United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 13
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: N/A (vote-by-mail)
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.[1]
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Oregon took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected five candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's five congressional districts.
The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on May 19, 2020. The Pacific Green Party statewide convention was held on June 6, 2020.[2]
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Oregon did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Democratic Party held four of the five congressional seats from Oregon.
| Members of the U.S. House from Oregon -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the five congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Bonamici |  Democratic |
1 |
| Greg Walden |  Republican |
2 |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic |
3 |
| Peter DeFazio | Democratic |
4 |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic |
5 |
Voting in Oregon
- See also: Voting in Oregon
Click the links below for more information on Oregon elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State executive
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia identified the following Oregon elections as battlegrounds:
- Mayoral election in Portland, Oregon (2020)
- Oregon Secretary of State election, 2020
- Oregon Secretary of State election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)
- Oregon Supreme Court elections, 2020
- Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Oregon, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Suzanne Bonamici (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ✔
- Christopher Christensen (Republican Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Suzanne Bonamici (Incumbent) ✔
- Ricky Barajas
- Heidi Briones
- Amanda Siebe
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Republican primary candidates
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District 2
General election candidates
- Alex Spenser (Democratic Party)
- Cliff Bentz (Republican Party) ✔
- Robert Werch (Libertarian Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Patrick Archer (Independent)
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- Jason Atkinson
- Cliff Bentz ✔
- Knute Buehler
- David Campbell
- Glenn Carey
- Jimmy Crumpacker
- Travis Fager
- Justin Livingston
- Kenneth Medenbach
- Mark Roberts
- Jeff Smith
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District 3
General election candidates
- Earl Blumenauer (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ✔
- Joanna Harbour (Republican Party)
- Josh Solomon (Libertarian Party)
- Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Edward Baker (Nonpartisan)
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
Pacific Green Party
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District 4
General election candidates
- Peter DeFazio (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Independent) ✔
- Alek Skarlatos (Republican Party)
- Daniel Hoffay (Pacific Green Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Peter DeFazio (Incumbent) ✔
- Doyle Canning
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Minor Party convention candidates
Pacific Green Party
District 5
General election candidates
- Kurt Schrader (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Amy Ryan Courser (Republican Party)
- Matthew Rix (Libertarian Party)
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- Kurt Schrader (Incumbent) ✔
- Mark Gamba
- Blair Reynolds
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Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Oregon in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Oregon, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Oregon | 1st Congressional District | Major party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/10/2020 | Source |
| Oregon | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 4,091 | 1% of votes cast in the district for president | N/A | N/A | 8/25/2020 | Source |
| Oregon | 2nd Congressional District | Major party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/10/2020 | Source |
| Oregon | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 4,050 | 1% of votes cast in the district for president | N/A | N/A | 8/25/2020 | Source |
| Oregon | 3rd Congressional District | Major party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/10/2020 | Source |
| Oregon | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 4,210 | 1% of votes cast in the district for president | N/A | N/A | 8/25/2020 | Source |
| Oregon | 4th Congressional District | Major party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/10/2020 | Source |
| Oregon | 4th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 4,163 | 1% of votes cast in the district for president | N/A | N/A | 8/25/2020 | Source |
| Oregon | 5th Congressional District | Major party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/10/2020 | Source |
| Oregon | 5th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 4,000 | 1% of votes cast in the district for president | N/A | N/A | 8/25/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in Oregon, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon is a vote-by-mail state. Polling hours apply to vote centers where individuals can instead vote in person.
- ↑ Pacific Green Party of Oregon, "Pacific Green Party Nominations for Senate, House, State and County Offices," June 13, 2020
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