Oregon's 3rd Congressional District

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Maxine Dexter

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Maxine Dexter (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

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Maxine Dexter (D) and Jessica Salas (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Maxine Dexter (D)
		Jessica Salas (D)

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See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Maxine Dexter (D) defeated Joanna Harbour (R), David Walker (Independent Party / Progressive Party), Joe Meyer (Pacific Green Party), and David Frosch () in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maxine Dexter (D)	67.7	226,405
		Joanna Harbour (R)	25.2	84,344
		David Walker (Independent Party / Progressive Party)	3.1	10,245
		Joe Meyer (Pacific Green Party)	3.0	10,106
		David Frosch ()	0.7	2,459
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	810

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 334,369
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maxine Dexter	47.3	47,254
		Susheela Jayapal	32.8	32,793
		Eddy Morales	13.4	13,391
		Michael Jonas	2.4	2,359
		Nolan Bylenga	2.1	2,138
		Rachel Rand	0.9	856
		Ricky Barajas	0.6	649
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4%	430

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,870
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Earl Blumenauer (D)
• Jeremiah Campion (D)
• Theodore Gwynn (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Joanna Harbour (R) defeated Gary Dye (R) and Teresa Orwig (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joanna Harbour	55.0	13,948
		Gary Dye	27.1	6,869
		Teresa Orwig	17.0	4,303
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0%	258

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,378
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See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) defeated Joanna Harbour (R) and David Delk (Progressive Party / Independent Party / Pacific Green Party) in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer (D)	69.9	212,119
		Joanna Harbour (R)	26.3	79,766
	Submit photo	David Delk (Progressive Party / Independent Party / Pacific Green Party)	3.6	10,982
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	467

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 303,334
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) defeated Jonathan Polhemus (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer	94.3	96,386
		Jonathan Polhemus	5.3	5,392
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4%	428

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,206
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Joanna Harbour (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joanna Harbour	97.7	18,031
		Other/Write-in votes	2.3%	429

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,460
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See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D / Working Families Party) defeated Joanna Harbour (R), Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party), and Josh Solomon (L) in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer (D / Working Families Party)	73.0	343,574
		Joanna Harbour (R)	23.5	110,570
		Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party)	1.9	8,872
	Submit photo	Josh Solomon (L)	1.5	6,869
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	621

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 470,506
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Edward Baker (Nonpartisan)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) defeated Albert Lee (D), Dane Wilcox (D), Matthew Davis (D), and Charles Rand Barnett (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer	80.5	140,812
		Albert Lee	16.8	29,311
	Submit photo	Dane Wilcox	1.1	1,966
	Submit photo	Matthew Davis	0.6	1,101
	Submit photo	Charles Rand Barnett	0.5	953
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4%	714

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 174,857
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gregory Aller (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Joanna Harbour (R) defeated Tom Harrison (R) and Frank Hecker (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joanna Harbour	62.8	21,114
		Tom Harrison	23.1	7,751
	Submit photo	Frank Hecker	12.3	4,147
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8%	612

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 33,624
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Josh Solomon (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Josh Solomon

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Pacific Green Party convention

Pacific Green convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party) advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on June 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Alex DiBlasi

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) defeated Tom Harrison (R), Marc Koller (Independent Party of Oregon), Gary Dye (L), and Michael P. Marsh (Constitution Party) in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer (D)	72.6	279,019
		Tom Harrison (R)	19.8	76,187
		Marc Koller (Independent Party of Oregon)	5.6	21,352
		Gary Dye (L)	1.5	5,767
		Michael P. Marsh (Constitution Party)	0.4	1,487
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	514

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 384,326 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) defeated Ben Lavine (D), Charles Rand Barnett (D), and Eric Hafner (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Blumenauer	91.0	91,226
		Ben Lavine	6.0	6,008
	Submit photo	Charles Rand Barnett	1.6	1,586
		Eric Hafner	1.4	1,377

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 100,197
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Tom Harrison (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Tom Harrison

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Independent Party of Oregon primary

Independent of Oregon primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Marc Koller (Independent Party of Oregon) defeated David Walker (Independent Party of Oregon) in the Independent Party of Oregon primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marc Koller	55.7	930
		David Walker	44.3	741

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,671
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) defeated David Walker (independent) and David Delk (Progressive) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No Republican candidates filed to run in the race.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer Incumbent	71.8%	274,687
	Independent	David Walker	20.4%	78,154
	Progressive	David Delk	7.3%	27,978
	N/A	Misc.	0.4%	1,536
Total Votes				382,355
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2014

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Oregon held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) defeated James Buchal (Republican, independent and Constitution Party), Jeffrey Langan (L), Michael Meo (Pacific Green Party) and David Walker (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer Incumbent	72.3%	211,748
	Republican	James Buchal	19.6%	57,424
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Langan	2.2%	6,381
	Green	Michael Meo	4.1%	12,106
	Independent	David Walker	1.4%	4,009
	Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous	0.4%	1,089
Total Votes				292,757
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2012

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Oregon held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated three challengers to win re-election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer Incumbent	74.5%	264,979
	Republican	Ronald Green	19.8%	70,325
	Progressive	Woodrow Broadnax	3.7%	13,159
	Libertarian	Michael Cline	1.9%	6,640
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	772
Total Votes				355,875
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Delia Lopez (R), Michael Meo (Progressive) and Jeff Lawrence (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	70.1%	193,104
	Republican	Delia Lopez	24.6%	67,714
	Progressive	Michael Meo	2.3%	6,197
	Libertarian	Jeff Lawrence	3%	8,380
Total Votes				275,395

2008

On November 4, 2008, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Delia Lopez (R) and Michael Meo (Pacific Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	74.5%	254,235
	Republican	Delia Lopez	20.8%	71,063
	Pacific Green	Michael Meo	4.4%	15,063
	Independent	Miscellaneous	0.2%	701
Total Votes				341,062

2006

On November 7, 2006, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bruce Broussard (R) and David Brownlow (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	73.5%	186,380
	Republican	Bruce Broussard	23.5%	59,529
	Constitution	David Brownlow	2.8%	7,003
	Independent	Other	0.3%	698
Total Votes				253,610

2004

On November 2, 2004, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tammi Mars (R), Dale Winegarden (Socialist) and Walter Brown (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	70.9%	245,559
	Republican	Tammi Mars	23.7%	82,045
	Socialist	Walter Brown	3.1%	10,678
	Constitution	Dale Winegarden	2.1%	7,119
	Independent	Miscellaneous	0.3%	1,159
Total Votes				346,560

2002

On November 5, 2002, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sarah Seale (R), Walter Brown (Socialist), Kevin Jones (Libertarian) and David Brownlow (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	66.8%	156,851
	Republican	Sarah Seale	26.7%	62,821
	Socialist	Walter Brown	2.8%	6,588
	Libertarian	Kevin Jones	2%	4,704
	Constitution	David Brownlow	1.5%	3,495
	Independent	Miscellaneous	0.2%	518
Total Votes				234,977

2000

On November 7, 2000, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey Pollock (R), Tre Arrow (Pacific Green), Bruce Knight (Libertarian) and Walter Brown (Socialist) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	66.8%	181,049
	Republican	Jeffrey Pollock	23.6%	64,128
	Pacific Green	Tre Arrow	5.8%	15,763
	Libertarian	Bruce Knight	1.8%	4,942
	Socialist	Walter Brown	1.7%	4,703
	N/A	Miscellaneous	0.2%	576
Total Votes				271,161

1998

On November 3, 1998, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bruce Knight (Libertarian) and Walter Brown (Socialist) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	83.9%	153,889
	Libertarian	Bruce Knight	9.2%	16,930
	Socialist	Walter Brown	5.6%	10,199
	N/A	Miscellaneous	1.3%	2,333
Total Votes				183,351

1996

On November 5, 1996, Earl Blumenauer won election to the United States House. He defeated Scott Bruun (R), Joe Keating (Pacific Green), Bruce Knight (Libertarian) and Victoria Guillebeau (Socialist) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	66.9%	165,922
	Republican	Scott Bruun	26.3%	65,259
	Pacific	Joe Keating	3.7%	9,274
	Libertarian	Bruce Knight	1.8%	4,474
	Socialist	Victoria Guillebeau	1%	2,449
	N/A	Miscellaneous	0.2%	531
Total Votes				247,909

1994

On November 8, 1994, Ron Wyden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Everett Hall (R), Mark Brunelle (I) and Gene Nanni (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Wyden incumbent	72.5%	161,624
	Republican	Everett Hall	19.4%	43,211
	Independent	Mark Brunelle	6.1%	13,550
	Libertarian	Gene Nanni	1.9%	4,164
	N/A	Miscellaneous	0.1%	273
Total Votes				222,822

1992

On November 3, 1992, Ron Wyden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Al Ritter (R) and Blair Bobier (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Wyden incumbent	77.1%	208,028
	Republican	Al Ritter	18.6%	50,235
	Libertarian	Blair Bobier	4.2%	11,413
	N/A	Miscellaneous	0.1%	203
Total Votes				269,879

1990

On November 6, 1990, Ron Wyden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Phil Mooney (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Wyden incumbent	80.8%	169,731
	Republican	Phil Mooney	19.1%	40,216
	N/A	Other	0.1%	246
Total Votes				210,193

1988

On November 8, 1988, Ron Wyden won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Wyden incumbent	99.4%	190,684
	N/A	Other	0.6%	1,141
Total Votes				191,825

1986

On November 4, 1986, Ron Wyden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas H. Phelan (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Wyden incumbent	85.9%	180,067
	Republican	Thomas H. Phelan	14%	29,321
	N/A	Other	0.1%	193
Total Votes				209,581

1984

On November 6, 1984, Ron Wyden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Drew Davis (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Wyden incumbent	58.7%	173,438
	Republican	Drew Davis	41.3%	122,247
	N/A	Other	0%	27
Total Votes				295,712

1982

On November 2, 1982, Ron Wyden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas H. Phelan (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Wyden incumbent	78.3%	159,416
	Republican	Thomas H. Phelan	21.7%	44,162
	N/A	Write-in	0%	84
Total Votes				203,662

1980

On November 4, 1980, Ron Wyden won election to the United States House. He defeated Darrell R. Conger (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Wyden	71.9%	156,371
	Republican	Darrell R. Conger	28%	60,940
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	112
Total Votes				217,423

District map

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."

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 3rd 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 agreed on 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+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 3rd the 33rd 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+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 3rd the 54th 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) 72.5%-25.2%.

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+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 3rd the 55th 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 72.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 25.2%.

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+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 3rd Congressional District the 48th 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 0.95. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.95 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Oregon
• Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

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)