Oregon's 5th Congressional District

Oregon's 5th Congressional District

Incumbent

Janelle Bynum

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Oregon's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Janelle Bynum (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 5th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Oregon's 5th 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 5

Incumbent Janelle Bynum (D), Patti Adair (R), Joseph Lehman (R), and Jonathan Lockwood (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Janelle Bynum (D)
	Submit photo	Patti Adair (R)
		Joseph Lehman (R)
	Submit photo	Jonathan Lockwood (R)

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See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Janelle Bynum (D) defeated incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R), Brett Smith (Independent Party), Sonja Feintech (L), and Andrea Townsend (Pacific Green Party) in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janelle Bynum (D)	47.7	191,365
		Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R)	45.0	180,420
		Brett Smith (Independent Party)	4.7	18,665
		Sonja Feintech (L)	1.5	6,193
	Submit photo	Andrea Townsend (Pacific Green Party)	1.0	4,155
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	495

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 401,293
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Aasen (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Janelle Bynum (D) defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janelle Bynum	69.4	55,473
		Jamie McLeod-Skinner	29.9	23,905
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6%	510

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,888
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Davie (D)
• Kevin Easton (D)
• Cameron Pahl (D)
• Lynn Peterson (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lori Chavez-DeRemer	98.2	54,458
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8%	1,009

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,467
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See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D / Independent Party / Working Families Party) in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R)	50.9	178,813
		Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D / Independent Party / Working Families Party)	48.8	171,514
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	906

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 351,233
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) defeated incumbent Kurt Schrader (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie McLeod-Skinner	54.6	47,148
		Kurt Schrader	44.8	38,726
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6%	537

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,411
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) defeated Jimmy Crumpacker (R), John Di Paola (R), Laurel Roses (R), and Madison Oatman (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lori Chavez-DeRemer	42.8	30,438
		Jimmy Crumpacker	29.0	20,631
		John Di Paola	16.1	11,486
		Laurel Roses	8.9	6,321
		Madison Oatman	2.6	1,863
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6%	429

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,168
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Amy Ryan Courser (R)

See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Incumbent Kurt Schrader (D) defeated Amy Ryan Courser (R) and Matthew Rix (L) in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kurt Schrader (D)	51.9	234,683
		Amy Ryan Courser (R)	45.2	204,372
		Matthew Rix (L)	2.8	12,640
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	771

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 452,466
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Incumbent Kurt Schrader (D) defeated Mark Gamba (D) and Blair Reynolds (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kurt Schrader	68.8	73,060
		Mark Gamba	22.9	24,327
		Blair Reynolds	7.5	7,910
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8%	841

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,138
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Amy Ryan Courser (R) defeated G. Shane Dinkel (R), Joey Nations (R), and Angela Roman (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Ryan Courser	53.3	41,417
	Submit photo	G. Shane Dinkel	20.1	15,626
		Joey Nations	17.4	13,534
		Angela Roman	7.9	6,155
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3%	1,003

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,735
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Matthew Rix (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Matthew Rix

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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 5

Incumbent Kurt Schrader (D) defeated Mark Callahan (R), Dan Souza (L), and Marvin Sandnes (Pacific Green Party) in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kurt Schrader (D)	55.0	197,187
		Mark Callahan (R)	41.8	149,887
	Submit photo	Dan Souza (L)	1.7	6,054
	Submit photo	Marvin Sandnes (Pacific Green Party)	1.3	4,802
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	539

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 358,469 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Incumbent Kurt Schrader (D) defeated Peter Wright (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kurt Schrader	86.8	59,196
		Peter Wright	13.2	9,002

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 68,198
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Mark Callahan (R) defeated Joey Nations (R) and Robert Reynolds (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Callahan	62.4	33,933
		Joey Nations	20.8	11,300
		Robert Reynolds	16.8	9,120

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 54,353
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Kurt Schrader (D) defeated Colm Willis (R) and Marvin Sandnes (Pacific Green) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schrader defeated Dave McTeague in the Democratic primary, while Willis defeated Seth Allan, Earl Rainey, and Ben West to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader Incumbent	53.5%	199,505
	Republican	Colm Willis	43%	160,443
	Pacific Green	Marvin Sandnes	3.4%	12,542
	N/A	Misc.	0.2%	618
Total Votes				373,108
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kurt Schrader Incumbent	72%	72,634
Dave McTeague	28%	28,184
Total Votes		100,818
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Colm Willis	58.1%	40,568
Ben West	21%	14,696
Seth Allan	15.4%	10,779
Earl Rainey	5.4%	3,783
Total Votes		69,826
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2014

See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Oregon held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Kurt Schrader (D) defeated Tootie Smith (R), Raymond Baldwin (Constitution Party), Daniel Souza (L) and Marvin Sannes (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader Incumbent	53.7%	150,944
	Republican	Tootie Smith	39.3%	110,332
	Constitution	Raymond Baldwin	2.2%	6,208
	Libertarian	Daniel Souza	1.8%	5,198
	Independent	Marvin Sannes	2.7%	7,674
	Write-in	Write-in candidates	0.3%	732
Total Votes				281,088
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2012

See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of Oregon held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Fred Thompson (R), Christina Jean Lugo (Pacific Green Party) and Raymond Baldwin (CST) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader Incumbent	54%	177,229
	Republican	Fred Thompson	42.4%	139,223
	Green	Christina Jean Lugo	2.3%	7,516
	Constitution	Raymond Baldwin	1.1%	3,600
	Write-In	N/A	0.1%	402
Total Votes				327,970
Source: Oregon Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Kurt Schrader won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Scott Bruun (R) and Chris Lugo (Pacific Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader incumbent	51.3%	145,319
	Republican	Scott Bruun	46%	130,313
	Pacific Green	Chris Lugo	2.7%	7,557
Total Votes				283,189

2008
On November 4, 2008, Kurt Schrader won election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Erickson (R), Sean Bates (I), Douglas Patterson (Constitution), Alex Polikoff (Pacific Green) and Steve Milligan (Libertarian) in the general election.

U.S. House of Representatives, Oregon District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader	54.3%	181,577
	Republican	Mike Erickson	38.3%	128,297
	Independent	Sean Bates	2%	6,830
	Constitution	Douglas Patterson	2%	6,558
	Pacific Green	Alex Polikoff	1.6%	5,272
	Libertarian	Steve Milligan	1.4%	4,814
	N/A	Miscellaneous	0.4%	1,326
Total Votes				334,674

2006
On November 7, 2006, Darlene Hooley (D) won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Mike Erickson (R), Paul Aranas (G), and Douglas Patterson (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley incumbent	54%	146,973
	Republican	Mike Erickson	42.8%	116,424
	Green	Paul Aranas	1.5%	4,194
	Libertarian	Douglas Patterson	1.5%	4,160
	Write-ins		0.2%	483
Total Votes				272,234

2004
On November 2, 2004, Darlene Hooley (D) won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Zupancic (R), Jerry Defoe (L), and Joseph H. Bitz (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley incumbent	52.9%	184,833
	Republican	Jim Zupancic	44.3%	154,993
	Libertarian	Jerry Defoe	1.8%	6,463
	Constitution	Joseph H. Bitz	0.8%	2,971
	Write-ins		0.1%	374
Total Votes				349,634

2002
On November 5, 2002, Darlene Hooley (D) won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Brian J. Boquist (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley incumbent	56.8%	156,315
	Republican	Brian J. Boquist	43.1%	118,631
	Write-ins		0.1%	383
Total Votes				275,329

2000
On November 7, 2000, Darlene Hooley (D) won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Brian J. Boquist (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oregon District 5 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley incumbent	56.9%	156,315
	Republican	Brian J. Boquist	43.1%	118,631
Total Votes				274,946

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 5th 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+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 5th the 166th 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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 5th the 199th 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) 53.2%-44.4%.

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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 5th the 197th 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 53.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 44.4%.

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 EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were within 1 percentage point of the national average. This made Oregon's 5th Congressional District the 195th 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 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Oregon
• Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
• Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
• Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
• Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 5

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)