Oregon's 5th congressional district

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Oregon's 5th congressional district
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Oregon's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area5,362 sq mi (13,890 km2)
Distribution
  • 80.34% urban
  • 19.66% rural
Population (2023)709,945
Median household
income
$92,055 [1]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVI D+2 [2]

Oregon's 5th congressional district stretches from the Southeast corner of Portland through the eastern half of the Willamette Valley and then reaches across the Cascades to take in Sisters and Bend. It includes a sliver of Multnomah County, the majority of Clackamas County, the rural eastern portion of Marion County, most of Linn County, a very small section of southwest Jefferson County, and the populated northwest portion of Deschutes County. It was significantly redrawn when Oregon gained a 6th congressional district after the 2020 census.

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The district is currently represented by Democrat Janelle Bynum.

Following its creation after the 1980 census, the first five members to represent the district all got divorced while in office, a pattern that has brought the district to media attention. [3] [4]

History

The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the 1980 census. Denny Smith, who had represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district in the previous Congress, was re-elected in the 5th district in 1982 after it absorbed most of the western portion of the old 2nd.

In 2002, the district shrank slightly in area due to redistricting. About half of the portion of the district that had been in Benton County was moved into the 4th district and portions of west-central Clackamas County were moved into the 3rd district. At the same time, small portions of northern Clackamas and southern Multnomah County that had previously been part of the 1st district were moved into the 5th district. [5]

Following the 2020 census and the subsequent redistricting, the 5th was redrawn significantly. It lost its western and coastal portions, including the urban portion of Salem, as well as all of Polk, Lincoln, and Tillamook counties. It gained all of Linn County and the most populated portions of Deschutes County. It is the most evenly divided district in partisan terms in Oregon, and has been through many iterations.

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
5 Clackamas Oregon City 423,173
17 Deschutes Bend 208,513
31 Jefferson Madras 25,454
43 Linn Albany 131,496
47 Marion Salem 346,741
51 Multnomah Portland 789,698

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyTermCong
ress
Electoral history
District established January 3, 1983
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Denny Smith
(Salem)
Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1991
98th
99th
100th
101st
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.
Michael J. Kopetski.jpg
Mike Kopetski
(Salem)
Democratic January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1995
102nd
103rd
Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired.
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Jim Bunn
(Gleneden Beach)
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
104th Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
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Darlene Hooley
(West Linn)
Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.
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Kurt Schrader
(Canby)
Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2023
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Lost renomination.
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer
(Happy Valley)
Republican January 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025
118th Elected in 2022.
Lost re-election.
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Janelle Bynum
(Happy Valley)
Democratic January 3, 2025 –
present
119th Elected in 2024.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [6] [7] [8]
2008 President Obama 53% - 45%
2012 President Obama 51% - 49%
2016 President Clinton 46% - 43%
Senate Wyden 54% - 37%
Governor (Spec.) Pierce 49% - 46%
Attorney General Rosenblum 51% - 46%
2018 Governor Buehler 49% - 45%
2020 President Biden 53% - 44%
Senate Merkley 53% - 43%
Secretary of State Thatcher 47% - 46%
Treasurer Read 47% - 46%
Attorney General Rosenblum 52% - 45%
2022 Senate Wyden 52% - 45%
Governor Drazan 47% - 43%

Election results

Sources (official results only):

1996

1996 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darlene Hooley 139,521 51.24
Republican Jim Bunn (incumbent)125,40946.06
Libertarian Lawrence Knight Duquesne5,1911.91
Socialist Trey Smith2,1240.78
Misc.Misc.390.00

1998

1998 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darlene Hooley (incumbent) 124,916 54.71
Republican Marylin Shannon92,21540.38
Pacific Green Michael Donnelly3,6371.59
Libertarian Blaine Thallheimer2,9791.30
Natural Law Jim Burns2,9711.30
Socialist Ed Dover1,3780.60
Misc.Misc.2480.11

2000

2000 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darlene Hooley (incumbent) 156,315 56.77
Republican Brian Boquist 118,63143.08
Misc.Misc.4020.15

2002

2002 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darlene Hooley (incumbent) 137,713 54.75
Republican Brian Boquist 113,44145.10
Misc.Misc.3830.15

2004

2004 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darlene Hooley (incumbent) 184,833 52.86
Republican Jim Zupancic154,99344.33
Libertarian Jerry Defoe6,4631.84
Constitution Joseph H. Bitz2,9710.84
Misc.Misc.3740.10

2006

2006 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darlene Hooley (incumbent) 146,973 53.99
Republican Mike Erickson 116,42442.77
Pacific Green Paul Aranas4,1941.54
Constitution Douglas Patterson4,1601.53
Misc.Misc.4830.18

2008

2008 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader 173,413 54.34
Republican Mike Erickson 122,34838.34
Independent Party (Oregon) Sean Bates6,4502.02
Constitution Douglas Patterson6,1801.94
Pacific Green Alex Polikoff4,9551.55
Libertarian Steve Milligan4,5771.43
Misc.Misc.1,1950.37

2010

2010 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 145,319 51.25
Republican Scott Bruun 130,31345.96
Pacific Green Chris Lugo7,5572.67
Misc.Misc.3670.13

2012

2012 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 177,229 54.04
Republican Fred Thompson139,22342.45
Pacific Green Christina Lugo7,5162.29
Constitution Raymond Baldwin3,6001.10
Misc.Misc.4020.12

2014

2014 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 150,944 53.7
Republican Tootie Smith 110,33239.3
Independent Party (Oregon) Marvin Sannes7,6742.7
Constitution Raymond Baldwin6,2082.2
Libertarian Daniel K. Souza5,1981.8
Misc.Misc.7320.3

2016

2016 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 199,505 53.5
Republican Colm Willis160,44343.0
Pacific Green Marvin Sandnes12,5423.3
Misc.Misc.6180.2

2018

2018 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 197,187 55.0
Republican Mark Callahan 149,88741.8
Libertarian Dan Souza6,0541.7
Pacific Green Marvin Sandnes4,8021.3
Misc.Misc.5390.2

2020

2020 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kurt Schrader (incumbent) 234,863 51.9
Republican Amy Ryan Courser204,37245.1
Libertarian Matthew Rex12,6402.8

2022

2022 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer 178,813 50.9
Democratic Jamie McLeod-Skinner 171,51448.8
Write-in 9060.3

2024

2024 United States House election: Oregon District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janelle Bynum 191,365 47.7
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer 180,42045.0
Independent Brett Smith18,6654.7
Libertarian Sonja Feintech6,1931.5
Pacific Green Andrea Thorn Townsend4,1551.0
Write-in 4950.1
Total votes401,293 100%

Historical district boundaries

When created in 1983, the district was an inland district focused around the Willamette Valley, and consisted of all of Clackamas and Marion counties, as well as small parts of the counties of Benton, Linn, and Polk. In 1993, the district gained a large coastal portion from the 1st district, gaining all of Tillamook and Lincoln counties as well as the rest of Polk, whilst part of Clackamas County was lost to the 3rd district.

In the 2003 and 2013 redistrictings, the changes were only minor, as the district gained a small portion of Multnomah County from the 3rd district in 2003 but lost it again in 2013, while it lost a portion of northern Clackamas County to the 3rd district in both 2003 and 2013. [9] [10]

In the 2023 redistricting, the district underwent major boundary changes, as it gained all of Linn County, some of Multnomah and Clackamas counties, and parts of Deschutes County including Bend, but it lost the entire coastal section it had gained in 1993 as well as the area in Polk and Benton counties to the 1st, 4th, and 6th districts. Parts of western Marion County, including the city of Salem, were also lost to the new 6th district.

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