Oregon's 5th congressional district

Oregon's 5th congressional district represents Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Portland suburbs, and east to the summit of Mount Hood. It includes Lincoln, Marion and Polk Counties, most of Clackamas and Tillamook Counties, plus parts of Benton and Multnomah Counties.

"OR-5" redirects here. For Oregon Route 5, see Interstate 5 in Oregon. For Oregon's 5th district in the Oregon House of Representatives, see Oregon's 5th House district.
Oregon's 5th congressional district
Oregon's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Kurt Schrader
D–Canby
Area5,362 sq mi (13,890 km2)
Distribution
  • 80.34% urban
  • 19.66% rural
Population (2000)684,280
Median income$63,710[1]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVIEVEN[2]

The district is currently represented by Democrat Kurt Schrader, who was elected in 2008 to replace the retiring Darlene Hooley. This marked the first time in the district's history that a new representative had the same party affiliation as the outgoing representative.

Every single representative from this district since its creation after the 1980 census has gotten divorced while in office.[3][4]

History

The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the 1980 census. Denny Smith, who had represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district in the previous Congress, was re-elected in the 5th district in 1982.

In 2002, the district shrank slightly in area due to redistricting. About half of the portion of the district that had been in Benton County, Oregon was moved into the 4th district and portions of west-central Clackamas County were moved into the 3rd district. At the same time, small portions of northern Clackamas and southern Multnomah County that had previously been part of the 1st district were moved into the 5th district.[5]

The district is one of the few in the country that is not safe for either party on paper. Since the 1990s, congressional races here have usually been very competitive.

List of members representing the district
Representative Party Term Cong
ress		 District Home Electoral history
District created January 3, 1983

Denny Smith		 Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1991		 98th
99th
100th
101st		 Salem Redistricted from the 2nd district.
Lost re-election.

Mike Kopetski		 Democratic January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1995		 102nd
103rd		 Keizer [data unknown/missing]
Retired.

Jim Bunn		 Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997		 104th Gleneden Beach [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

Darlene Hooley		 Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009		 105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th		 West Linn [data unknown/missing]
Retired.

Kurt Schrader		 Democratic January 3, 2009 –
present		 111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th		 Canby Incumbent

Recent presidential elections
Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2012 President Obama 51 - 47%
2016 President Clinton 48 - 44%

Election results

Sources (official results only):

1996
1996 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darlene Hooley 139,521 51.24
Republican Jim Bunn 125,409 46.06
Libertarian Lawrence Knight Duquesne 5,191 1.91
Socialist Trey Smith 2,124 0.78
Misc. Misc. 39 0.00

1998
1998 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darlene Hooley 124,916 54.71
Republican Marylin Shannon 92,215 40.38
Pacific Green Michael Donnelly 3,637 1.59
Libertarian Blaine Thallheimer 2,979 1.30
Natural Law Jim Burns 2,971 1.30
Socialist Ed Dover 1,378 0.60
Misc. Misc. 248 0.11

2000
2000 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darlene Hooley 156,315 56.77
Republican Brian Boquist 118,631 43.08
Misc. Misc. 402 0.15

2002
2002 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darlene Hooley 137,713 54.75
Republican Brian Boquist 113,441 45.10
Misc. Misc. 383 0.15

2004
2004 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darlene Hooley 184,833 52.86
Republican Jim Zupancic 154,993 44.33
Libertarian Jerry Defoe 6,463 1.84
Constitution Joseph H. Bitz 2,971 0.84
Misc. Misc. 374 0.10

2006
See also: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
2006 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darlene Hooley 146,973 53.99
Republican Mike Erickson 116,424 42.77
Pacific Green Paul Aranas 4,194 1.54
Constitution Douglas Patterson 4,160 1.53
Misc. Misc. 483 0.18

2008
See also: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
2008 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kurt Schrader 173,413 54.34
Republican Mike Erickson 122,348 38.34
Independent Sean Bates 6,450 2.02
Constitution Douglas Patterson 6,180 1.94
Pacific Green Alex Polikoff 4,955 1.55
Libertarian Steve Milligan 4,577 1.43
Misc. Misc. 1,195 0.37

2010
See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
2010 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kurt Schrader 145,319 51.25
Republican Scott Bruun 130,313 45.96
Pacific Green Chris Lugo 7,557 2.67
Misc. Misc. 367 0.13

2012
See also: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
2012 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kurt Schrader 177,229 54.04
Republican Fred Thompson 139,223 42.45
Pacific Green Christina Lugo 7,516 2.29
Constitution Raymond Baldwin 3,600 1.10
Misc. Misc. 402 0.12

2014
See also: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
2014 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kurt Schrader 150,944 53.7
Republican Tootie Smith 110,332 39.3
Independent Marvin Sannes 7,674 2.7
Constitution Raymond Baldwin 6,208 2.2
Libertarian Daniel K. Souza 5,198 1.8
Misc. Misc. 732 0.3

2016
See also: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
2016 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kurt Schrader 199,505 53.5
Republican Colm Willis 160,443 43.0
Pacific Green Marvin Sandnes 12,542 3.3
Misc. Misc. 618 0.2

2018
See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
2018 United States House election: Oregon District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kurt Schrader 197,187 55.0
Republican Mark Callahan 149,887 41.8
Libertarian Dan Souza 6,054 1.7
Pacific Green Marvin Sandnes 4,802 1.3
Misc. Misc. 539 0.2

Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013

In the 2002 redistricting, the district gained its current portion of Multnomah County from the 3rd district, but also lost a significant portion of northern Clackamas County to the 3rd district.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=05
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. "Schraders continue divorce curse of Oregon's 5th District". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  4. "Oregon District Where Every Member of Congress Divorces While in Office". AllGov. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  5. Almanac of American Politics, 2002 and 2006 editions.
  6. Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  7. "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

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