 | |
Progressive | David Delk | 27,978 | 7.32 | |
Independent | David W. Walker | 78,154 | 20.44 | |
Misc. | 1,536 | 0.40 |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 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 |
Historical district boundaries
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]
References
- 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.
- 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