2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

See also: 2016 Oregon state elections

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the State of Oregon, one from each of the state's 5 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well a senatorial election and the special gubernatorial election, and elections to local offices. The primaries were held on May 17. All five incumbents were re-elected.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 →
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 1,026,851 730,894 Percentage 53.71% 38.23% Swing 0.07% 1.95%
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

Statewide

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/−
	Democratic	1,026,851	53.71%	4	-
	Republican	730,894	38.23%	1	-
	Independents	78,154	4.09%	0	-
	Progressive	27,978	1.46%	0	-
	Pacific Green	24,736	1.29%	0	-
	Libertarian	18,784	0.98%	0	-
	write-ins	4,468	0.23%	0	-
Totals		1,911,865	100%	5	-

By District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon by district:

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	225,391	59.61%	139,756	36.96%	12,948	3.42%	378,095	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	106,640	28.01%	272,952	71.69%	1,147	0.30%	380,739	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	274,687	71.84%	0	0.00%	107,668	28.16%	382,355	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	220,628	55.49%	157,743	39.68%	19,197	4.83%	397,568	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	199,505	53.47%	160,443	43.00%	13,160	3.53%	373,108	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,026,851	53.71%	730,894	38.23%	154,120	8.06%	1,911,865	100.0%

District 1

2016 Oregon's 1st congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Suzanne Bonamici Brian Heinrich Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independent Party Popular vote 225,391 139,756 Percentage 59.6% 37.0%

Precinct results Bonamici:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Heinrich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici Democratic

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 2012, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. Representative (D–Beaverton)

Eliminated in primary

• Shabba Woodley, videographer and poet

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	99,153	89.8
	Democratic	Shabba Woodley	10,961	9.9
	Democratic	Write-ins	375	0.3
Total votes			110,489	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian J. Heinrich, sales representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jonathan E. Burgess
• Delinda Morgan, businesswoman, nominee for this seat in 2012, candidate in the 2012 (special) and in 2014

Results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian J. Heinrich	19,290	48.5
	Republican	Delinda Morgan	10,640	26.7
	Republican	Jonathan E. Burgess	9,127	22.9
	Republican	Write-ins	768	1.9
Total votes			39,825	100.0

Independent Party primary

Results

Independent primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Party	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) (write-in)	855	58.2
	Independent Party	write-ins	613	41.8
Total votes			1,468	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kyle Sheahan

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[7]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district, 2016^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	225,391	59.6
	Republican	Brian Heinrich	139,756	37.0
	Libertarian	Kyle Sheahan	12,257	3.2
	Write-in		691	0.2
Total votes			378,095	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2016 Oregon's 2nd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Greg Walden Jim Crary Party Republican Democratic Alliance Independent Party Popular vote 272,952 106,640 Percentage 71.7% 28.0%

Precinct results Walden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Crary:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Greg Walden Republican Elected U.S. Representative Greg Walden Republican

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, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Greg Walden, incumbent U.S. Representative (R–Hood River)

Eliminated in primary

• Paul J. Romero, refrigeration repair technician and U.S. Navy veteran

Results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	85,039	80.0
	Republican	Paul J. Romero Jr.	21,099	19.8
	Republican	Write-ins	238	0.2
Total votes			106,376	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Crary, retired lawyer

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James "Jim" Crary	53,484	97.6
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,295	2.4
Total votes			54,779	100.0

Independent Party primary

Results

Independent primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Party	Greg Walden (incumbent) (write-in)	1,725	61.3
	Independent Party	Write-ins	1,090	38.7
Total votes			2,815	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[4]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[7]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Oregon's 2nd congressional district, 2016^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	272,952	71.7
	Democratic	James "Jim" Crary	106,640	28.0
	Write-in		1,147	0.3
Total votes			380,739	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 Oregon's 3rd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Earl Blumenauer David Walker David Delk Party Democratic Independent Party Progressive Alliance Republican Popular vote 274,687 78,154 27,978 Percentage 71.8% 20.5% 7.3%

Precinct results Blumenauer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Walker:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Earl Blumenauer Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer Democratic

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 72% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+22.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. Representative (D–Portland)

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	144,706	98.3
	Democratic	Write-ins	2,511	1.7
Total votes			147,217	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

• No declared candidates

Results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David W. Walker (write-in)	217	9.1
	Republican	Write-ins	2,160	90.9
Total votes			2,377	100.0

Independent Party primary

Candidates

• David W. Walker, nurse practitioner

Results

Independent primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Party	David W. Walker	2,529	74.7
	Independent Party	Write-ins	856	25.3
Total votes			3,385	100.0

Progressive primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Delk

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[7]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Oregon's 3rd congressional district, 2016^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	274,687	71.8
	Independent Party	David W. Walker	78,154	20.5
	Progressive	David Delk	27,978	7.3
	Write-in		1,536	0.4
Total votes			382,355	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2016 Oregon's 4th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Peter DeFazio Art Robinson Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independent Party Popular vote 220,628 157,743 Percentage 55.5% 39.7%

Precinct results DeFazio:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Robinson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Peter DeFazio Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio Democratic

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 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+2.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter DeFazio, incumbent U.S. Representative (D–Springfield)

Eliminated in primary

• Joseph McKinney, businessman

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	113,816	91.6
	Democratic	Joseph McKinney	9,894	8.0
	Democratic	Write-ins	601	0.4
Total votes			124,311	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Art Robinson, chemist, former chair of the Oregon Republican Party and nominee for this seat in 2010, 2012 & 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Jo Rae Perkins, former chair of the Linn County Republican Party, candidate for Mayor of Albany in 2010 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014

Results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Art Robinson	55,557	67.3
	Republican	Jo Rae Perkins	26,375	31.9
	Republican	Write-ins	620	0.8
Total votes			82,552	100.0

Independent Party primary

Results

Independent primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Party	Peter DeFazio (incumbent) (write-in)	1,223	42.5
	Independent Party	Write-ins	1,654	57.5
Total votes			2,877	100.0

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Beilstein, nominee for this seat in 2008, 2010, and 2014

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gil Guthrie

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[7]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Oregon's 4th congressional district, 2016^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	220,628	55.5
	Republican	Art Robinson	157,743	39.7
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	12,194	3.1
	Libertarian	Gil Guthrie	6,527	1.6
	Write-in		476	0.1
Total votes			397,568	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2016 Oregon's 5th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Kurt Schrader Colm Willis Party Democratic Republican Alliance Independent Party Popular vote 199,505 160,443 Percentage 53.5% 43.0%

Precinct results Schrader:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Willis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Kurt Schrader Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kurt Schrader Democratic

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 2014 and the district had an even PVI.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. Representative (D–Canby)

Eliminated in primary

• Dave McTeague, former state representative (1985–95)

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	72,634	71.7
	Democratic	Dave McTeague	28,184	27.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	549	0.5
Total votes			101,367	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Colm Willis, lawyer and former political director of Oregon Right to Life

Eliminated in primary

• Seth Allan, mental health associate
• Earl D. Rainey, truck driver
• Ben West, activist

Results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Colm Willis	40,568	57.6
	Republican	Ben West	14,696	20.8
	Republican	Seth Allan	10,779	15.3
	Republican	Earl D. Rainey	3,783	5.4
	Republican	Write-ins	665	0.9
Total votes			70,492	100.0

Independent Party primary

Results

Independent primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Party	Kurt Schrader (incumbent) (write-in)	792	33.1
	Independent Party	Write-ins	1,601	66.9
Total votes			2,393	100.0

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marvin Sandnes, Independent Party candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[7]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district, 2016^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	199,505	53.5
	Republican	Colm Willis	160,443	43.0
	Pacific Green	Marvin Sandnes	12,542	3.3
	Write-in		618	0.2
Total votes			373,108	100.0
	Democratic hold