2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district special election

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2012 United States House of Representatives special general election in Oregon's 1st congressional district
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Nominee Suzanne Bonamici Rob Cornilles
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote111,57081,985
Percentage53.8%39.6%
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County results
Bonamici:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%
Cornilles:     40–50%
U.S. Representative before election

David Wu
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic

A 2012 special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31, 2012, to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for Oregon's 1st congressional district, following the resignation of Representative David Wu. Primary elections were held on November 8, 2011, with the Democrats selecting state senator Suzanne Bonamici and the Republicans selecting businessman Rob Cornilles. [1] [2]

Contents

Bonamici was declared the winner almost as soon as the ballot deadline expired at 8 pm PST. [3] She carried every county in the district except Yamhill County, which Cornilles won by a seven-point margin. [4]

Democratic primary

Ballots were due for the Democratic primary on November 8, 2011.

Candidates

The following candidates filed to run in the primary:

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredBrad AvakianSuzanne BonamiciDominick HannonRobert LettinTodd RitterDan StriteBrad WittOtherUndecided
Oregonian/KGW [8] October 24–26, 201111%45%––––5%1%38%
Survey USA [9] October 17–20, 201114%52%1%0%1%1%9%–21%

Results

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Avakian with supporters
Democratic Primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Suzanne Bonamici 48,404 65.27
Democratic Brad Avakian16,41522.13
Democratic Brad Witt5,8707.92
Democratic Dan Strite1,1761.59
Democratic Dominic Hammon8891.20
Democratic Todd Lee Ritter6320.85
write-ins4540.61
Democratic Saba Ahmed2310.31
Democratic Robert E. Lettin910.12
Total votes74,162 100

Republican primary

Ballots were due for the Republican primary on November 8, 2011.

Candidates

The following candidates have filed to run in the primary:

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredRob CornillesDelinda Delgado-MorganPavel GobermanJim GreenfieldLisa MichaelsUndecided
Survey USA [9] October 17–20, 201166%2%1%4%7%20%

Results

Republican Primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rob Cornilles 39,500 72.76
Republican Jim Greenfield6,22211.46
Republican Lisa Michaels5,59710.31
Republican Pavel Goberman1,6293.00
Republican Delinda Delgado-Morgan8311.53
write-ins5070.93
Total votes54,286 100

Independent primary

Oregon's cross nomination system, a form of fusion voting, allows a candidate for partisan public office to be nominated by up to three political parties. [10] In November 2011, the Independent Party of Oregon held a primary, announcing the results on November 30. Suzanne Bonamici won the primary and was able list herself as the nominee of the Independent Party on the general election ballot.

Candidates

Results

Independent Party of Oregon primary results [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Suzanne Bonamici 56 64.37
Republican Rob Cornilles3135.63

Special general election

Ballots were due for the special election on January 31, 2012.

Candidates

The following candidates will be on the ballot:

Polling

Poll SourceDate AdministeredSuzanne Bonamici (D)Rob Cornilles (R)James Foster (L)Steven Reynolds (OPP)Undecided
Survey USA [14] December 22, 2011 – January 4, 201250%39%2%2%7%
Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos/SEIU [15] December 13–14, 201152%41%––7%

Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Suzanne Bonamici 111,570 53.82
Republican Rob Cornilles81,98539.55
Progressive Steven Reynolds6,6793.22
Libertarian James Foster6,5243.15
write-ins 5270.25
Total votes207,285 100.0
Democratic hold

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "November 8, 2011 Special Congressional Primary Election: Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
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  8. ↑ Oregonian/KGW
  9. 1 2 Survey USA
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  11. ↑ "Bonamici Wins IPO Nomination for U.S. Representative". Independent Party of Oregon. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
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  15. ↑ Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos/SEIU
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