Oregon's 3rd congressional district

Oregon's 3rd congressional district
Oregon's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Earl Blumenauer (D–Portland)
Area	1,021 sq mi (2,640 km2)
Distribution	93.12% urban 6.88% rural
Population (2000)	684,279
Median income	42,063
Ethnicity	79.8% White 5.3% Black 5.4% Asian 7.6% Hispanic 0.3% Native American 0.5% other
Occupation	25% Blue-collar 59.4% White-collar 15.5% Gray-collar
Cook PVI	D+24[1]

Oregon's 3rd congressional district covers most of Multnomah County, including Gresham, Troutdale, and most of Portland (parts of northwest and southwest Portland lie in the 1st and 5th districts). It also includes the northeastern part of Clackamas County. Generally, most of Portland east of the Willamette River is in the 3rd District.

The district has been represented by Democrat Earl Blumenauer since 1996. It is one of the most Democratic white-majority districts in the nation, and the second most Democratic district in the Pacific Northwest; only Washington's 7th congressional district is more Democratic.

List of representatives

The district was created in 1913, sending its first representative to the 63rd Congress.

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1913
Walter Lafferty	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Portland	Redistricted from the 2nd district
Clifton N. McArthur	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Portland	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1922
Elton Watkins	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	Portland	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1924
Maurice E. Crumpacker	Republican	March 4, 1925 – July 24, 1927	Portland	Died
Vacant	July 24, 1927 – October 18, 1927
Franklin F. Korell	Republican	October 18, 1927 – March 3, 1931	Portland	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1930
Charles H. Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935	Portland	Elected Governor of Oregon in 1934
William A. Ekwall	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Portland	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1936
Nan Wood Honeyman	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	Portland	First woman elected to Congress from Oregon Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1938
Homer D. Angell	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1955	Portland	Defeated for renomination in 1954
Edith Green	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1974	Portland	Did not run for reelection in 1974 Resigned shortly before her final term expired
Robert B. Duncan	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	Gresham	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980
Ron Wyden	Democratic	January 3, 1981 – February 5, 1996	Portland	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant	February 5, 1996 – May 21, 1996
Earl Blumenauer	Democratic	May 21, 1996 – present	Portland	Incumbent

Recent presidential elections

Election results

Sources (official results only):

• Elections History from the Oregon Secretary of State website
• Election Statistics from the website of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

Before the 2002 redistricting, the whole of Multnomah County was included in the district; it lost southwest Portland to the 1st and 5th districts, but it gained most of its current portion of Clackamas County.^[2][3]

See also

• Oregon's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• 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 122°30′W / 45.500°N 122.500°W / 45.500; -122.500