Oregon's 1st Congressional District

Oregon's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Suzanne Bonamici

Assumed office: February 7, 2012

Oregon's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Suzanne Bonamici (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Oregon representatives represented an average of 706,917 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 769,721 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated Bob Todd and Joseph Christman in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Bonamici (D)	68.6	241,556
		Bob Todd (R)	28.1	98,908
		Joseph Christman (L)	3.1	10,840
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	687

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 351,991
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated Jamil Ahmad and Courtney Casgraux in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Bonamici	90.5	75,577
		Jamil Ahmad	6.0	5,007
		Courtney Casgraux	3.0	2,500
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	383

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,467
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Bob Todd advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Todd	97.6	23,993
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4	579

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,572
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2022

See also: Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated Chris Mann in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Bonamici (D / Working Families Party)	67.9	210,682
		Chris Mann (R)	31.9	99,042
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	519

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,243
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nicholas Rascon (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated Scott Phillips and Christian Robertson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Bonamici	88.2	80,317
		Scott Phillips	8.6	7,832
	Submit photo	Christian Robertson	2.9	2,625
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	287

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,061
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Chris Mann defeated Army Murray in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Mann	66.9	19,605
	Submit photo	Army Murray	30.9	9,047
		Other/Write-in votes	2.3	671

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,323
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Russ (R)

2020

See also: Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated Christopher Christensen in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Bonamici (D / Working Families Party)	64.6	297,071
		Christopher Christensen (R)	35.2	161,928
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	900

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 459,899
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated Heidi Briones, Amanda Siebe, and Ricky Barajas in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Bonamici	83.6	100,733
		Heidi Briones	6.9	8,260
		Amanda Siebe	6.7	8,055
		Ricky Barajas	2.4	2,948
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	523

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,519
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Christopher Christensen defeated Army Murray in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Christensen	55.9	27,417
	Submit photo	Army Murray	41.8	20,509
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4	1,162

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,088
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bryan Tatum (R)

2018

See also: Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated John Verbeek and Drew Layda in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Bonamici (D)	63.6	231,198
		John Verbeek (R)	32.1	116,446
		Drew Layda (L)	4.2	15,121
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	484

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 363,249 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1

Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici defeated Ricky Barajas and Michael Stansfield in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Bonamici	92.2	69,774
		Ricky Barajas	3.9	2,945
		Michael Stansfield	3.9	2,936

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 75,655
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1

John Verbeek defeated George Griffith and Preston Miller in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Verbeek	51.1	21,191
		George Griffith	41.1	17,049
		Preston Miller	7.8	3,228

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 41,468
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2016

See also: Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici (D) defeated Brian Heinrich (R) and Kyle Sheahan (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bonamici defeated Shabba Woodley in the Democratic primary, while Heinrich defeated Jonathan Burgess and Delinda Morgan to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici Incumbent	59.6%	225,391
	Republican	Brian Heinrich	37%	139,756
	Libertarian	Kyle Sheahan	3.2%	12,257
	N/A	Misc.	0.2%	691
Total Votes				378,095
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Suzanne Bonamici Incumbent	90%	99,153
Shabba Woodley	10%	10,961
Total Votes		110,114
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Heinrich	49.4%	19,290
Delinda Morgan	27.2%	10,640
Jonathan Burgess	23.4%	9,127
Total Votes		39,057
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2014

See also: Oregon's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Oregon held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic and Working Families Party) defeated Jason Yates (Republican and Constitution Party), James Foster (L) and Steven Cody Reynolds (Progressive and Pacific Green Party) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici Incumbent	57.3%	160,038
	Republican	Jason Yates	34.5%	96,245
	Libertarian	James Foster	4%	11,213
	Green	Steven Cody Reynolds	4%	11,163
	Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous	0.2%	594
Total Votes				279,253
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2012

See also: Oregon's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The previous representative from the 1st District was Democrat David Wu, who served from 1999 to 2011. Wu resigned in August of 2011 after accusations of sexual misconduct. A special election was held on January 31, 2012, to fill the vacant seat. Suzanne Bonamici defeated Robert Cornilles in the special election.

Incumbent Suzanne Bonamici (D) defeated three challengers in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 General Election, 2012

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"

2010
On November 2, 2010, David Wu won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rob Cornilles (R), H. Joe Tabor (L), Chris Henry (Pacific Green) and Don LaMunyon (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Wu incumbent	54.8%	160,357
	Republican	Rob Cornilles	42%	122,858
	Libertarian	H. Joe Tabor	0.8%	2,392
	Pacific Green	Chris Henry	1%	2,955
	Constitution	Don LaMunyon	1.3%	3,855
	Miscellaneous		0.1%	392
Total Votes				292,809

2008
On November 4, 2008, David Wu won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joel Haugen (I), Scott Semrau (Constitution), Chris Henry (Pacific Green) and H. Joe Tabor (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Wu incumbent	71.5%	237,567
	Independent	Joel Haugen	17.5%	58,279
	Constitution	Scott Semrau	4.3%	14,172
	Pacific Green	Chris Henry	2.1%	7,128
	Libertarian	H. Joe Tabor	3.3%	10,992
	Miscellaneous		1.2%	4,110
Total Votes				332,248

2006
On November 7, 2006, David Wu won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Derrick Kitts (R), Dean Wolf (Constitution) and Drake Davis (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Wu incumbent	62.8%	169,409
	Republican	Derrick Kitts	33.7%	90,904
	Constitution	Dean Wolf	1.6%	4,370
	Libertarian	Drake Davis	1.7%	4,497
	Miscellaneous		0.2%	447
Total Votes				269,627

2004
On November 2, 2004, David Wu won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Goli Ameri (R) and Dean Wolf (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Wu incumbent	57.5%	203,771
	Republican	Goli Ameri	38.1%	135,164
	Constitution	Dean Wolf	3.9%	13,882
	Miscellaneous		0.4%	1,521
Total Votes				354,338

2002
On November 5, 2002, David Wu won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Greenfield (R) and Beth A. King (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Wu incumbent	62.7%	149,215
	Republican	Jim Greenfield	34%	80,917
	Libertarian	Beth A. King	3.2%	7,639
	Miscellaneous		0.1%	265
Total Votes				238,036

2000
On November 7, 2000, David Wu won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Starr (R) and Beth A. King (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Wu incumbent	58.3%	176,902
	Republican	Charles Starr	38%	115,303
	Libertarian	Beth A. King	3.6%	10,858
	Miscellaneous		0.2%	458
Total Votes				303,521

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Oregon after the 2020 census

Gov. Kate Brown (D) signed a new congressional map into law on September 27, 2021. The map was approved by the Oregon House of Representatives 33-16, and approved in the Oregon State Senate 18-6. This was the third time the Oregon State Legislature successfully enacted a congressional redistricting map since 1910 without gubernatorial veto, court ordered re-drawing, or authority for map drawing being passed to the secretary of state. This map took effect for Oregon’s 2022 congressional elections.

Before the maps were approved, all but one House Republican did not attend the special session on Sept. 25, expressing dissatisfaction with the process and proposed maps. Sixteen of the twenty-three House Republicans returned when the session resumed on Sept. 27, meaning the House was able to reach a quorum and move forward with the redistricting votes. Rep. Suzanne Weber (R) said "Many of us [Republicans] are only here because we don’t trust the secretary of state Shemia Fagan (D) to draw these maps."

The Oregonian said the map created three safe Democratic seats, one safe Republican seat, one seat that leans Democratic, and one seat that is a toss-up.

How does redistricting in Oregon work? In Oregon, congressional and state legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. District lines are subject to veto by the governor.

If the legislature fails to establish a redistricting plan for state legislative districts, it falls to the secretary of state to draw the boundaries.

State law requires that congressional and state legislative districts meet the following criteria:

• Districts must be contiguous.
• Districts must "utilize existing geographic or political boundaries."
• Districts should not "divide communities of common interest."
• Districts should "be connected by transportation links."
• Districts "must not be drawn for the purpose of favoring a political party, incumbent or other person."

Oregon District 1
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2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Oregon after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Oregon State Legislature approved a new map of the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. It was the first time in 60 years the Oregon Legislature approved a bipartisan redistricting map.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 1st the 58th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 1st the 79th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 68.4%-29.1%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 1st the 78th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 68.4% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 29.1%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 1st Congressional District the 123rd most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.98. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.98 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Oregon
• Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

Footnotes

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Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

District 3

Maxine Dexter (D)

District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

Democratic Party (7)

Republican Party (1)