2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

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2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
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All 5 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election41
Seats won41
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,036,171435,920
Percentage61.58%25.91%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.16%Decrease2.svg 15.16%
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Oregon's United States congressional districts OR-districts-108.JPG
Oregon's United States congressional districts

The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 4, 2008, to determine who will represent the state of Oregon in the United States House of Representatives, coinciding with the presidential and senatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms those elected will be serving in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011.

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Oregon has five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Its 2007–2008 congressional delegation consisted of four Democrats and one Republican. This remains unchanged although CQ Politics had forecasted district 5 to be at some risk for the incumbent party earlier in the year.

A primary election for Democrats and Republicans was held on May 20. To be eligible for the primaries, candidates had to file for election by March 11. [1] Other parties had other procedures for nominating candidates.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008 [2]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 1,036,17161.58%4—
Republican 435,92025.91%1—
Constitution 69,6804.14%—
Independent 65,1093.87%—
Pacific Green 50,2932.99%—
Libertarian 15,8060.94%—
write-ins 9,5300.57%—
Totals1,682,5091005—

District 1

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Democratic incumbent David Wu has represented Oregon's 1st congressional district since 1998 and is the Democratic nominee in 2008, defeating Will Hobbs and Mark Welyczko in the primary. [3] Hobbs, a political novice, earned some attention late in the race, by winning the endorsements of major newspapers The Oregonian and Willamette Week .[ citation needed ] He won 16.7% of the vote to Wu's 78.0%. [4]

In the Republican primary, Joel Haugen defeated pathologist Claude W. Chappell IV, [5] but later withdrew his acceptance of the Republican nomination after his endorsement of Democrat Barack Obama for President drew objections from Republican party leaders. [6]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Wu (incumbent) 91,466 77.92
Democratic Will Hobbs19,65916.75
Democratic Mark Welyczko5,9825.10
write-ins2850.24
Total votes117,392 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joel Haugen 29,658 68.95
Republican Claude William Chappell IV12,52429.12
write-ins8291.93
Total votes43,011 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district election, 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Wu (incumbent) 237,567 71.50
Independent Joel Haugen58,27917.54
Constitution Scott Semrau14,1724.27
Libertarian H. Joe Tabor10,9923.31
Pacific Green Chris Henry7,1282.15
write-ins4,1101.24
Total votes332,248 100
Democratic hold

District 2

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Incumbent Republican Greg Walden has represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 1998 and was unopposed for the Republican nomination in 2008. In the general election, he faced Democrat Noah Lemas, a small business owner, [9] Richard Hake of the Constitution Party of Oregon and Pacific Green Party candidate Tristin Mock. [10]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Noah Lemas 56,980 97.86
write-ins1,2472.14
Total votes58,227 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 83,087 99.14
write-ins7210.86
Total votes83,808 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 2nd congressional district election, 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 236,560 69.50
Democratic Noah Lemas87,64925.75
Pacific Green Tristin Mock9,6682.84
Constitution Richard D. Hake5,8171.71
write-ins6850.20
Total votes340,379 100
Republican hold

District 3

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Incumbent Democrat Earl Blumenauer has represented Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 1996 and was the Democratic nominee in 2008, defeating TV co-host John Sweeney and retired utility worker and peace activist Joseph "Lone Vet" Walsh in the primary. [3] In the general election, he faced Republican Delia Lopez, a real estate investor, [11] and Pacific Green Party candidate Michael Meo. [12]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) 121,176 86.79
Democratic John Sweeney9,3896.72
Democratic Joseph Walsh8,7836.29
write-ins3430.25
Total votes139,691 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Delia Lopez 22,114 96.88
write-ins7123.12
Total votes22,826 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 3rd congressional district election, 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) 254,235 74.54
Republican Delia Lopez71,06320.84
Pacific Green Michael Meo15,0634.42
write-ins7010.21
Total votes341,062 100
Democratic hold

District 4

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Incumbent Democrat Peter DeFazio has represented Oregon's 4th congressional district since 1986 and was unopposed for the Democratic nomination in 2008. [3] He was being challenged in the general election by Constitution Party member Jaynee Germond and Pacific Green Mike Beilstein, a research chemist. [13] CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter A. DeFazio (incumbent) 119,366 99.21
write-ins9550.79
Total votes120,321 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter A. DeFazio (write-in) 906 27.87
write-ins2,34572.13
Total votes3,251 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 4th congressional district election, 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter DeFazio (incumbent) 275,143 82.34
Constitution Jaynee Germond43,13312.91
Pacific Green Mike Beilstein13,1623.94
write-ins2,7080.81
Total votes334,146 100
Democratic hold

District 5

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In February 2008, Democrat Darlene Hooley, who had represented Oregon's 5th congressional district since 1996, announced that she would not seek re-election in 2008. [14] The race to replace her was expected to be one of the most competitive in the nation, since the district contained about 2,000 more Republicans than Democrats at that time. [15] [16]

There were two major factors for the competitiveness of the race: first, the demographics of the district had changed dramatically. In June, there were 20,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans in the district, a net swing of 22,000 voters since February. [17] Secondly, Republican nominee Erickson won a contentious primary in which an opponent, Kevin Mannix, raised an allegation that Erickson paid for a former girlfriend's abortion. The girlfriend subsequently went public with the information, but Erickson denied knowledge of the event. [18] Mannix refused to endorse Erickson in the general election. [19]

Democratic nominee Kurt Schrader won against Republican nominee Mike Erickson, 166,070 (54.3%) to 116,418 (38.3%). Also competing were Libertarian nominee Steve Milligan, Constitution nominee Douglas Patterson, Pacific Green nominee Alex Polikoff, and Independent Sean Bates.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader 51,980 53.84
Democratic Nancy Moran18,59719.26
Democratic Steve Marks17,64318.27
Democratic Andrew Foster6,1046.32
Democratic Richard Nathe1,7481.81
write-ins4820.50
Total votes96,554 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Erickson 37,217 47.94
Republican Kevin Mannix 36,00546.38
Republican Richard "RJ" Wilson4,1105.29
write-ins3020.39
Total votes77,634 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district election, 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader 181,577 54.25
Republican Mike Erickson 128,29738.33
Independent Sean Bates6,8302.04
Constitution Douglas Patterson6,5581.96
Pacific Green Alex Polikoff5,2721.58
Libertarian Steve Milligan4,8141.44
write-ins1,3260.40
Total votes334,674 100
Democratic hold

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  2. ↑ Lorraine C. Miller (July 10, 2009). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Mayes, Steve (May 21, 2008). "Erickson beats Mannix in contest turned nasty". The Oregonian. p. A06.
  4. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State unofficial election results [ permanent dead link ]. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Haugen for Congress" . Retrieved May 21, 2008.
  6. ↑ Cole, Michelle (August 30, 2008). "Republican nominee withdraws acceptance". The Oregonian. p. D01.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Official Results - November 4, 2008 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
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