2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oregon, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the governor of Oregon and a United States senator. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014.^[1]

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

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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 778,139 582,909 Percentage 53.64% 40.18% Swing 1.96% 0.09%
District results County results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014[2][3]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	778,139	53.64%	4	-
	Republican	582,909	40.18%	1	-
	Libertarian	37,959	2.62%		-
	Pacific Green	30,132	2.08%		-
	Constitution	6,208	0.43%		-
	write-ins	15,355	1.06%		-
Totals		1,450,702	100.00%	5	-

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon by district:^[4]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	160,038	57.31%	96,245	34.47%	15,605	5.59%	279,253	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	73,785	25.67%	202,374	70.41%	11,266	3.92%	287,425	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	211,748	72.33%	57,424	19.61%	23,585	8.06%	292,757	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	181,624	58.55%	116,534	37.57%	12,021	3.88%	310,179	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	150,944	53.70%	110,332	39.25%	19,812	7.05%	281,088	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	778,139	53.64%	582,909	40.18%	89,654	6.18%	1,450,702	100.0%

District 1

See also: Oregon's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. Incumbent Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who had represented the district since winning a special election in 2012, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. Representative^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	50,903	98.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	601	1.2
Total votes			51,504	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Yates, pest control service manager^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Delinda Delgado Morgan, heavy-equipment operator, winemaker and martial arts instructor^[5]
• Bob Niemeyer, mechanical engineer^[5]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Yates	16,466	42.3
	Republican	Delinda Delgado Morgan	15,521	39.9
	Republican	Bob Niemeyer	6,637	17.0
	Republican	Write-ins	312	0.8
Total votes			38,936	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[8]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[10]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district, 2014^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	160,038	57.3
	Republican	Jason Yates	96,245	34.5
	Libertarian	James Foster	11,213	4.0
	Pacific Green	Steven C. Reynolds	11,163	4.0
	n/a	Write-ins	594	0.2
Total votes			279,253	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: Oregon's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located east of the Willamette Valley and covers roughly two-thirds of the state. It is the largest of Oregon's five districts and is the seventh-largest district in the nation. Incumbent Republican Greg Walden, the Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

The Club for Growth targeted Walden for a primary challenge.^{[12] [13]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Greg Walden, incumbent U.S. Representative^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Dennis Linthicum, Klamath County Commissioner^[5]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	64,603	75.5
	Republican	Dennis Linthicum	20,745	24.3
	Republican	Write-ins	185	0.2
Total votes			85,533	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Aelea Christofferson, business owner^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Barney Spera, retired United States Marine and union president^[5]
• C. F. Vulliet, attorney and writer^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aelea Christofferson	24,407	61.8
	Democratic	Barney Spera	7,996	20.2
	Democratic	C. F. Vulliet	6,103	15.5
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,007	2.5
Total votes			39,513	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[8]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[10]	Safe R	November 4, 2014

Results

Oregon's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	202,374	70.4
	Democratic	Aelea Christofferson	73,785	25.7
	Libertarian	Sharon L. Durbin	10,491	3.6
	n/a	Write-ins	775	0.3
Total votes			287,425	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Oregon's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Willamette River, Gresham and Troutdale. Incumbent Democrat Earl Blumenauer, who had represented the district since 1996, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+22.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. Representative^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	69,753	98.6
	Democratic	Write-ins	969	1.4
Total votes			70,722	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Buchal, attorney^[5]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Buchal	15,083	97.8
	Republican	Write-ins	338	2.2
Total votes			15,421	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[8]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[10]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Oregon's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	211,748	72.3
	Republican	James Buchal	57,424	19.6
	Pacific Green	Michael Meo	12,106	4.1
	Libertarian	Jeffrey J. Langan	6,381	2.2
	Independent	David Walker	4,009	1.4
	n/a	Write-ins	1,089	0.4
Total votes			292,757	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Oregon's 4th congressional district

The 4th district the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, including Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane and Linn counties and most of Benton and Josephine counties. Incumbent Democrat Peter DeFazio, who had represented the district since 1987, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+2.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter DeFazio, incumbent U.S. Representative^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	57,970	98.3
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,016	1.7
Total votes			58,986	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Arthur B. Robinson, chemist, Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party and nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2012^[5][14]

Results

Republican primary, 2014^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur B. Robinson	45,391	97.3
	Republican	write-ins	1,255	2.7
Total votes			46,646	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[8]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[10]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Oregon's 4th congressional district, 2014^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	181,624	58.6
	Republican	Art Robinson	116,534	37.6
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	6,863	2.2
	Libertarian	David L. Chester	4,676	1.5
	n/a	Write-ins	482	0.1
Total votes			310,152	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Oregon's 5th congressional district

The 5th district includes Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Portland suburbs and east to the summit of Mount Hood. Incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2012 and the district had an even PVI.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. Representative^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Anita Brown, former U.S. Army medical specialist and retired union worker^[5][15]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	42,041	83.1
	Democratic	Anita Brown	8,106	16.0
	Democratic	Write-ins	445	0.9
Total votes			50,592	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tootie Smith, Clackamas County Commissioner^[5][16]

Eliminated in primary

• Ben Pollock, former Congressional aide and businessman^[5][17]

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district Republican primary, 2014^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tootie Smith	31,883	62.9
	Republican	Ben Pollock	18,595	36.6
	Republican	Write-ins	268	0.5
Total votes			50,746	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[8]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[10]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district, 2014^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	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
	n/a	Write-ins	732	0.3
Total votes			281,088	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 Oregon elections
• 2014 United States Senate election in Oregon
• 2014 Oregon gubernatorial election