Oregon's 2nd congressional district

Oregon's 2nd congressional district
	Oregon's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Greg Walden; R–Hood River
Area	69,491 sq mi (179,980 km2)
Population (2000)	684,280
Median income	$51,813[1]
Ethnicity	89.1% white; 8.8% Hispanic; 0.8% Asian; 0.4% black; 0.2% Native American; 0.1% other;
Occupation	54% White-collar; 29.1% Blue-collar; 17% Gray-collar;
Cook PVI	R+11[2]

Oregon's 2nd congressional district is the largest of Oregon's five districts, and is the seventh largest district in the nation. It is the second-largest congressional district in the nation that doesn't cover an entire state. The district covers roughly two-thirds of the state, east of the Willamette Valley. It includes all of Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler counties, and part of eastern Josephine county, including some of the Grants Pass area. The district has been represented by Republican Greg Walden since 1999. Walden is not running for re-election in 2020.[3]

Recent presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 60 - 35%
2004	President	Bush 61- 38%
2008	President	McCain 54 - 43%
2012	President	Romney 57 - 41%
2016	President	Trump 57 - 36%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ess	District home	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1893
William R. Ellis	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899	53rd 54th 55th	Heppner	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Malcolm A. Moody	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	The Dalles	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
John N. Williamson	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Prineville	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
William R. Ellis	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	60th 61st	Pendleton	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Walter Lafferty	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Portland	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 3rd district.
Nicholas J. Sinnott	Republican	March 4, 1913 – May 31, 1928	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	The Dalles	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become judge to the U.S. Court of Claims.
Vacant		May 31, 1928 – November 6, 1928
Robert R. Butler	Republican	November 6, 1928 – January 7, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	The Dalles	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		January 7, 1933 – March 3, 1933
Walter M. Pierce	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th	La Grande	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Lowell Stockman	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	Pendleton	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Sam Coon	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957	83rd 84th	Salem	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Al Ullman	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1981	85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th	Baker	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Denny Smith	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	97th	Salem	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 5th district.
Robert F. Smith	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Burns	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Wes Cooley	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Alfalfa	[data unknown/missing] Renominated but retired.
Robert F. Smith	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999	105th	Medford	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Greg Walden	Republican	January 3, 1999 – present	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Hood River	Elected in 1998.

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

1996

United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Robert F. Smith	164,062	61.66
Democratic	Mike Dugan	97,195	36.53
Libertarian	Frank Wise	4,581	1.72
Misc.	Misc.	218	0.01

1998

United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	132,316	61.48
Democratic	Kevin M. Campbell	74,924	34.81
Libertarian	Lindsay Bradshaw	4,729	2.20
Socialist	Rohn (Grandpa) Webb	2,773	1.29
Misc.	Misc.	474	0.22

2000

United States House election, 2000: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	220,086	73.63
Democratic	Walter Ponsford	78,101	26.13
Misc.	Misc.	720	0.24

2002

United States House election, 2002: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	181,295	71.86
Democratic	Peter Buckley	64,991	25.76
Libertarian	Mike Wood	5,681	2.25
Misc.	Misc.	317	0.13

2004

United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	248,461	71.63
Democratic	John C. McColgan	88,914	25.63
Libertarian	Jim Lindsay	4,792	1.38
Constitution	Jack Alan Brown, Jr.	4,060	1.17
Misc.	Misc.	638	0.18

2006

United States House election, 2006: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	181,529	66.81
Democratic	Carol Voisin	82,484	30.36
Constitution	Jack Alan Brown, Jr.	7,193	2.65
Misc.	Misc.	513	0.19

2008

United States House election, 2008: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	236,560	69.50
Democratic	Noah Lemas	87,649	25.75
Pacific Green	Tristan Mock	9,668	2.84
Constitution	Richard Hake	5,817	1.71
Misc.	Misc.	685	0.20

2010

United States House election, 2010: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	206,245	73.91
Democratic	Joyce B. Segers	72,173	25.87
Misc.	Misc.	619	0.22

2012

United States House election, 2012: Oregon District 2[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden	228,043	68.63
	Democratic	Joyce B. Segers	96,741	29.12
	Libertarian	Joe Tabor	7,025	2.11
		write-ins	446	0.13
Total votes			332,255	100

2014

United States House election, 2014: Oregon District 2[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden	202,374	70.41
	Democratic	Aelea Christofferson	73,785	25.67
	Libertarian	Sharon L. Durbin	10,491	3.65
		write-ins	775	0.27
Total votes			287,425	100

2016

United States House election, 2016: Oregon District 2 [6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden	272,952	71.69
	Democratic	James "Jim" Crary	106,640	28.00
Total votes			380,739	100

2018

United States House election, 2018: Oregon District 2 [7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Greg Walden	207,597	56.3	-15.39
	Democratic	Jamie McLeod-Skinner	145,298	39.4	+11.4
	Independent	Mark Roberts	15,536	4.2
Total votes			368,709	100

Major communities

Due to its large geographical area, the 2nd District contains many different communities which operate completely independently from one another socially and economically. Below is a list of the largest statistical areas in the 2nd District tracked by the United States Census Bureau.

Core Based Statistical Area	2010 Census
Medford MSA	203,206
Bend MSA	157,733
Hermiston-Pendleton MSA	87,062
Grants Pass MSA	82,713
Klamath Falls MSA	66,380
Ontario MSA	53,936
La Grande MSA	25,748
The Dalles MSA	25,213
Hood River MSA	22,346

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

Prior to the 2000 United States Census, most of Josephine County was part of the district. After the 2010 United States Census, the district boundaries were changed slightly to move some parts of Grants Pass from the 2nd to the 4th district.[8][9]

References

https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=02
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
DeBonis, Mike (October 29, 2019). "Rep. Greg Walden, top Republican on powerful House panel, says he will retire". Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
"November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
"November 4, 2014, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
"2016 General Election Results" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
"2018 General Election Results" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=02

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[3] DeBonis, Mike (October 29, 2019). "Rep. Greg Walden, top Republican on powerful House panel, says he will retire". Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

[genres-4] "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.

[5] "November 4, 2014, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

[6] "2016 General Election Results" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

[7] "2018 General Election Results" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[mapes-8] Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[sb990-9] "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.