Oregon's 1st congressional district

Oregon's 1st congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S state of Oregon. The district stretches from Portland's western suburbs and exurbs, to parts of the Oregon coast. The district includes the principal cities of Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Tigard, all located in the Portland metropolitan area. Geographically, the district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes all of Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties, most of Washington County excluding the extreme southeast, and a portion of southwest Multnomah County in Portland.

Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2023.
Representative
 Suzanne Bonamici
DBeaverton
Area2,941 sq mi (7,620 km2)
Distribution
  • 86.65% urban
  • 13.35% rural
Population (2022)714,598
Median household
income
$89,182[1]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVID+18[2]

The district has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici since 2012. Bonamici won a special election to replace David Wu, who resigned in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.[3][4]

Recent statewide election results edit

Election results from presidential races
YearOfficeResults
2000PresidentGore 50 - 44%
2004PresidentKerry 55 - 44%
2008PresidentObama 61 - 36%
2012PresidentObama 57 - 40%
2016PresidentClinton 57 - 35%
2020PresidentBiden 63 - 34%

List of members representing the district edit

Member
(Residence)
PartyYearsCong
ess
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1893

Binger Hermann
(Roseburg)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Resigned to become Commissioner of the United States General Land Office.

Thomas H. Tongue
(Hillsboro)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1897 –
January 11, 1903
55th
56th
57th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902 but died before next term began.
VacantJanuary 11, 1903 –
June 1, 1903
57th
58th

Binger Hermann
(Roseburg)
RepublicanJune 1, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
Elected to finish Tongue's term.
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired due to the Oregon land fraud scandal.

Willis C. Hawley
(Salem)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1933
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost renomination.

James W. Mott
(Salem)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1933 –
November 12, 1945
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Died.
VacantNovember 12, 1945 –
January 18, 1946
79th

A. Walter Norblad
(Stayton)
RepublicanJanuary 18, 1946 –
September 20, 1964
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
Elected to finish Mott's term.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Died.
VacantSeptember 20, 1964 –
November 3, 1964
88th

Wendell Wyatt
(Gearhart)
RepublicanNovember 3, 1964 –
January 3, 1975
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
Elected to finish Norblad's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired.

Les AuCoin
(Portland)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1993
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Elizabeth Furse
(Hillsboro)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1999
103rd
104th
105th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Retired.

David Wu
(Portland)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1999 –
August 3, 2011
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Resigned due to sexual misconduct accusations.
VacantAugust 3, 2011 –
January 31, 2012
112th

Suzanne Bonamici
(Beaverton)
DemocraticJanuary 31, 2012 –
present
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected to finish Wu's term.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results edit

Sources (official results only):

1996 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1996: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticElizabeth Furse (incumbent) 144,588 51.90
RepublicanBill Witt126,14645.28
LibertarianRichard Johnson6,3102.26
SocialistDavid Princ1,1460.41
Misc.Misc.4140.15
Democratic hold

1998 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1998: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid Wu 119,993 50.10
RepublicanMolly Bordonaro112,82747.11
LibertarianMichael De Paulo4,2181.76
SocialistJohn F. Hryciuk2,2240.93
Misc.Misc.2340.10
Democratic hold

2000 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2000: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid Wu (incumbent) 176,902 58.28
RepublicanCharles Starr115,30337.99
LibertarianBeth A. King10,8583.58
Misc.Misc.4580.15
Democratic hold

2002 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2002: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid Wu (incumbent) 149,215 62.69
RepublicanJim Greenfield80,91733.99
LibertarianBeth A. King7,6393.21
Misc.Misc.2650.11
Democratic hold

2004 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2004: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid Wu (incumbent) 203,771 57.51
RepublicanGoli Ameri135,16438.15
ConstitutionDean Wolf13,8823.91
Misc.Misc.1,5210.43
Democratic hold

2006 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2006: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid Wu (incumbent) 169,409 62.83
RepublicanDerrick Kitts90,90433.71
LibertarianDrake Davis4,4971.67
Democratic hold

2008 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid Wu (incumbent) 237,567 72.6
Independent PartyJoel Haugen58,27917.7
ConstitutionScott Semrau14,1724.27
LibertarianH. Joe Tabor10,9923.31
Pacific GreenChris Henry7,1282.14
Misc.Misc.4,1101.23
Democratic hold

2010 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2010: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid Wu (incumbent) 160,357 54.7
RepublicanRob Cornilles122,85841.9
ConstitutionDon LaMunyon3,8551.32
Pacific GreenChris Henry2,9551.01
LibertarianH. Joe Tabor2,4920.85
Misc.Misc.3920.13
Democratic hold

2012 special election edit

A special election was held on January 31, 2012, to replace the most recent incumbent David Wu, who created a vacancy in the office with his resignation effective August 3, 2011. The winner of the election, Suzanne Bonamici, served the remainder of Wu's two-year term.

Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSuzanne Bonamici 111,570 53.82
RepublicanRob Cornilles81,98539.55
ProgressiveSteven Reynolds6,6793.22
LibertarianJames Foster6,5243.15
Misc.Misc.5270.25
Total votes207,285 100.0
Democratic hold

2012 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012: District 1[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSuzanne Bonamici (incumbent) 197,845 59.60
RepublicanDelinda Morgan109,69933.04
ProgressiveSteven Reynolds15,0094.52
ConstitutionBob Ekstrom8,9192.69
Misc.Misc.5090.15
Total votes331,980 100
Democratic hold

2014 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014: District 1[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSuzanne Bonamici (incumbent) 160,038 57.31
RepublicanJason Yates96,24534.47
LibertarianJames Foster11,2134.02
Pacific GreenSteven C. Reynolds11,1634.00
Misc.Misc.5940.20
Total votes279,253 100
Democratic hold

2016 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016: District 1[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSuzanne Bonamici (incumbent) 225,391 59.6
RepublicanBrian Heinrich139,75637
LibertarianKyle Sheahan12,3573.2
Misc.Misc.6910.2
Turnout 57.7
Total votes378,195 100
Democratic hold

2018 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2018: District 1[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSuzanne Bonamici (incumbent) 231,198 63.6
RepublicanJohn Verbeek116,44632.1
LibertarianDrew Layda15,1214.2
Misc.Misc.4840.1
Turnout 55.5
Total votes363,249 100
Democratic hold

2020 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2020: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSuzanne Bonamici (incumbent) 297,071 64.6
RepublicanChristopher Christensen161,92835.2
Misc.Misc.9000.2
Turnout 
Total votes459,899 100
Democratic hold

2022 edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2022: District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSuzanne Bonamici (incumbent) 210,682 67.9
RepublicanChristopher Mann99,04231.9
Write-in5190.2
Total votes310,243 100
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries edit

2003 - 2013
2013 - 2023

Following the 2000 United States census, the district gained some of Multnomah County, which had previously been part of the 3rd district. After the 2010 United States census, the district boundaries were changed to move Downtown Portland from the 1st to the 3rd district.[10][11]

See also edit

References edit

Specific
  1. ^ "My Congressional District: Congressional District 1 (118th Congress), Oregon". United States Census Bureau.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wu special set for Jan. '12". Politico. August 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "Representative in Congress, 1st District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "January 31, 2012, Special Election Official Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "Oregon 2014 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "Oregon 2016 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Oregon 2018 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  10. ^ Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  11. ^ "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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