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Oregon's 2nd congressional district

Coordinates: 44°N 120°W / 44°N 120°W / 44; -120
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Oregon's 2nd congressional district
Oregon's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area69,491 sq mi (179,980 km2)
Population (2023)704,844
Median household
income		$65,168[1]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVIR+15[2]

Oregon's 2nd congressional district is the largest of Oregon's six districts, and is the seventh largest district in the nation. It is the second-largest congressional district in the nation that does not cover an entire state, and has been represented by Republican Cliff Bentz of Ontario since 2021.

The district covers roughly two-thirds of the state, east of the Willamette Valley. It includes all of Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler counties, all but a small sliver of Jefferson County, the southeastern portions of Deschutes and Douglas counties, and small, unincorporated portions of Clackamas and Marion counties.[3]

With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+15, it is the sole reliably Republican district in Oregon.[2] It has been in Republican hands since 1981.[4]

Recent election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results[5][6][7]
2008 President McCain 56–41%
2012 President Romney 61–39%
2016 President Trump 59–31%
Senate Callahan 46–45%
Governor (spec.) Pierce 58–35%
Attorney General Crowe 59–38%
2018 Governor Buehler 60–31%
2020 President Trump 61–36%
Senate Rae Perkins 58–38%
Secretary of State Thatcher 62–33%
Treasurer Gudman 59–34%
Attorney General Cross 61–37%
2022 Senate Rae Perkins 60–37%
Governor Drazan 64–27%
2024 President Trump 62–35%
Secretary of State Linthicum 62–35%
Treasurer Boquist 63–31%
Attorney General Lathrop 66–34%

Composition

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For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[8]

Baker County (8)

All 8 communities

Clackamas County (0)

No incorporated or census-recognized communities

Crook County (4)

All 4 communities

Deschutes County (9)

Bend (part; also 5th), La Pine, Three Rivers (part; also 5th)

Douglas County (6)

Canyonville, Days Creek, Glendale, Myrtle Creek, Riddle, Tri-City

Gilliam County (9)

All 9 communities

Grant County (10)

All 10 communities

Harney County (3)

All 3 communities

Jackson County (17)

All 17 communities

Jefferson County (6)

All 6 communities

Josephine County (11)

All 11 communities

Klamath County (20)

All 20 communities

Malheur County (9)

All 9 communities

Marion County (0)

No incorporated or census-recognized communities

Morrow County (5)

All 5 communities

Sherman County (5)

All 5 communities

Umatilla County (22)

All 22 communities

Union County (8)

All 8 communities

Wallowa County (5)

All 5 communities

Wasco County (13)

All 13 communities

Wheeler County (3)

All 3 communities


List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ess 		Electoral history
District established March 4, 1893

William R. Ellis
(Heppner) 		Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1899 		53rd
54th
55th 		Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Lost renomination.

Malcolm A. Moody
(The Dalles) 		Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903 		56th
57th 		Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost renomination.

John N. Williamson
(Prineville) 		Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907 		58th
59th 		Elected in 1902
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired.

William R. Ellis
(Pendleton) 		Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1911 		60th
61st 		Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost renomination.

Walter Lafferty
(Portland) 		Republican March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913 		62nd Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.

Nicholas J. Sinnott
(The Dalles) 		Republican March 4, 1913 –
May 31, 1928 		63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th 		Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Resigned to become judge to the U.S. Court of Claims.
Vacant May 31, 1928 –
November 6, 1928 		70th

Robert R. Butler
(The Dalles) 		Republican November 6, 1928 –
January 7, 1933 		70th
71st
72nd 		Elected to finish Sinnott's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election and died before next term began.
Vacant January 7, 1933 –
March 3, 1933 		72nd

Walter M. Pierce
(La Grande) 		Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943 		73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th 		Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.

Lowell Stockman
(Pendleton) 		Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1953 		78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd 		Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired.

Sam Coon
(Baker) 		Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1957 		83rd
84th 		Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Lost re-election.

Al Ullman
(Baker) 		Democratic January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1981 		85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th 		Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.

Denny Smith
(Salem) 		Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983 		97th Elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 5th district.

Robert F. Smith
(Burns) 		Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1995 		98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd 		Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired.

Wes Cooley
(Alfalfa) 		Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		104th Elected in 1994.
Renominated but withdrew prior to election.

Robert F. Smith
(Medford) 		Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999 		105th Elected in 1996.
Retired.

Greg Walden
(Hood River) 		Republican January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2021 		106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th 		Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired.

Cliff Bentz
(Ontario) 		Republican January 3, 2021 –
present 		117th
118th
119th 		Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

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Sources (official results only):

1996

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United States House election, 1996: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert F. Smith 164,062 61.66
Democratic Mike Dugan 97,195 36.53
Libertarian Frank Wise 4,581 1.72
Misc. Misc. 218 0.01

1998

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United States House election, 1998: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden 132,316 61.48
Democratic Kevin M. Campbell 74,924 34.81
Libertarian Lindsay Bradshaw 4,729 2.20
Socialist Rohn (Grandpa) Webb 2,773 1.29
Misc. Misc. 474 0.22

2000

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United States House election, 2000: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 220,086 73.63
Democratic Walter Ponsford 78,101 26.13
Misc. Misc. 720 0.24

2002

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United States House election, 2002: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 181,295 71.86
Democratic Peter Buckley 64,991 25.76
Libertarian Mike Wood (American politician) 5,681 2.25
Misc. Misc. 317 0.13

2004

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United States House election, 2004: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 248,461 71.63
Democratic John C. McColgan 88,914 25.63
Libertarian Jim Lindsay 4,792 1.38
Constitution Jack Alan Brown, Jr. 4,060 1.17
Misc. Misc. 638 0.18

2006

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United States House election, 2006: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 181,529 66.81
Democratic Carol Voisin 82,484 30.36
Constitution Jack Alan Brown, Jr. 7,193 2.65
Misc. Misc. 513 0.19

2008

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008
United States House election, 2008: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 236,560 69.50
Democratic Noah Lemas 87,649 25.75
Pacific Green Tristan Mock 9,668 2.84
Constitution Richard Hake 5,817 1.71
Misc. Misc. 685 0.20

2010

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2010
United States House election, 2010: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 206,245 73.91
Democratic Joyce B. Segers 72,173 25.87
Misc. Misc. 619 0.22

2012

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012
United States House election, 2012: Oregon district 2[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 228,043 68.63
Democratic Joyce B. Segers 96,741 29.12
Libertarian Joe Tabor 7,025 2.11
write-ins 446 0.13
Total votes 332,255 100

2014

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014
United States House election, 2014: Oregon district 2[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 202,374 70.41
Democratic Aelea Christofferson 73,785 25.67
Libertarian Sharon L. Durbin 10,491 3.65
write-ins 775 0.27
Total votes 287,425 100

2016

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016
United States House election, 2016: Oregon district 2 [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 272,952 71.69
Democratic James "Jim" Crary 106,640 28.00
Total votes 380,739 100

2018

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2018
United States House election, 2018: Oregon district 2 [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 207,597 56.3 −15.39
Democratic Jamie McLeod-Skinner 145,298 39.4 +11.4
Independent Party Mark Roberts 15,536 4.2 N/A
Total votes 368,709 100

2020

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See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
United States House election, 2020: Oregon district 2 [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cliff Bentz 273,835 59.9
Democratic Alex Spenser 168,881 36.9
Libertarian Robert Werch 14,094 3.1
Write-in 623 0.1
Total votes 457,433 100

2022

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See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
United States House election, 2022: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cliff Bentz (incumbent) 208,369 67.5
Democratic Joseph Yetter III 99,882 32.4
Write-in 425 0.1
Total votes 308,676 100

2024

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See also: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
2024 United States House election: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cliff Bentz (incumbent) 224,601 63.9
Democratic Dan Ruby 115,337 32.8
Constitution Michael Kurt Stettler 11,255 3.2
Write-in 296 0.1
Total votes 351,489 100%

Major communities

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Due to its large geographical area, the 2nd district contains many different communities which operate completely independently from one another socially and economically. Below is a list of the largest statistical areas in the 2nd district tracked by the United States Census Bureau.[14]

Core based statistical area 2020 census
Medford MSA 223,259
Bend MSA 198,253
Hermiston-Pendleton MSA 92,261
Grants Pass MSA 88,090
Klamath Falls MSA 69,413
Ontario MSA 56,957
La Grande MSA 26,196
The Dalles MSA 26,670
Hood River MSA 23,977

Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
2013–2023

Prior to the 2000 United States census, most of Josephine County was part of the district. After the 2010 United States census, the district boundaries were changed slightly to move some parts of Grants Pass from the 2nd to the 4th district.[15][16]

See also

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References

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Specific
  1. ^ "My Congressional District: Congressional District 2 (118th Congress), Oregon". United States Census Bureau.
  2. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST41/CD118_OR02.pdf
  4. ^ DeBonis, Mike (October 29, 2019). "Rep. Greg Walden, top Republican on powerful House panel, says he will retire". Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  5. ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::9b2b545f-5cd2-4e0d-a9b9-cc3915a4750f
  6. ^ Oregon 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2). docs.google.com (Report).
  7. ^ Oregon 2022 gov-by-CD. docs.google.com (Report).
  8. ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST41/CD118_OR02.pdf
  9. ^ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  10. ^ "November 4, 2014, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "2016 General Election Results". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "2018 General Election Results". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  13. ^ "2018 General Election Results" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  14. ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  15. ^ Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  16. ^ "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
General

44°N 120°W / 44°N 120°W / 44; -120

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