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Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
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| Filing deadline: March 12, 2024 |
| Primary: May 21, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Oregon |
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Janelle Bynum (D) defeated incumbent Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) and three other candidates in the general election for Oregon's 5th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024.
Chavez-DeRemer was one of 15 incumbents who lost their re-election campaigns to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024. Additionally, this was one of 19 seats that changed partisan control due to the 2024 U.S. House of Representatives elections.
The district was one of 19 Republican-held U.S. House districts up for election in 2024 that Biden won in the 2020 presidential election. Biden won the district by 8.8 percentage points that year. Democratic lawmakers represented the district from 1997 until 2023, when Chavez-DeRemer assumed office after winning the 2022 general election by 2.1 percentage points.[1] Before the election, Central Oregon Daily News’ Claire Rush and Hallie Golden wrote, "Democrats hold a slight advantage in voter registration in the 5th, but roughly a third of voters are unaffiliated, and the two candidates [had] sought to appeal to the district's purple hue."[2]
This was the third rematch between Chavez-DeRemer and Bynum. Bynum defeated Chavez-DeRemer twice to represent District 51 in the Oregon House of Representatives. In 2016, Bynum defeated Chavez-DeRemer 51% to 49%. In 2018, Bynum defeated Chavez-DeRemer 54% to 46%. OPB's Bryce Dole wrote that those elections were in "a much smaller, suburban area around Happy Valley in Clackamas County."[3]
Before the election, four major election forecasters differed in their ratings for the general election, with two rating it Toss-up, one rating it Tilt Democratic, and one rating it Lean Democratic.
Chavez-DeRemer served as the Mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, from 2011 to 2018 and as a Happy Valley City Council member from 2005 to 2010.[4] Before she ran for public office, Chavez-DeRemer owned Anesthesia Associates Northwest and Evolve Health medical clinics and served on the Happy Valley Parks Committee.[5][4]
Chavez-DeRemer said she decided to run for Congress because "Oregonians were growing increasingly frustrated that politicians weren't doing more to fix these worsening crises, and I saw the harmful impact the issues had on our homes, schools, and businesses."[6] She also said that she would prioritize bipartisanship because "that's what the 5th District expects and deserves from their Representative."[6]
Bynum was elected to represent District 39 in the state House in 2022 after she defeated Kori Haynes (R) 55% to 45%. She previously represented District 51 from 2017 to 2023. Her professional experience included owning a McDonald's franchise.[7]
On her reason for running, Bynum said, "I ran for state legislature because I wanted to level the playing field for every Oregon resident, and I am running for Congress to do the same for those in Oregon's 5th district and for Americans in every corner of our country."[8] She also said that, "bipartisan and productive communications with all leaders, at all levels of government, is a crucial first step for making progress on the issues that matter most to Oregonians and the Fifth District."[8]
According to Lewis and Clark College Prof. Ben Gaskins, the two candidates took different approaches to messaging.[9] Bynum focused on national issues such as abortion and Chavez-DeRemer's endorsement of former President Donald Trump (R) in the 2024 presidential election.[9] Chavez-DeRemer focused on local issues such as the economy and Bynum's legislative record on public safety.[9]
Based on third quarter reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Chavez-DeRemer raised $5.7 million and spent $5.1 million and Bynum raised $6.4 million and spent $5.9 million. To review campaign finance figures in full detail, click here.
Brett Smith (Independent Party), Sonja Feintech (L), and Andrea Townsend (Pacific Green Party) also ran in the general election.
The primary was May 21, 2024. The filing deadline was March 12, 2024.
The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.[10] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.[11] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.
In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 50.9%-48.8%. 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%.[12]
Oregon's 5th Congressional District was one of 34 congressional districts with a Republican incumbent or an open seat that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) targeted in 2024. To read about DCCC targeting initiatives, click here. For a complete list of DCCC targeted districts, click here.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Janelle Bynum defeated incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Brett Smith, Sonja Feintech, and Andrea Townsend 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 | |
| Andrea Townsend (Pacific Green Party) | 1.0 | 4,155 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 495 | ||
| Total votes: 401,293 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Aasen (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Janelle Bynum defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner 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 | ||
| Total votes: 79,888 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Easton (D)
- Lynn Peterson (D)
- Cameron Pahl (D)
- Matthew Davie (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer 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 | ||
| Total votes: 55,467 | |||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Oregon
Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
This section includes candidate profiles that may be created in one of two ways: either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or Ballotpedia staff may compile a profile based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements after identifying the candidate as noteworthy. For more on how we select candidates to include, click here.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives, Oregon District 5 (Assumed office: 2023)
- Mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon (2011-2018)
- Happy Valley, Oregon City Council (2005-2010)
Biography: Chavez-DeRemer received a bachelor's degree from California State University-Fresno. Her professional experience included running several medical clinics throughout the Pacific Northwest alongside her husband. Chavez-DeRemer also served on the Happy Valley Parks Committee.
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Sources: X, "Lori Chavez-DeRemer on September 6, 2024," accessed September 8, 2024; X, "Lori Chavez-DeRemer on July 18, 2024," accessed September 8, 2024; X, "Lori Chavez-DeRemer on May 24, 2024," accessed September 8, 2024; X, "Lori Chavez-DeRemer on May 20, 2024," accessed September 8, 2024; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Lori Chavez-DeRemer," accessed September 8, 2024; Lori Chavez-DeRemer official website, "About," accessed September 8, 2024
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oregon District 5 in 2024.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Oregon House of Representatives, District 39 (Assumed office: 2023)
- Oregon House of Representatives, District 51 (2017-2023)
Biography: Bynum received a bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University and a master's degree from the University of Michigan. Her professional experience included owning a McDonald's franchise alongside her husband.
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Sources: KOIN, "Rep. Janelle Bynum on the battle forOregon's 5th Congressional District," November 12, 2023; Janelle Bynum for Congress, "On the Issues," accessed April 26, 2024; X, "Janelle Bynum on June 13, 2024," accessed September 8, 2024; Oregon State Legislature, "Representative Janelle Bynum," accessed April 26, 2024
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oregon District 5 in 2024.
Party: Libertarian Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am an experienced activist, regenerative farmer and mother of 3 committed to fighting for liberty in Oregon. With a passion for individual rights and liberty, I have actively engaged in politics and activism for years. I am running for Congress to bring the principles of liberty to the national stage. I believe in the power of grassroots movements and the strength of our communities. Together, we can restore our freedoms, protect our rights, and build a brighter future for all Oregonians by adhering to the core values of individual liberty, free markets, minimal government intervention, and a non-interventionist foreign policy."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oregon District 5 in 2024.
Party: Independent Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Who am I. . . Well, I can puff up my chest and tell you about my inventions and the patents I hold, or the children's book my wife and I made. I can play to your sympathies and tell you my tragic back story and the obstacles I have had to overcome. Maybe talk about building natural gas compressors and being a pipe fitter and a welder, try and relate to my blue-collar brothers. That stuff may be true, but that's not me. Not really. Every positive thing I have ever done. Every accomplishment, no matter how minor. Has come from a position of caring. My ambitions and goals, from learning a trade, getting a better job, inventing things. . . Running for congress. Every time I try and every time I try again. Has always been because I cared enough to. I care about my family, friends, neighbors, and strangers. I care because the world doesn't. I care because I have been cold, and hungry, afraid and vulnerable. I care because I have looked in the mirror and found myself lacking and the only reason, I could go on is because someone else cared for me. I hope that gives you an idea. I hope you care enough to participate in this mess we call America. We have to put in the work. Whatever comes next will be our fault if we don't."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oregon District 5 in 2024.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Sonja Feintech (L)
I will always support a laissez-faire approach to economics including ending the Federal Reserve’s power to throw our economy into chaos through mismanagement and abuse of the money supply and interest rates.
Our political system has been dominated by a duopoly that stifles true representation and choice. Both major parties have contributed to the erosion of our liberties, endless wars, and the expansion of government control. It is time to break free from this two-party stranglehold and offer real solutions that empower individuals and respect our freedoms.
Brett Smith (Independent)
They are just fundraising and this district is just a prize to be won. They do not care and they are incapable of helping in any meaningful way. The RNC and DNC are private corporations and they will never put the needs of the people above their own. Never.
I will put in the work. I have the skillsets and temperament to either: A. Support Donald Trump or Kamala Harris build this country up. Or: B. Stand against either, if they try to continue to tear it down. I am beholden to the American people and the American people only.
Sonja Feintech (L)
Returning local control to the states. The federal government is operating far out of bounds of its constitutional authority and should be confined to Section 1 Article 8. Rescinding the War Powers Act and supporting the states in the Defend the Guard Act. Reducing inflation by firmly capping the debt ceiling and reducing foreign aid spending. America is 35 trillion dollars in debt, we need to take care of our own country first.
Strongly supporting any bills that bolster and strengthen the 2nd amendment
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Campaign advertisements
This section includes a selection of up to three campaign advertisements per candidate released in this race, as well as links to candidates' YouTube, Vimeo, and/or Facebook video pages. If you are aware of other links that should be included, please email us.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
| August 27, 2024 |
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| August 19, 2024 |
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Endorsements
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Election competitiveness
Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[13] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[14] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
The links below show polls for this race aggregated by FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, where available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation.
Race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[15]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[16][17][18]
| Race ratings: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Tilt Democratic | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Democratic | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Election spending
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Republican Party | $6,092,659 | $5,748,786 | $353,334 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Janelle Bynum | Democratic Party | $7,524,632 | $7,479,499 | $45,133 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Jamie McLeod-Skinner | Democratic Party | $438,831 | $196,531 | $242,301 | As of December 31, 2023 |
| Brett Smith | Independent Party | $8,727 | $7,907 | $820 | As of September 30, 2024 |
| Sonja Feintech | Libertarian Party | $4,654 | $4,646 | $8 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Andrea Townsend | Pacific Green Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[19][20]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[21]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
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District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Oregon.
| Oregon U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 75% | 3 | 60.0% | ||||
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 83.3% | 4 | 100.0% | ||||
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 4 | 100.0% | ||||
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 90.0% | 5 | 100.0% | ||||
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 70.0% | 4 | 80.0% | ||||
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 50.0% | 2 | 40.0% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Oregon in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 13, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Thirty candidates ran for Oregon’s six U.S. House districts, including 17 Democrats and 13 Republicans. That’s 5.0 candidates per district, less than the 7.5 candidates per district in 2022, the 8.0 candidates per district in 2020, and the 6.4 candidates in 2018.
The 30 candidates who ran in Oregon in 2024 were the fewest number of candidates since 2016, when 19 candidates ran.
The 3rd Congressional District was the only open district, meaning no incumbents filed to run. There were two seats open in 2022 and one seat in 2020.
Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D-3rd) did not running for re-election because he retired from public office.
Ten candidates—seven Democrats and three Republicans—ran for the open 3rd Congressional District, the most candidates who ran for a seat in Oregon in 2024.
Nine primaries—five Democratic and four Republican—were contested in 2024. Ten primaries were contested in 2022 and 2020, respectively.
Three incumbents—two Democrats and one Republican—faced primary challengers in 2024, the fewest since 2014 when two incumbents faced primary challengers.
Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all six districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.
Partisan Voter Index
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.[22]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Oregon's 5th based on 2024 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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| 53.2% | 44.4% | |||
Inside Elections Baselines
- See also: Inside Elections
Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[23] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.
| Inside Elections Baseline for 2024 | ||||
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Difference | ||
| 48.2 | 45.8 | D+2.3 | ||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Oregon, 2020
Oregon presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
- See also: Party control of Oregon state government
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Oregon's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oregon | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 8 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Oregon's top three state executive offices as of May 2024.
| State executive officials in Oregon, May 2024 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Tina Kotek
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| Secretary of State | LaVonne Griffin-Valade
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| Attorney General | Ellen Rosenblum
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State legislature
Oregon State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 17 | |
| Republican Party | 12 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
| Independent Party of Oregon | 1 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | |
Oregon House of Representatives
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 35 | |
| Republican Party | 25 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
Oregon Party Control: 1992-2024
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Election context
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Oregon in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Oregon, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Oregon | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 1,000[24] | $100.00 | 3/12/2024 | Source |
| Oregon | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 4,749 | N/A | 8/27/2024 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Lori Chavez-DeRemer defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner 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 | ||
| Total votes: 351,233 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated incumbent Kurt Schrader 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 | ||
| Total votes: 86,411 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Lori Chavez-DeRemer defeated Jimmy Crumpacker, John Di Paola, Laurel Roses, and Madison Oatman 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 | ||
| Total votes: 71,168 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Amy Ryan Courser (R)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Amy Ryan Courser and Matthew Rix 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 | ||
| Total votes: 452,466 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Mark Gamba and Blair Reynolds 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 | ||
| Total votes: 106,138 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Amy Ryan Courser defeated G. Shane Dinkel, Joey Nations, and Angela Roman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Ryan Courser | 53.3 | 41,417 |
| 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 | ||
| Total votes: 77,735 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Matthew Rix advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on July 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Rix (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Mark Callahan, Dan Souza, and Marvin Sandnes 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 | |
| Dan Souza (L) | 1.7 | 6,054 | ||
| Marvin Sandnes (Pacific Green Party) | 1.3 | 4,802 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 539 | ||
| Total votes: 358,469 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Peter Wright 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 | |
| Total votes: 68,198 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Mark Callahan defeated Joey Nations and Robert Reynolds 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 | |
| Total votes: 54,353 | |||
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2024 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:
- Missouri gubernatorial election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
- South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)
- Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Govtrack.us, "Historical List of Members of Congress," accessed September 10, 2024
- ↑ Central Oregon Daily News, "Bynum vs. Chavez-DeRemer among 2 NW Congressional races that could decide House control," October 14, 2024
- ↑ OPB, "In key Oregon swing district, US House candidates face uphill battle for moderate vote," May 23, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Lori Chavez-DeRemer," accessed September 10, 2024
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Oregon Blue Book Almanac & Fact Book," accessed September 10, 2024
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 KATU News, "Know Your Candidates 2024: Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R), Congress, District 5," May 1, 2024
- ↑ Oregon State Legislature, "Representative Janelle Bynum," accessed September 10, 2024
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 KOIN 6, "In their words, candidates respond to a KOIN questionnaire," April 14,2024
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 AXIOS Portland, "How Oregon's 5th Congressional District could tip the House," September 5, 2024
- ↑ A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
- ↑ These figures include the seat of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned on Nov. 13, 2024, after winning re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
- ↑ Petition signatures only required in lieu of a filing fee.
