Oregon's 1st congressional district

Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district
	Oregon's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative	Suzanne Bonamici; D–Beaverton
Area	2,941 sq mi (7,620 km2)
Distribution	86.65% urban; 13.35% rural;
Population (2023)	710,371
Median household; income	$94,740
Ethnicity	65.5% White; 15.0% Hispanic; 9.6% Asian; 6.3% Two or more races; 2.0% Black; 1.5% other;
Occupation	65.3% White-collar; 21.8% Blue-collar; 12.9% Gray-collar;
Cook PVI	D+18

Oregon's 1st congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S state of Oregon. The district stretches from Portland's western suburbs and exurbs, to parts of the Oregon coast. The district includes the principal cities of Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Tigard, all located in the Portland metropolitan area. Geographically, the district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes all of Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties, most of Washington County excluding the extreme southeast, and a portion of southwest Multnomah County in Portland.

The district has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici since 2012. Bonamici won a special election to replace David Wu, who resigned in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.^[3]^[4]

Recent statewide election results

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 50 - 44%
2004	President	Kerry 55 - 44%
2008	President	Obama 61 - 36%
2012	President	Obama 57 - 40%
2016	President	Clinton 57 - 35%
2020	President	Biden 63 - 34%

List of members representing the district

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ess	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1893
Binger Hermann (Roseburg)	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Resigned to become Commissioner of the United States General Land Office.
Thomas H. Tongue (Hillsboro)	Republican	March 4, 1897 – January 11, 1903	55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902 but died before next term began.
Vacant		January 11, 1903 – June 1, 1903	57th 58th
Binger Hermann (Roseburg)	Republican	June 1, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Elected to finish Tongue's term. Re-elected in 1904. Retired due to the Oregon land fraud scandal.
Willis C. Hawley (Salem)	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1933	60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-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. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost renomination.
James W. Mott (Salem)	Republican	March 4, 1933 – November 12, 1945	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Died.
Vacant		November 12, 1945 – January 18, 1946	79th
A. Walter Norblad (Stayton)	Republican	January 18, 1946 – September 20, 1964	79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Elected to finish Mott's term. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Died.
Vacant		September 20, 1964 – November 3, 1964	88th
Wendell Wyatt (Gearhart)	Republican	November 3, 1964 – January 3, 1975	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected to finish Norblad's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired.
Les AuCoin (Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Elizabeth Furse (Hillsboro)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	103rd 104th 105th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
David Wu (Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – August 3, 2011	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	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. Resigned due to sexual misconduct accusations.
Vacant		August 3, 2011 – January 31, 2012	112th
Suzanne Bonamici (Beaverton)	Democratic	January 31, 2012 – present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected to finish Wu's term. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

Recent 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

1996

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1996: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Elizabeth Furse (incumbent)	144,588	51.90
Republican	Bill Witt	126,146	45.28
Libertarian	Richard Johnson	6,310	2.26
Socialist	David Princ	1,146	0.41
Misc.	Misc.	414	0.15
Democratic hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1998: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu	119,993	50.10
Republican	Molly Bordonaro	112,827	47.11
Libertarian	Michael De Paulo	4,218	1.76
Socialist	John F. Hryciuk	2,224	0.93
Misc.	Misc.	234	0.10
Democratic hold

2000

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2000: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu (incumbent)	176,902	58.28
Republican	Charles Starr	115,303	37.99
Libertarian	Beth A. King	10,858	3.58
Misc.	Misc.	458	0.15
Democratic hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2002: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu (incumbent)	149,215	62.69
Republican	Jim Greenfield	80,917	33.99
Libertarian	Beth A. King	7,639	3.21
Misc.	Misc.	265	0.11
Democratic hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2004: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu (incumbent)	203,771	57.51
Republican	Goli Ameri	135,164	38.15
Constitution	Dean Wolf	13,882	3.91
Misc.	Misc.	1,521	0.43
Democratic hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2006: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu (incumbent)	169,409	62.83
Republican	Derrick Kitts	90,904	33.71
Libertarian	Drake Davis	4,497	1.67
Democratic hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu (incumbent)	237,567	72.6
Independent Party	Joel Haugen	58,279	17.7
Constitution	Scott Semrau	14,172	4.27
Libertarian	H. Joe Tabor	10,992	3.31
Pacific Green	Chris Henry	7,128	2.14
Misc.	Misc.	4,110	1.23
Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2010: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu (incumbent)	160,357	54.7
Republican	Rob Cornilles	122,858	41.9
Constitution	Don LaMunyon	3,855	1.32
Pacific Green	Chris Henry	2,955	1.01
Libertarian	H. Joe Tabor	2,492	0.85
Misc.	Misc.	392	0.13
Democratic hold

2012 special election

A special election was held on January 31, 2012, to replace the most recent incumbent David Wu, who created a vacancy in the office with his resignation effective August 3, 2011. The winner of the election, Suzanne Bonamici, served the remainder of Wu's two-year term.

Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici	111,570	53.82
	Republican	Rob Cornilles	81,985	39.55
	Progressive	Steven Reynolds	6,679	3.22
	Libertarian	James Foster	6,524	3.15
	Misc.	Misc.	527	0.25
Total votes			207,285	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012: District 1^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	197,845	59.60
	Republican	Delinda Morgan	109,699	33.04
	Progressive	Steven Reynolds	15,009	4.52
	Constitution	Bob Ekstrom	8,919	2.69
	Misc.	Misc.	509	0.15
Total votes			331,980	100
	Democratic hold

2014

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014: District 1^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	160,038	57.31
	Republican	Jason Yates	96,245	34.47
	Libertarian	James Foster	11,213	4.02
	Pacific Green	Steven C. Reynolds	11,163	4.00
	Misc.	Misc.	594	0.20
Total votes			279,253	100
	Democratic hold

2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016: District 1^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	225,391	59.6
	Republican	Brian Heinrich	139,756	37
	Libertarian	Kyle Sheahan	12,357	3.2
	Misc.	Misc.	691	0.2
Turnout				57.7
Total votes			378,195	100
	Democratic hold

2018

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2018: District 1^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	231,198	63.6
	Republican	John Verbeek	116,446	32.1
	Libertarian	Drew Layda	15,121	4.2
	Misc.	Misc.	484	0.1
Turnout				55.5
Total votes			363,249	100
	Democratic hold

2020

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2020: District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	297,071	64.6
	Republican	Christopher Christensen	161,928	35.2
	Misc.	Misc.	900	0.2
Turnout
Total votes			459,899	100
	Democratic hold

2022

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2022: District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	210,682	67.9
	Republican	Christopher Mann	99,042	31.9
	Write-in		519	0.2
Total votes			310,243	100
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Following the 2000 United States census, the district gained some of Multnomah County, which had previously been part of the 3rd district. After the 2010 United States census, the district boundaries were changed to move Downtown Portland from the 1st to the 3rd district.^[10]^[11]

References

Specific

^ "My Congressional District: Congressional District 1 (118th Congress), Oregon". United States Census Bureau.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Wu special set for Jan. '12". Politico. August 4, 2011.
^ "Representative in Congress, 1st District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
^ "January 31, 2012, Special Election Official Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
^ "Oregon 2014 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^ "Oregon 2016 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ "Oregon 2018 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^ "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

General

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

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[1] "My Congressional District: Congressional District 1 (118th Congress), Oregon". United States Census Bureau.

[Cook-2] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[3] "Wu special set for Jan. '12". Politico. August 4, 2011.

[4] "Representative in Congress, 1st District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

[5] "January 31, 2012, Special Election Official Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[genres-6] "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.

[7] "Oregon 2014 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[8] "Oregon 2016 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[9] "Oregon 2018 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[mapes-10] Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[sb990-11] "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

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