2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 5, 2002, to select Oregon's representatives to the United States House of Representatives. All five seats were up for election in 2002, as they are every two years. All five incumbents were re-elected, four of them by large margins; only the 5th district was somewhat competitive.

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →
All 5 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 4 1 Seats won 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 676,920 528,997 Percentage 54.58% 42.65%
District results County results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Republican   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2002[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	676,920	54.58%	4	—
	Republican	528,997	42.65%	1	—
	Libertarian	22,626	1.82%		—
	Socialist (Oregon)	6,588	0.53%		—
	Constitution (Oregon)	3,495	0.28%		—
	write-ins	1,689	0.14%		—
Totals		1,240,315	100%	5	—

District 1

See also: Oregon's 1st congressional district

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district election, 2002^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Wu (incumbent)	149,215	62.69%
	Republican	Jim Greenfield	80,917	33.99%
	Libertarian	Beth A. Knight	7,639	3.21%
		write-ins	1,521	0.64%
Total votes			354,338	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: Oregon's 2nd congressional district

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 2nd congressional district election, 2002^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	181,295	71.86%
	Democratic	Peter Buckley	64,991	25.76%
	Libertarian	Mike Wood	5,681	2.25%
		write-ins	317	0.13%
Total votes			252,284	100%
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Oregon's 3rd congressional district

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 3rd congressional district election, 2002^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	156,851	66.75%
	Republican	Sarah Seale	62,821	26.73%
	Socialist	Walter F. "Walt" Brown	6,588	2.80%
	Libertarian	Kevin Jones	4,704	2.00%
	Constitution	David Brownlow	3,495	1.49%
		write-ins	518	0.22%
Total votes			234,977	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Oregon's 4th congressional district

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 4th congressional district election, 2002^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter A. DeFazio (incumbent)	168,150	63.82%
	Republican	Liz VanLeeuwen	90,523	34.36%
	Libertarian	Chris Bigelow	4,602	1.75%
		write-ins	206	0.08%
Total votes			263,481	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Oregon's 5th congressional district

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district election, 2002^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley (incumbent)	137,713	54.75%
	Republican	Brian Boquist	113,441	45.10%
		write-ins	383	0.15%
Total votes			251,537	100%
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2002
• United States Senate election in Oregon, 2002
• Oregon gubernatorial election, 2002