Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

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Oregon's 3rd Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
May 17, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Earl Blumenauer Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Earl Blumenauer Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid D[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D[3]

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The 3rd 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 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.[4][5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
March 8, 2016
May 17, 2016
November 8, 2016

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 Earl Blumenauer (D), who was first elected in 1996.

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District is located in the northeastern corner of the state and includes portions of Clackamas and Multnomah counties.[8]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEarl 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

Candidates

General election candidates:

Democratic Party Earl Blumenauer Approveda
Grey.png David Walker
Grey.png David Delk (Progressive)

Primary candidates:[9]

Democratic

Earl Blumenauer - Incumbent[4] Approveda

Republican

No Republican candidates filed to run.

Third Party/Other

David Walker (Independent)[4]


District history

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 Green check mark transparent.pngEarl 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 on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Ronald Green (R), Woodrow Broadnax (Progressive) and Michael Cline (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEarl 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

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
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

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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