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Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
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The 2nd Congressional District of Oregon held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Greg Walden (R) defeated Jim Crary (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Walden defeated Paul Romero in the Republican primary on May 17, 2016.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Oregon generally utilizes a closed primary process. The selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members for presidential and legislative elections.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Greg Walden (R), who was first elected in 1998.
Oregon's 2nd Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state. The district includes Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, and Wheeler counties and a part of Josephine County.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Greg Walden Incumbent |
71.7% | 272,952 | |
| Democratic | Jim Crary | 28% | 106,640 | |
| N/A | Misc. | 0.3% | 1,147 | |
| Total Votes | 380,739 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Greg Walden Incumbent |
80.1% | 85,039 | ||
| Paul Romero | 19.9% | 21,099 | ||
| Total Votes | 106,138 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Greg Walden   Jim Crary |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic |
Republican Paul Romero[4] |
District history
2014
The 2nd Congressional District of Oregon held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Greg Walden (R) defeated Aelea Christofferson (D) and Sharon Durbin (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Greg Walden Incumbent |
70.4% | 202,374 | |
| Democratic | Aelea Christofferson | 25.7% | 73,785 | |
| Libertarian | Sharon Durbin | 3.6% | 10,491 | |
| Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | 0.3% | 775 | |
| Total Votes | 287,425 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Incumbent Greg Walden (R) won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. He defeated Joyce Segers (D) and Joe Tabor (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Joyce Segers | 29.1% | 96,741 | |
| Republican | Greg Walden Incumbent |
68.6% | 228,043 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Tabor | 2.1% | 7,025 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.1% | 446 | |
| Total Votes | 332,255 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Oregon elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Oregon in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| March 8, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for primary election candidates | |
| May 17, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| August 30, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for unaffiliated and minor party candidates for the general election | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "2016 Elections Calendar," accessed October 28, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate filings search results," accessed March 9, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "filed" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The New York Times, "Oregon Primary Results," May 17, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State,"Frequently Asked Questions," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Oregon Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
