Oregon's 1st congressional district

Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D–Beaverton)
Area 2,941 sq mi (7,620 km2)
Distribution
  • 86.65% urban
  • 13.35% rural
Population (2000) 684,280
Median income 48,464
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVI D+9[1]

Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and a portion of southwest Multnomah County in Portland.

The district has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici since 2012. Bonamici won a special election to replace David Wu, who resigned in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.[2][3]

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created March 4, 1893
Binger Hermann Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897		 Resigned
Became Commissioner of the General Land Office
Thomas H. Tongue Republican March 4, 1897 –
January 11, 1903		 Died
Vacant January 11, 1903 –
June 1, 1903
Binger Hermann Republican June 1, 1903 –
March 3, 1907		 Resigned
Oregon land fraud scandal
Willis C. Hawley Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1933		 Lost renomination
James W. Mott Republican March 4, 1933 –
November 12, 1945		 Died
Vacant November 12, 1945 –
January 18, 1946
A. Walter Norblad Republican January 18, 1946 –
September 20, 1964		 Died
Vacant September 20, 1964 –
November 3, 1964
Wendell Wyatt Republican November 3, 1964 –
January 3, 1975		 First elected to finish Norblad's term
Retired
Les AuCoin Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1993		 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Elizabeth Furse Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1999		 Retired
David Wu Democratic January 3, 1999 –
August 3, 2011		 Resigned
Vacant August 3, 2011 –
January 31, 2012
Suzanne Bonamici Democratic January 31, 2012 –
Present		 First elected to finish Wu's term

Recent presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2012 President Obama 57 - 40%
2016 President Clinton 57 - 35%

Recent election results

Sources (official results only):

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1996: District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Furse 144,588 51.90
Republican Bill Witt 126,146 45.28
Libertarian Richard Johnson 6,310 2.26
Socialist David Princ 1,146 0.41
Misc. Misc. 414 0.15
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1998: District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wu 119,993 50.10
Republican Molly Bordonaro 112,827 47.11
Libertarian Michael De Paulo 4,218 1.76
Socialist John F. Hryciuk 2,224 0.93
Misc. Misc. 234 0.10
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2000: District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wu 176,902 58.28
Republican Charles Starr 115,303 37.99
Libertarian Beth A. King 10,858 3.58
Misc. Misc. 458 0.15
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2002: District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wu 149,215 62.69
Republican Jim Greenfield 80,917 33.99
Libertarian Beth A. King 7,639 3.21
Misc. Misc. 265 0.11
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2004: District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wu 203,771 57.51
Republican Goli Ameri 135,164 38.15
Constitution Dean Wolf 13,882 3.91
Misc. Misc. 1,521 0.43
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2006: District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wu 169,409 62.83
Republican Derrick Kitts 90,904 33.71
Libertarian Drake Davis 4,497 1.67
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008: District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wu 237,567 72.6
Independent Joel Haugen 58,279 17.7
Constitution Scott Semrau 14,172 4.27
Libertarian H. Joe Tabor 10,992 3.31
Pacific Green Chris Henry 7,128 2.14
Misc. Misc. 4,110 1.23
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2010: District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wu 160,357 54.7
Republican Rob Cornilles 122,858 41.9
Constitution Don LaMunyon 3,855 1.32
Pacific Green Chris Henry 2,955 1.01
Libertarian H. Joe Tabor 2,492 0.85
Misc. Misc. 392 0.13
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012: District 1[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzanne Bonamici 197,845 59.60
Republican Delinda Morgan 109,699 33.04
Progressive Steven Reynolds 15,009 4.52
Constitution (Oregon) Bob Ekstrom 8,919 2.69
write-ins 509 0.15
Total votes 331,980 100
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014: District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Suzanne Bonamici (Incumbent) 160,038 57.31
Republican Jason Yates 96,245 34.47
Libertarian James Foster 11,213 4.02
Pacific Green Steven C. Reynolds 11,163 4.00
Misc 594 0.20
Total votes 279,253 100

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

Following the 2000 United States Census, the district gained some of Multnomah County, which had previously been part of the 3rd district. After the 2010 United States Census, the district boundaries were changed to move Downtown Portland from the 1st to the 3rd district.[6][7]

See also

References

Specific
  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wu special set for Jan. '12". Politico. August 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Representative in Congress, 1st District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Oregon 2014 General Election" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
General
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 45°30′N 123°12′W / 45.500°N 123.200°W / 45.500; -123.200

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