2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 elections of other federal and state offices, including the governor of Oregon and a United States senator. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014.[1]
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November 4, 2014
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Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014[2][3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 778,139 | 53.64% | 4 | - | |
| Republican | 582,909 | 40.18% | 1 | - | |
| Libertarian | 37,959 | 2.62% | - | ||
| Pacific Green | 30,132 | 2.08% | - | ||
| Constitution | 6,208 | 0.43% | - | ||
| write-ins | 15,355 | 1.06% | - | ||
| Totals | 1,450,702 | 100.00% | 5 | - | |
By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon by district:[4]
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 160,038 | 57.31% | 96,245 | 34.47% | 15,605 | 5.59% | 279,253 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 73,785 | 25.67% | 202,374 | 70.41% | 11,266 | 3.92% | 287,425 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 211,748 | 72.33% | 57,424 | 19.61% | 23,585 | 8.06% | 292,757 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 4 | 181,624 | 58.55% | 116,534 | 37.57% | 12,021 | 3.88% | 310,179 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 5 | 150,944 | 53.70% | 110,332 | 39.25% | 19,812 | 7.05% | 281,088 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 778,139 | 53.64% | 582,909 | 40.18% | 89,654 | 6.18% | 1,450,702 | 100.0% | |
District 1
The 1st district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. Incumbent Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who had represented the district since winning a special election in 2012, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+7.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. Representative[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 50,903 | 98.8 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 601 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 51,504 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jason Yates, pest control service manager[5]
Eliminated in primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Yates | 16,466 | 42.3 | |
| Republican | Delinda Delgado Morgan | 15,521 | 39.9 | |
| Republican | Bob Niemeyer | 6,637 | 17.0 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 312 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 38,936 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[10] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 160,038 | 57.3 | |
| Republican | Jason Yates | 96,245 | 34.5 | |
| Libertarian | James Foster | 11,213 | 4.0 | |
| Pacific Green | Steven C. Reynolds | 11,163 | 4.0 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 594 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 279,253 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
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, the Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+10.
Republican primary
The Club for Growth targeted Walden for a primary challenge.[12] [13]
Candidates
Nominee
- Greg Walden, incumbent U.S. Representative[5]
Eliminated in primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 64,603 | 75.5 | |
| Republican | Dennis Linthicum | 20,745 | 24.3 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 185 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 85,533 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Aelea Christofferson, business owner[5]
Eliminated in primary
- Barney Spera, retired United States Marine and union president[5]
- C. F. Vulliet, attorney and writer[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Aelea Christofferson | 24,407 | 61.8 | |
| Democratic | Barney Spera | 7,996 | 20.2 | |
| Democratic | C. F. Vulliet | 6,103 | 15.5 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 1,007 | 2.5 | |
| Total votes | 39,513 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[10] | Safe R | November 4, 2014 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 202,374 | 70.4 | |
| Democratic | Aelea Christofferson | 73,785 | 25.7 | |
| Libertarian | Sharon L. Durbin | 10,491 | 3.6 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 775 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 287,425 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
The 3rd district contains 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.
The Republican nominee was James Buchal, the chair of the Multnomah County Republican Party and the party's nominee for Oregon Attorney General in 2012.
Blumenauer was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+22.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. Representative[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 69,753 | 98.6 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 969 | 1.4 | |
| Total votes | 70,722 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- James Buchal, attorney[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Buchal | 15,083 | 97.8 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 338 | 2.2 | |
| Total votes | 15,421 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[10] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 211,748 | 72.3 | |
| Republican | James Buchal | 57,424 | 19.6 | |
| Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 12,106 | 4.1 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey J. Langan | 6,381 | 2.2 | |
| Independent | David Walker | 4,009 | 1.4 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 1,089 | 0.4 | |
| Total votes | 292,757 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
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 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+2.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Peter DeFazio, incumbent U.S. Representative[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter DeFazio (incumbent) | 57,970 | 98.3 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 1,016 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 58,986 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Arthur B. Robinson, chemist, Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party and nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2012[5][14]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur B. Robinson | 45,391 | 97.3 | |
| Republican | write-ins | 1,255 | 2.7 | |
| Total votes | 46,646 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[10] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter DeFazio (incumbent) | 181,624 | 58.6 | |
| Republican | Art Robinson | 116,534 | 37.6 | |
| Pacific Green | Mike Beilstein | 6,863 | 2.2 | |
| Libertarian | David L. Chester | 4,676 | 1.5 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 482 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 310,152 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
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 2012 and the district had an even PVI.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. Representative[5]
Eliminated in primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kurt Schrader (incumbent) | 42,041 | 83.1 | |
| Democratic | Anita Brown | 8,106 | 16.0 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 445 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 50,592 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tootie Smith | 31,883 | 62.9 | |
| Republican | Ben Pollock | 18,595 | 36.6 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 268 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 50,746 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[10] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kurt Schrader (incumbent) | 150,944 | 53.7 | |
| Republican | Tootie Smith | 110,332 | 39.3 | |
| Independent | Marvin Sannes | 7,674 | 2.7 | |
| Constitution | Raymond Baldwin | 6,208 | 2.2 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel K. Souza | 5,198 | 1.8 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 732 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 281,088 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||