2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district special election

none February 2026 April 2012 2012 United States House of Representatives special general election in Oregon's 1st congressional district Oregon Presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1 2010 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1 2012 January 31, 2012 File:Suzanne-bonamici-8-10-11 (cropped).jpg Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Party (United States) 111,570 53.8% 3x4.svg 150x150px Rob Cornilles Republican Party (United States) 81,985 39.6% 2012 OR-01 special.svg 230px County resultsBonamici: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% Cornilles: #ffb2b2 40–50% U.S. Representative David Wu Democratic Party (United States) Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Party (United States) A 2012 special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31, 2012, to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for Oregon's 1st congressional district, following the resignation of Representative David Wu. Primary elections were held on November 8, 2011, with the Democrats selecting state senator Suzanne Bonamici and the Republicans selecting businessman Rob Cornilles.http://www.rollcall.com/news/David-Wu-Special-Election-January-Oregon-208018-1.html Oregon Special Election Set for January August 4, 2011 August 4, 2011 Roll Call Kyle Trygstadhttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873687 November 8, 2011 Special Congressional Primary Election: Election Results Oregon Secretary of State November 9, 2011 Bonamici was declared the winner almost as soon as the ballot deadline expired at 8 pm PST.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/democrat-suzanne-bonamici-wins-oregon-special-election-replacing-david-wu-after-sex-scandal/2012/01/31/gIQAFiDbgQ_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20181103091930/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/democrat-suzanne-bonamici-wins-oregon-special-election-replacing-david-wu-after-sex-scandal/2012/01/31/gIQAFiDbgQ_story.html dead November 3, 2018 Democrat Suzanne Bonamici wins Oregon special election, replacing David Wu after sex scandal The Washington Post January 31, 2012 January 31, 2012 She carried every county in the district except Yamhill County, which Cornilles won by a seven-point margin.http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873732 Oregon Secretary of State Representative in Congress, 1st District February 1, 2012 Democratic primary Ballots were due for the Democratic primary on November 8, 2011. Candidates The following candidates filed to run in the primary: Saba Ahmed, lobbyist and former engineerhttp://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2011/08/oregons_1st_district_race_attr.html Oregon's 1st District race attracts 13 hopefuls for Republican, Democratic primaries August 15, 2011 August 16, 2011 The Oregonian Jeff Mapeshttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2011&cfElection=732&cfOffice=USR&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filing Search Results: 2011 Special Congressional Primary October 3, 2011 Oregon Secretary of State Brad Avakian, commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industrieshttps://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/98339-rep-wus-2010-gop-opponent-jumps-into-special-election-to-replace-lawmaker/ Rep. Wu's 2010 GOP opponent jumps into special election to replace lawmaker August 3, 2011 August 4, 2011 The Hill Cameron Joseph Suzanne Bonamici, state senator Dominick Hammon, former contractor Robert Lettin, investment adviser Todd Ritter, textbook dealer Dan Strite, golf professional and business owner Brad Witt, state representative Polling Poll source Dates administered Brad Avakian Suzanne Bonamici Dominick Hannon Robert Lettin Todd Ritter Dan Strite Brad Witt Other UndecidedOregonian/KGWOregonian/KGW October 24–26, 2011 11% 45% – – – – 5% 1% 38%Survey USASurvey USA October 17–20, 2011 14% 52% 1% 0% 1% 1% 9% – 21% Results thumb|Avakian with supporters Democratic Primary results Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Party (United States) 48,404 65.27 Brad Avakian Democratic Party (United States) 16,415 22.13 Democratic Party (United States) Brad Witt 5,870 7.92 Democratic Party (United States) Dan Strite 1,176 1.59 Democratic Party (United States) Dominic Hammon 889 1.20 Democratic Party (United States) Todd Lee Ritter 632 0.85 write-ins 454 0.61 Democratic Party (United States) Saba Ahmed 231 0.31 Democratic Party (United States) Robert E. Lettin 91 0.12 74,162 100 Republican primary Ballots were due for the Republican primary on November 8, 2011. Candidates The following candidates have filed to run in the primary: Rob Cornilles, businessman and unsuccessful 2010 nominee Pavel Goberman, fitness instructor and perennial candidate Jim Greenfield, real estate investor and film producer Lisa Michaels, activist and cable show host Delinda Delgado-Morgan, works with the International Union of Operating Engineers Polling Poll source Dates administered Rob Cornilles Delinda Delgado-Morgan Pavel Goberman Jim Greenfield Lisa Michaels UndecidedSurvey USA October 17–20, 2011 66% 2% 1% 4% 7% 20% Results Republican Primary results Rob Cornilles Republican Party (United States) 39,500 72.76 Jim Greenfield Republican Party (United States) 6,222 11.46 Republican Party (United States) Lisa Michaels 5,597 10.31 Republican Party (United States) Pavel Goberman 1,629 3.00 Republican Party (United States) Delinda Delgado-Morgan 831 1.53 write-ins 507 0.93 54,286 100 Independent primary Oregon's cross nomination system, a form of fusion voting, allows a candidate for partisan public office to be nominated by up to three political parties.http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/07/kulongoski_will_sign_fusion_vo.html Jeff Mapes Kulongoski will sign fusion voting bill The Oregonian November 20, 2011 July 8, 2009 In November 2011, the Independent Party of Oregon held a primary, announcing the results on November 30. Suzanne Bonamici won the primary and was able to list herself as the nominee of the Independent Party on the general election ballot. Candidates Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon state senator Rob Cornilles, businessman Results Independent Party of Oregon primary resultshttp://www.indparty.com/node/369 Bonamici Wins IPO Nomination for U.S. Representative Independent Party of Oregon November 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111223181547/http://www.indparty.com/node/369 December 23, 2011 dead Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Party (United States) 56 64.37 Rob Cornilles Republican Party (United States) 31 35.63 Special general election Ballots were due for the special election on January 31, 2012. Candidates The following candidates will be on the ballot: Suzanne Bonamici, (Democrat, Independent), State Senator Rob Cornilles (Republican), businessman James Foster (Libertarian), computer programmerhttp://www.lporegon.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149:lpo-picks-james-foster-for-us-house-of-representatives&catid=41:top-headlines LPO picks James Foster for US House of Representatives September 28, 2011 October 2, 2011 Libertarian Party of Oregon Bruce Knight Steven Reynolds (Progressive), Army veteranhttp://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2011/11/progressive_party_candidate_wi.html Progressive Party candidate wins ballot spot in congressional special election November 16, 2011 November 17, 2011 Mapes Jeff The Oregonian Polling Poll Source Date Administered Suzanne Bonamici (D) Rob Cornilles (R) James Foster (L) Steven Reynolds (OPP) UndecidedSurvey USASurvey USA December 22, 2011 – January 4, 2012 50% 39% 2% 2% 7%Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos/SEIUPublic Policy Polling/Daily Kos/SEIU December 13–14, 2011 52% 41% – – 7% Results Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873732 January 31, 2012, Special Election Official Results Oregon Secretary of State November 2, 2018 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Party (United States) 111,570 53.82 Rob Cornilles Republican Party (United States) 81,985 39.55 Oregon Progressive Party Steven Reynolds 6,679 3.22 James Foster Libertarian Party (United States) 6,524 3.15 write-ins 527 0.25 207,285 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) By county County Suzanne BonamiciDemocratic Rob CornillesRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total # % # % # % # % Clatsop6,10553.93%4,35538.47%8617.60%1,75015.46%11,321 Columbia6,94949.29%5,83441.38%1,3149.33%1,1157.91%14,097 Multnomah (part)20,73575.22%5,49119.92%1,3424.86%15,24455.30%27,568 Washington68,89052.01%55,13741.63%8,4166.36%13,75310.38%132,443 Yamhill10,72542.33%12,57950.36%2,0307.31%-1,854-8.03%25,334Totals111,57053.82%81,98539.55%13,7306.62%29,58514.27%207,285 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon 2012 United States House of Representatives elections 2012 United States presidential election in Oregon 2012 Oregon state elections References 30em External links Saba Ahmed campaign website Brad Avakian campaign website Suzanne Bonamici campaign website Rob Cornilles campaign website James Foster campaign website Pavel Goberman campaign website Jim Greenfield campaign website Lisa Michaels campaign website Delinda Morgan campaign website https://web.archive.org/web/20111012165023/http://www.drdelgadomorgan.com/ October 12, 2011 https://archive.today/20130904034627/http://www.danstrite.org/ Dan Strite campaign website el Brad Witt campaign website 1st Oregon 1 2012 1 special Oregon 2012 1 Oregon 1 United States House of Representatives 2012 01 Category:January 2012 in the United States