2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

Election in Oregon for the House 2016 Oregon state elections February 2026 September 2023 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon Oregon legislative no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon 2018 All 5 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives 2016 11 08 Democratic Party (United States) 4 4 1,026,851 53.71% 0.07% Republican Party (United States) 1 1 730,894 38.23% 1.95% 280px District results 280px County results Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #a80000 80–90% 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. 2 Overview Statewide United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/− 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: DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 225,391 59.61% 139,756 36.96% 12,948 3.42% 378,095 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 106,640 28.01% 272,952 71.69% 1,147 0.30% 380,739 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 3 274,687 71.84% 0 0.00% 107,668 28.16% 382,355 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 220,628 55.49% 157,743 39.68% 19,197 4.83% 397,568 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 5 199,505 53.47% 160,443 43.00% 13,160 3.53% 373,108 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 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 Oregon presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1 2018 x150px File:Suzanne Bonamici, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Party (United States) Independent Party of Oregon 225,391 59.6% File:3x4.svg Brian Heinrich Republican Party (United States) 139,756 37.0% OR1 House 2016.svg 200px Precinct resultsBonamici: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Heinrich: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Party (United States) Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Party (United States) 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 http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873801 May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes Oregon Secretary of State June 18, 2016 May 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200524102715/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873801 dead Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 99,153 89.8 Shabba Woodley Democratic Party (United States) 10,961 9.9 Democratic Party (United States) Write-ins 375 0.3 110,489 100.0 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 Brian J. Heinrich Republican Party (United States) 19,290 48.5 Delinda Morgan Republican Party (United States) 10,640 26.7 Jonathan E. Burgess Republican Party (United States) 9,127 22.9 Republican Party (United States) Write-ins 768 1.9 39,825 100.0 Independent Party primary Results Independent primary results Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) (write-in) Independent Party of Oregon 855 58.2 Independent Party of Oregon write-ins 613 41.8 1,468 100.0 Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Kyle Sheahan General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016 http://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report November 12, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsDaily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016 http://www.dailykos.com/election-outlook/2016-race-ratings#house Daily Kos Elections November 7, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016 Rothenberg2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016) http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016Safe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball2016 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2016-house Sabato's Crystal Ball November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016RCPBattle for the House 2016 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/house/2016_elections_house_map.html Real Clear Politics October 31, 2016Safe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Oregon's 1st congressional district, 2016November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777 Oregon Secretary of State January 3, 2017 September 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922111443/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777 dead Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 225,391 59.6 Brian Heinrich Republican Party (United States) 139,756 37.0 Kyle Sheahan Libertarian Party (United States) 12,257 3.2 691 0.2 378,095 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 2016 Oregon's 2nd congressional district election Oregon presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 2 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 2 2018 x150px File:Greg Walden, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg Greg Walden Republican Party (United States) Independent Party of Oregon 272,952 71.7% File:3x4.svg Jim Crary Democratic Party (United States) 106,640 28.0% OR2 House 2016.svg 250px Precinct resultsWalden: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Crary: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Greg Walden Republican Party (United States) Greg Walden Republican Party (United States) 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 Greg Walden (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 85,039 80.0 Paul J. Romero Jr. Republican Party (United States) 21,099 19.8 Republican Party (United States) Write-ins 238 0.2 106,376 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jim Crary, retired lawyer Results Democratic primary results James "Jim" Crary Democratic Party (United States) 53,484 97.6 Democratic Party (United States) Write-ins 1,295 2.4 54,779 100.0 Independent Party primary Results Independent primary results Greg Walden (incumbent) (write-in) Independent Party of Oregon 1,725 61.3 Independent Party of Oregon Write-ins 1,090 38.7 2,815 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe RNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe RNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe RNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe ROctober 31, 2016 Results Oregon's 2nd congressional district, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Greg Walden (incumbent) 272,952 71.7 Democratic Party (United States) James "Jim" Crary 106,640 28.0 1,147 0.3 380,739 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 2016 Oregon's 3rd congressional district election Oregon presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 3 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 3 2018 x150px File:Earlblumenauer.jpeg Earl Blumenauer Democratic Party (United States) 274,687 71.8% File:3x4.svg David Walker Independent Party of Oregon Republican Party (United States) 78,154 20.5% File:3x4.svg David Delk Oregon Progressive Party 27,978 7.3% OR3 House 2016.svg 250px Precinct resultsBlumenauer: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Walker: #87DE87 40–50% #5FD35F 50–60% #2CA02C 70–80% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer Democratic Party (United States) Earl Blumenauer Democratic Party (United States) 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 Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 144,706 98.3 Democratic Party (United States) Write-ins 2,511 1.7 147,217 100.0 Republican primary Candidates No declared candidates Results Republican primary results David W. Walker (write-in) Republican Party (United States) 217 9.1 Republican Party (United States) Write-ins 2,160 90.9 2,377 100.0 Independent Party primary Candidates David W. Walker, nurse practitioner Results Independent primary results David W. Walker Independent Party of Oregon 2,529 74.7 Independent Party of Oregon Write-ins 856 25.3 3,385 100.0 Progressive primary Candidates Nominee David Delk General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Oregon's 3rd congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) 274,687 71.8 Independent Party of Oregon David W. Walker 78,154 20.5 Oregon Progressive Party David Delk 27,978 7.3 1,536 0.4 382,355 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 2016 Oregon's 4th congressional district election Oregon presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 4 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 4 2018 x150px File:Peter defazio.jpeg Peter DeFazio Democratic Party (United States) Independent Party of Oregon 220,628 55.5% File:Art Robinson 2016 (cropped).jpg Art Robinson Republican Party (United States) 157,743 39.7% OR4 House 2016.svg 160px Precinct resultsDeFazio: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Robinson: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio Democratic Party (United States) Peter DeFazio Democratic Party (United States) 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 Peter DeFazio (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 113,816 91.6 Joseph McKinney Democratic Party (United States) 9,894 8.0 Democratic Party (United States) Write-ins 601 0.4 124,311 100.0 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 Art Robinson Republican Party (United States) 55,557 67.3 Jo Rae Perkins Republican Party (United States) 26,375 31.9 Republican Party (United States) Write-ins 620 0.8 82,552 100.0 Independent Party primary Results Independent primary results Independent Party of Oregon Peter DeFazio (incumbent) (write-in) 1,223 42.5 Independent Party of Oregon Write-ins 1,654 57.5 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 SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Oregon's 4th congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Peter DeFazio (incumbent) 220,628 55.5 Republican Party (United States) Art Robinson 157,743 39.7 Pacific Green Party Mike Beilstein 12,194 3.1 Libertarian Party (United States) Gil Guthrie 6,527 1.6 476 0.1 397,568 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 5 2016 Oregon's 5th congressional district election Oregon presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5 2018 x150px File:Kurt Schrader official photo (cropped).jpg Kurt Schrader Democratic Party (United States) Independent Party of Oregon 199,505 53.5% File:3x4.svg Colm Willis Republican Party (United States) 160,443 43.0% OR5 House 2016.svg Precinct resultsSchrader: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Willis: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #A80000 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Kurt Schrader Democratic Party (United States) Kurt Schrader Democratic Party (United States) 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 Kurt Schrader (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 72,634 71.7 Dave McTeague Democratic Party (United States) 28,184 27.8 Democratic Party (United States) Write-ins 549 0.5 101,367 100.0 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 Colm Willis Republican Party (United States) 40,568 57.6 Ben West Republican Party (United States) 14,696 20.8 Seth Allan Republican Party (United States) 10,779 15.3 Earl D. Rainey Republican Party (United States) 3,783 5.4 Republican Party (United States) Write-ins 665 0.9 70,492 100.0 Independent Party primary Results Independent primary results Kurt Schrader (incumbent) (write-in) Independent Party of Oregon 792 33.1 Independent Party of Oregon Write-ins 1,601 66.9 2,393 100.0 Green primary Candidates Nominee Marvin Sandnes, Independent Party candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Oregon's 5th congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 199,505 53.5 Republican Party (United States) Colm Willis 160,443 43.0 Pacific Green Party Marvin Sandnes 12,542 3.3 618 0.2 373,108 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) References 30em External links U.S. House elections in Oregon, 2016 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets 2016 United States House of Representatives Oregon