2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
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  2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004  

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 vote676,920528,997
Percentage54.58%42.65%

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The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 5, 2002 to select Oregon's representatives to the United States House of Representatives. All five seats were up for election in 2002, as they are every two years. All five incumbents were re-elected, four of them by large margins; only the 5th district was somewhat competitive.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2002 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 676,92054.58%4
Republican 528,99742.65%1
Libertarian 22,6261.82%
Socialist (Oregon) 6,5880.53%
Constitution (Oregon) 3,4950.28%
write-ins1,6890.14%
Totals1,240,315100%5

District 1

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Candidates

Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Wu (incumbent) 149,215 62.69%
Republican Jim Greenfield80,91733.99%
Libertarian Beth A. Knight7,6393.21%
write-ins1,5210.64%
Total votes354,338 100%
Democratic hold

District 2

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Candidates

Results

Oregon's 2nd congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 181,295 71.86%
Democratic Peter Buckley 64,99125.76%
Libertarian Mike Wood5,6812.25%
write-ins3170.13%
Total votes252,284 100%
Republican hold

District 3

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Candidates

Results

Oregon's 3rd congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) 156,851 66.75%
Republican Sarah Seale62,82126.73%
Socialist Walter F. "Walt" Brown 6,5882.80%
Libertarian Kevin Jones4,7042.00%
Constitution David Brownlow3,4951.49%
write-ins5180.22%
Total votes234,977 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

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Candidates

Results

Oregon's 4th congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter A. DeFazio (incumbent) 168,150 63.82%
Republican Liz VanLeeuwen 90,52334.36%
Libertarian Chris Bigelow4,6021.75%
write-ins2060.08%
Total votes263,481 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

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Candidates

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darlene Hooley (incumbent) 137,713 54.75%
Republican Brian Boquist 113,44145.10%
write-ins3830.15%
Total votes251,537 100%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jeff Trahndahl (May 1, 2003). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . Retrieved November 23, 2016.