2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon was held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
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 1,285,339 966,786 Percentage 55.69% 41.89% Swing 1.76% 3.87%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

Overview

The Democratic and Republican parties held their primaries on May 19, 2020. Oregon's other parties held their primaries at various dates until August 25, 2020.^[1]

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2020 Primary elections — May 19, 2020 - August 25, 2020
Party		Votes	Percentage	Candidates	Advancing to general	Seats contesting
	Democratic	589,473	61.97%	19	5	5
	Republican	361,733	38.02%	22	5	5
	Libertarian	TBD		4	3	3
	Green	TBD		2	2	2
Totals		951,206	100.00			—

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	297,071	64.59%	161,928	35.21%	900	0.20%	459,899	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	168,881	36.92%	273,835	59.86%	14,717	3.22%	457,433	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	343,574	73.02%	110,570	23.50%	16,362	3.48%	470,506	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	240,950	51.52%	216,081	46.20%	10,674	2.28%	467,705	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	234,863	51.89%	204,372	45.15%	13,411	2.96%	452,646	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,285,339	55.68%	966,786	41.89%	56,064	2.43%	2,308,189	100.0%

Popular vote Democratic   55.68% Republican   41.89% Other   2.43%

House seats Democratic   80.00% Republican   20.00%

District 1

2020 Oregon's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Suzanne Bonamici Christopher Christensen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 297,071 161,928 Percentage 64.6% 35.2%

County results Bonamici:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Christensen:      50–60%

Precinct results Bonamici:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Christensen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%

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 northwestern Oregon and takes in the western Portland metro area, including the Portland suburbs of Beaverton and Hillsboro. The incumbent was Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who was re-elected with 63.6% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ricky Barajas, candidate for Oregon's 1st congressional district in 2018^[3]
• Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. representative^[4]
• Heidi Briones, insurance agent and universal basic income advocate^[5]
• Amanda Siebe, disability rights activist^[6]

Endorsements

Suzanne Bonamici

Unions

• Oregon AFL–CIO^[7]

Organizations

• J Street PAC^[8]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[9]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[10]
• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon^[11]
• Sierra Club^[12]

Newspapers

• Portland Mercury^[13]
• Willamette Week^[14]

Amanda Siebe

Parties

• Oregon Progressive Party^[15]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	100,733	83.6
	Democratic	Heidi Briones	8,260	6.9
	Democratic	Amanda Siebe	8,055	6.7
	Democratic	Ricky Barajas	2,948	2.4
	Democratic	Write-in	523	0.4
Total votes			120,519	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Christopher Christensen, small business owner^[17]
• Armidia "Army" Murray, former UPS worker^[18]

Withdrawn

• Laura Curtis, small business owner (withdrew on March 9, 2020)^[19]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Christensen	27,417	55.8
	Republican	Army (Armidia) Murray	20,509	41.8
	Republican	Write-in	1,162	2.4
Total votes			49,088	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	August 5, 2020
Inside Elections[21]	Safe D	July 24, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe D	July 23, 2020
Politico[23]	Safe D	July 6, 2020
Daily Kos[24]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[25]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[26]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district, 2020^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	297,071	64.6
	Republican	Christopher Christensen	161,928	35.2
	Write-in		900	0.2
Total votes			459,899	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2020 Oregon's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Cliff Bentz Alex Spenser Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 273,835 168,881 Percentage 59.9% 36.9%

County results Bentz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90% Spenser:      60–70%

Precinct results Bentz:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Spenser:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

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

See also: Oregon's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district, the geographically largest of Oregon's six districts, covers roughly two-thirds of the state east of the Cascades, encompassing the central, eastern, and southern regions of the state, including Bend and Medford. The incumbent was Republican Greg Walden, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2018.^[2] On October 28, 2019, Walden announced that he would not seek re-election.^[28]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jason Atkinson, former state legislator representing Oregon's 2nd Senate district and Oregon's 51st House district, candidate for Governor of Oregon in 2006^[29][30]
• Cliff Bentz, former state senator representing Oregon's 30th Senate district^[31]
• Knute Buehler, former state representative and nominee for Governor of Oregon in 2018^[32]
• David Campbell, project manager^[33]
• HG Carey Jr., railroad executive^[34]
• Jimmy Crumpacker, investor^[35][36]
• Travis Fager, radio business operator^[37]
• Justin Livingston, Bend city councilor^[38]
• Ken Medenbach, activist and participant in the 2016 Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge^[39]
• Mark Roberts, online retailer and Independent candidate for Oregon's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[40]
• Jeff Smith, small business owner, candidate for governor in 2018^[41]

Declined

• Herman Baertschiger Jr., state senate minority leader^[42]
• Daniel Bonham, state representative^[43]
• Jason Conger, former state representative^[42]
• Tim Knopp, state senator^[44]
• Mike McLane, Jefferson & Crook County Circuit Court Judge; former state house Minority Leader^[42]
• Greg Walden, incumbent U.S. representative^[28]

Endorsements

Cliff Bentz

Newspapers

• East Oregonian^[45]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cliff Bentz	37,488	31.3
	Republican	Knute Buehler	26,405	22.1
	Republican	Jason Atkinson	23,274	19.5
	Republican	Jimmy Crumpacker	21,507	18.0
	Republican	Travis A. Fager	4,265	3.6
	Republican	Jeff Smith	2,539	2.1
	Republican	Justin Livingston	1,350	1.1
	Republican	Mark R. Roberts	1,336	1.1
	Republican	Write-in	450	0.4
	Republican	David R. Campbell	418	0.3
	Republican	Glenn Carey	283	0.2
	Republican	Kenneth W. Medenbach	267	0.2
Total votes			119,582	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Nik Heuertz, small business owner^[46]
• John Holm, caregiver^[43]
• Jack Howard, attorney and former Union County commissioner^[47]
• Alex Spenser, activist and writer^[48][49]
• Chris Vaughn, sales representative^[50]

Withdrawn

• Raz Mason, political activist and candidate for Oregon's 2nd congressional district in 2018 (withdrawal effective January 1, 2020, her campaign strategist Alex Spenser will continue her campaign)^[48][51]
• Isabella Tibbetts, community organizer (withdrawal effective March 12, 2020)^[52][53]

Declined

• Jamie McLeod-Skinner, environmental attorney and nominee for Oregon's 2nd congressional district in 2018 (running for Oregon Secretary of State)^[54]
• Jennifer Naehring, physician^[43]

Endorsements

Nik Heuertz

Organizations

• Oregon Progressive Party^[55]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alex Spenser	23,482	32.1
	Democratic	Nick (Nik) L. Heurtz	22,685	31.0
	Democratic	Chris Vaughn	13,351	18.2
	Democratic	Jack Howard	6,047	8.3
	Democratic	John P. Holm	5,908	8.1
	Democratic	Write-in	1,734	2.4
Total votes			73,207	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Cliff Bentz (R)

U.S. Representative

• Greg Walden, U.S. representative from OR-02 (1999-2021)^[56]

State legislators

• Knute Buehler, former state representative, Republican nominee for governor in 2018, and candidate for OR-02^[56]

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund^[57]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[21]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[23]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[24]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[25]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[26]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Oregon's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cliff Bentz	273,835	59.9
	Democratic	Alex Spenser	168,881	36.9
	Libertarian	Robert Werch	14,094	3.1
	Write-in		623	0.1
Total votes			457,433	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2020 Oregon's 3rd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Earl Blumenauer Joanna Harbour Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 343,574 110,570 Percentage 73.0% 23.5%

County results Precinct results Blumenaur:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Harbour:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      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 encompasses the eastern Portland metro area, taking in Portland and Gresham. The incumbent was Democrat Earl Blumenauer, who was re-elected with 72.6% of the vote in 2018.^[2] Running against him for the Republican Party was Joanna Harbour, while the Green Party candidate was author and civil rights activist Alex DiBlasi.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Charles Rand Barnett, candidate for Oregon's 3rd congressional district in 2018^[58]
• Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. representative^[59]
• Matthew Davis, businessman^[60]
• Albert Lee, civic activist and dean of the Business and Computing division at Portland Community College^[58]

Endorsements

Earl Blumenauer

Unions

• Oregon AFL–CIO^[7]

Organizations

• J Street PAC^[8]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[61]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[10]
• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon^[11]

Newspapers

• Willamette Week^[14]

Albert Lee

Unions

• American Federation of Teachers - Oregon^[62]

Organizations

• Brand New Congress^[63]
• Democratic Socialists of America - Portland chapter^[62]
• Forward Thinking Democracy^[64]
• Our Revolution^[65]

Parties

• Oregon Progressive Party^[15]

Publications

• Portland Mercury^[13]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	140,812	80.5
	Democratic	Albert Lee	29,311	16.8
	Democratic	Dane Wilcox	1,966	1.1
	Democratic	Matthew S. Davis	1,101	0.6
	Democratic	Charles Rand Barnett	953	0.5
	Democratic	Write-in	714	0.4
Total votes			174,857	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Joanna Harbour, attorney^[66]
• Tom Harrison, nominee for Oregon's 3rd congressional district in 2018^[67]
• Frank Hecker, former US Naval officer^[68]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joanna Harbour	21,114	62.8
	Republican	Tom Harrison	7,751	23.1
	Republican	Frank Hecker	4,147	12.3
	Republican	Write-in	612	1.8
Total votes			33,624	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[21]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[23]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[24]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[25]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[26]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Oregon's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	343,574	73.0
	Republican	Joanna Harbour	110,570	23.5
	Pacific Green	Alex DiBlasi	8,872	1.9
	Libertarian	Josh Solomon	6,869	1.5
	Write-in		621	0.1
Total votes			470,506	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2020 Oregon's 4th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Peter DeFazio Alek Skarlatos Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 240,950 216,081 Percentage 51.5% 46.2%

County results DeFazio:      60–70% Skarlatos:      50–60%      60–70%

Precinct results DeFazio:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Skarlatos:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      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 takes in the southern Willamette Valley and the South Coast, including Eugene, Corvallis, and Roseburg. The incumbent was Democrat Peter DeFazio, who was re-elected with 56.0% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Doyle Canning, community organizer^[69]
• Peter DeFazio, incumbent U.S. representative^[70]

Withdrawn

• Cassidy A. Clausen, healthcare worker (withdrawal effective March 12, 2020)^[71]

Endorsements

Doyle Canning

Organizations

• Brand New Congress^[72]
• Climate Hawks Vote^[73]
• Friends of the Earth Action^[74]

Peter DeFazio

Organizations

• J Street PAC^[8]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[75]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[10]
• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon^[11]
• Sierra Club^[12]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	96,077	83.7
	Democratic	Doyle Elizabeth Canning	17,701	15.4
	Democratic	Write-in	974	0.9
Total votes			114,752	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Nelson Ijih, engineer^[76]
• Alek Skarlatos, former Oregon National Guard soldier^[77]

Withdrawn

• Jo Rae Perkins, former chairwoman of the Linn County Republican Party and perennial candidate and supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory.^[78] (nominee for U.S. Senate)^[79]
• Art Robinson, chemist, former chair of the Oregon Republican Party, global warming and evolution denialist and perennial candidate (running for State Senate)^[80][81]

Endorsements

Alek Skarlatos

U.S. senators

• Ted Cruz, Texas^[82]

U.S. representatives

• Dan Crenshaw, U.S. representative from Texas's 2nd congressional district^[82]

State legislators

• Dallas Heard, state senator from Oregon's 1st Senate district^[82]
• Tim Knopp, state senator from Oregon's 27th Senate district^[82]

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[83]
• Oregon Right to Life PAC^[82]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alek Skarlatos	70,599	86.4
	Republican	Nelson Ijih	10,325	12.6
	Republican	Write-in	780	1.0
Total votes			81,704	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[84]	Lean D	October 2, 2020
Inside Elections[21]	Likely D	October 1, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Lean D	October 15, 2020
RCP[25]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[26]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
Daily Kos[24]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
Politico[23]	Lean D	October 11, 2020

Results

Oregon's 4th congressional district, 2020^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	240,950	51.5
	Republican	Alek Skarlatos	216,081	46.2
	Pacific Green	Daniel Hoffay	10,118	2.2
	Write-in		556	0.1
Total votes			467,705	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2020 Oregon's 5th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Kurt Schrader Amy Ryan Courser Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 234,863 204,372 Percentage 51.9% 45.1%

County results Schrader:      50–60%      70-80% Ryan Courser:      40–50%      50-60%

Precinct results Schrader:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Ryan Courser:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >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 straddles the central coast, and includes Salem and the southern Portland suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Kurt Schrader, who was re-elected with 55.0% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mark Gamba, mayor of Milwaukie^[85]
• Blair Reynolds, entrepreneur^[86]
• Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. representative^[87]

Endorsements

Mark Gamba

Organizations

• Brand New Congress^[88]

Parties

• Oregon Progressive Party^[15]

Newspapers

• Portland Mercury^[13]

Kurt Schrader

Organizations

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[10]
• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon^[11]

Newspapers

• Willamette Week^[14]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	73,060	68.8
	Democratic	Mark Gamba	24,327	22.9
	Democratic	Blair G. Reynolds	7,910	7.5
	Democratic	Write-in	841	0.8
Total votes			106,138	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Shane Dinkel, computer trainer^[89]
• Joey Nations, tax policy analyst^[90]
• Angela Roman, businesswoman^[91]
• Amy Ryan Courser, former Keizer city councilor, businesswoman, and community volunteer^[92]

Endorsements

Shane Dinkel

Newspapers

• Willamette Week^[14]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Ryan Courser	41,417	53.3
	Republican	G. Shane Dinkel	15,626	20.1
	Republican	Joey Nations	13,534	17.4
	Republican	Angela Roman	6,155	7.9
	Republican	Write-in	1,003	1.3
Total votes			77,735	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
RCP[25]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[26]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
Daily Kos[24]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
Inside Elections[21]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Politico[23]	Likely D	April 19, 2020

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district, 2020^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	234,863	51.9
	Republican	Amy Ryan Courser	204,372	45.1
	Libertarian	Matthew Rix	12,640	2.8
	Write-in		771	0.2
Total votes			452,646	100.0
	Democratic hold