United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Oregon took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected five candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's five congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Oregon generally utilizes a closed primary process. The selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members for presidential and legislative elections.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Democratic Party held four of the five congressional seats from Oregon.
| Members of the U.S. House from Oregon -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the five congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Suzanne Bonamici |  Democratic |
1 |
| Greg Walden |  Republican |
2 |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic |
3 |
| Peter DeFazio | Democratic |
4 |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic |
5 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Suzanne Bonamici |
22.6% | 378,095 | Brian Heinrich |
| District 2 |  Greg Walden |
43.7% | 380,739 | Jim Crary |
| District 3 | Earl Blumenauer |
51.4% | 382,355 | David Walker |
| District 4 | Peter DeFazio |
15.8% | 397,568 | Art Robinson |
| District 5 | Kurt Schrader |
10.5% | 373,108 | Colm Willis |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Suzanne Bonamici  Brian Heinrich Kyle Sheahan |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Shabba Woodley[4] |
Republican Brian Heinrich[4] Delinda Morgan[4] |
District 2
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General election candidates: Greg Walden Jim Crary |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Paul Romero[4] |
District 3
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General election candidates: Earl Blumenauer  David Walker David Delk (Progressive) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 4
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General election candidates: Peter DeFazio Art Robinson Gil Guthrie Michael Beilstein (Pacific Green) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Joseph McKinney[4] |
Republican Art Robinson |
District 5
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General election candidates: Kurt Schrader Colm Willis Marvin Sandnes (Pacific Green) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Dave McTeague[4] |
Republican Earl Rainey[4] Ben West[4] Colm Willis[4] |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Oregon elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Oregon in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| March 8, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for primary election candidates | |
| May 17, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| August 30, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for unaffiliated and minor party candidates for the general election | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "2016 Elections Calendar," accessed October 28, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Oregon, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State,"Frequently Asked Questions," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate filing search results," accessed March 9, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
