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Oregon's 1st congressional district elections, 2012
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Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici was re-elected on November 6, 2012, having defeated three challengers, including Republican primary winner Delinda Morgan, with over 60% of the vote.[1] Bonamici was first elected to represent Oregon's 1st congressional district in a special election to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of David Wu (D). The special election took place on January 31, 2012.
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Primary: Oregon has a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary April 24. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 16.[2]
- See also: Oregon elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election, the incumbent was Suzanne Bonamici. Bonamici was elected to the 1st district seat in a special election on January 31, 2012 to fill the vacancy left by David Wu (D). Wu resigned in August of 2011 after accusations of sexual misconduct.[3]
This was the first election using new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Oregon's 1st congressional district is located in the northwest corner of the state and includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties.[4]
Candidates
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
General election candidates
May 15, 2012 primary results
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Race background
Competitiveness
In August, 2012, Sabato's Crystal Ball and The New York Times rated Oregon's 1st congressional district as solid Democratic.[8][9]
Impact of Redistricting
- See also Redistricting in Oregon
The 1st district was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district is composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[10][11]
- 98 percent from the 1st congressional district
- 2 percent from the 3rd congressional district
Registration statistics
As of October 30, 2012, District 1 had the following partisan registration breakdown according to the Oregon Secretary of State:
| Oregon Congressional District 1[12] | |||||||
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| Congressional District | District Total | Democrats | Republicans | Other & Unaffiliated | Advantage | Party Advantage | Change in Advantage from 2010 |
| District 1 | 398,802 | 161,969 | 124,327 | 112,506 | Democratic | 30.28% | -10.28% |
| "Party advantage" is the percentage gap between the two major parties in registered voters. "Change in advantage" is the spread in difference of party advantage between 2010 and 2012 based on the congressional district number only. | |||||||
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Oregon's 1st District's became more Republican because of redistricting.[13]
- 2012: 59D / 41R
- 2010: 57D / 43R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Oregon's 1st congressional district has a PVI of D+6, which is the 134th most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 61-39 percent over John McCain (R). In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 54-46 percent over George W. Bush (R).[14]
Campaign contributions
| Suzanne Bonamici[15] Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly | 1/01-3/31-2012 | $56,229 | $104,775 | $(25,124) | $135,880 | ||||
| Pre-Primary | 4/01-4/25/2012 | $135,880 | $205,720 | $(76,630) | $102,094 | ||||
| July Quarterly | 4/26-6/30/2012 | $102,094 | $0 | $(57,216) | $250,597 | ||||
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| $310,495 | $(158,970) | ||||||||
| Delinda Morgan Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| July Quarterly | 4/01-6/30/2012 | $0 | $1,389 | $() | $1,389 | ||||
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| Robert Ekstrom[16] Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly | 1/01-3/31-2012 | $3,734 | $0 | $(0) | $3,734 | ||||
| July Quarterly | 4/01-6/30/2012 | $3,734 | $0 | $(0) | $3,734 | ||||
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Election Results
General Election
| U.S. House, Oregon, District 1 General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Suzanne Bonamici Incumbent |
59.6% | 197,845 | |
| Republican | Delinda Morgan | 33% | 109,699 | |
| Progressive | Steven Reynolds | 4.5% | 15,009 | |
| Constitution | Robert Ekstrom | 2.7% | 8,918 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.2% | 509 | |
| Total Votes | 331,980 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Primary Election
Republican Primary
| U.S. House of Representatives-Oregon, District 1 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
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Delinda Morgan |
57.1% | 18,996 |
| Lisa Michaels | 42.9% | 14,274 |
| Total Votes | 33,270 | |
District history
2012
Suzanne Bonamici (D) was elected to the 1st district seat in a special election on January 31, 2012 to fill the vacancy left by David Wu (D). Wu resigned in August of 2011 after accusations of sexual misconduct.[17] Bonamici defeated Rob Cornilles (R) in the special election.[18]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Wu won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Joyce B. Segers in the general election.[19]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Oregon Congressional District 2 Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | David Wu Incumbent |
54.8% | 160,357 | |
| Republican | Rob Cornilles | 42% | 122,858 | |
| Libertarian | H. Joe Tabor | 0.9% | 2,492 | |
| Green | Chris Henry | 1% | 2,955 | |
| Constitution | Jon LaMunyon | 1.3% | 3,855 | |
| Total Votes | 292,517 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
External links
- Suzanna Bonamici campaign website
- Delina Morgan campaign website
- Steven Reynolds campaign website
- Follow the Robert Ekstrom campaign on constitutionpartyoregon.net
References
- ↑ CNN "Oregon Districts Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ OregonVotes "Important Election Dates," Accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ The Hill David Wu resigns from House amid scandal December 8, 2011
- ↑ Oregon Redistricting Map "Map" Accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ The Oregonian "Republicans file to run against Bonamici and Blumenauer in Oregon congressional races" Accessed March 8, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Candidate Filing"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 OreStar Candidate Filing
- ↑ Center for Politics, "Sabato's Crystal Ball," August 28, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed September 10, 2012
- ↑ Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer "Oregon's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"
- ↑ Labels & Lists "VoterMapping software voter counts"
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Reports, 2012," May, 2012
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Oregon," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" Accessed October 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bonamici for Congress 2012 Candidate Information," accessed October 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Michael Ekstrom 2012 Candidate Information," accessed October 1, 2012
- ↑ The Hill David Wu resigns from House amid scandal December 8, 2011
- ↑ The Oregonian "Suzanne Bonamici wins special election for Oregon's 1st Congressional District," January 31, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
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