2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon explained

Election Name:	2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
Country:	Oregon
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
Previous Year:	2022
Next Election:	2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
Next Year:	2026
Seats For Election:	All 6 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:	4
Seats1:	4
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:	2
Seats2:	2

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 6 U.S. representatives from the State of Oregon, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections occurred on May 21, 2024.

District 1

See also: Oregon's 1st congressional district.

Election Name:	2024 Oregon's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Oregon
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1
Previous Year:	2022
Next Election:	2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1
Next Year:	2026
Image1:	Suzanne Bonamici, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Suzanne Bonamici
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:	Bob Todd
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Suzanne Bonamici
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1st district is located in northwestern Oregon and includes the western Portland metropolitan area, including the Portland suburbs of Beaverton and Hillsboro, parts of Portland west of the Willamette River, and Tillamook County. The incumbent is Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who was re-elected with 68.02% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Jamil Ahmad, engineer
• Courtney Casgraux, businesswoman^[3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Jamil Ahmad (D)	$55,000	$3,606	$51,393
	Suzanne Bonamici (D)	$572,684	$603,178	$595,266
Source: Federal Election Commission^[4]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Bob Todd, retiree

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[5]		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections^[6]		September 15, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[7]		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily^[8]		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis^[9]		November 16, 2023

District 2

See also: Oregon's 2nd congressional district.

Election Name:	2024 Oregon's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Oregon
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 2
Previous Year:	2022
Next Election:	2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 2
Next Year:	2026
Image1:	Cliff Bentz 117th U.S Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Cliff Bentz
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Nominee2:	Dan Ruby
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Cliff Bentz
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2nd district encompasses most of Eastern Oregon and a portion of southern Oregon. The incumbent is Republican Cliff Bentz, who was re-elected with 67.60% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Cliff Bentz, incumbent U.S. representative^[10]

Eliminated in primary

• Jason Beebe, mayor of Prineville and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Dan Ruby, Ashland school board member

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Laible, author and candidate for the 4th district in 2022

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		September 15, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

District 3

See also: Oregon's 3rd congressional district.

Election Name:	2024 Oregon's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Oregon
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 3
Previous Year:	2022
Next Election:	2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 3
Next Year:	2026
Image1:	Maxine Dexter - 2024 Redbox Photo (alt crop).jpg
Nominee1:	Maxine Dexter
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:	Joanna Harbour
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Earl Blumenauer
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

This district contains the eastern Portland metro area, covering Portland and Gresham, as well as northeastern Clackamas County and Hood River County. The incumbent is Democrat Earl Blumenauer, who was re-elected with 70.04% of the vote in 2022.^[1] On October 30, 2023, Blumenauer announced that he would not seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Maxine Dexter, state representative from the 33rd district (2020–present)

Eliminated in primary

• Ricardo Barajas, dental office manager and perennial candidate^[12]
• Nolan Bylenga, activist^[13]
• Susheela Jayapal, former Multnomah County commissioner from the 2nd district (2019–2023) and sister of U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal^[14]
• Michael Jonas, attorney
• Eddy Morales, Gresham city councilor^[15]

Declined

• Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. representative^[16]
• Kate Brown, former governor of Oregon (2015–2023)^[17]
• Deborah Kafoury, former Multnomah County chair (2015–2022)^[18]
• Travis Nelson, state representative from the 44th district (2022–present)^[18] (running for re-election)
• Steve Novick, former Portland city commissioner (2013–2017) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2008 (running for Portland City Council)^[19]
• Tobias Read, Oregon state treasurer (2017–present) (running for Secretary of State)
• Thuy Tran, state representative from the 45th district (2023–present)^[18] (running for re-election)^[20]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Maxine Dexter (D)	$918,859	$551,936	$366,922
	Susheela Jayapal (D)	$772,624	$543,665	$228,959
	Michael Jonas (D)	$17,327	$16,426	$900
	Eddy Morales (D)	$606,343	$459,072	$147,271
Source: Federal Election Commission^[21]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Joanna Harbour, attorney and nominee for this district in 2020 and 2022^[22]

Eliminated in primary

• Gary Dye, chemical engineer^[22]
• Teresa Orwig, nurse^[22]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Joanna Harbour (R)	$8,226	$4,670	$3,556
	Teresa Orwig (R)	$8,735	$8,105	$630
Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		September 15, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

District 4

See also: Oregon's 4th congressional district.

Election Name:	2024 Oregon's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Oregon
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 4
Previous Year:	2022
Next Election:	2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 4
Next Year:	2026
Image1:	Rep. Val Hoyle - 118th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Val Hoyle
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:	Monique DeSpain
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Val Hoyle
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 4th district includes the southern Willamette Valley and parts of the South and Central Coasts, including Eugene, Corvallis, and Roseburg. The incumbent is Democrat Val Hoyle, who was elected with 50.61% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Val Hoyle, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Monique DeSpain, attorney^[24]

Eliminated in primary

• Amy Ryan Courser, former Keizer city councilor and nominee for the 5th district in 2020^[22]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Monique DeSpain (R)	$272,837	$203,488	$69,348
	Amy Ryan Courser (R)	$27,401	$25,466	$2,019
Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		September 15, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

District 5

See also: Oregon's 5th congressional district.

Election Name:	2024 Oregon's 5th congressional district election
Country:	Oregon
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5
Previous Year:	2022
Next Election:	2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5
Next Year:	2026
Image1:	Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Nominee2:	Janelle Bynum
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 5th district includes portions of the Portland suburbs, also stretching southwards through the eastern parts of Marion and Linn counties to Bend. The incumbent is Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.04% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Lori Chavez-DeRemer, incumbent U.S. representative^[25]

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Janelle Bynum, state representative from the 39th district (2017–present)^[27]

Eliminated in primary

• Jamie McLeod-Skinner, former director of the Oregon Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, nominee for this district in 2022, candidate for Oregon Secretary of State in 2020, and nominee for the 2nd district in 2018^[28]

Withdrawn

• Matthew Davie, tech executive^[29]
• Kevin Easton, campaign consultant, former congressional aide, and candidate for the 4th district in 2022 (endorsed McLeod-Skinner)
• Lynn Peterson, president of the Metro Council (2019–present) (endorsed Bynum)^[30]

Declined

• Kurt Schrader, former U.S. representative^[31]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Janelle Bynum	Jamie McLeod- Skinner	Other	Undecided
Brilliant Corners (D)	April 26–28, 2024	402 (LV)	± 4.9%		37%	34%	–	29%
Brilliant Corners (D)	February 2024	?	?	15%		38%	47%
RMG Research	November 14–17, 2023	300 (LV)	± 5.7%	9%		41%	6%		44%
GBAO Strategies (D)	May 30–June 1, 2023	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	9%		50%	7%	32%

Janelle Bynum vs. Jamie McLeod-Skinner

Jamie McLeod-Skinner vs. Lynn Peterson

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Janelle Bynum (D)	$1,111,199	$771,563	$339,636
	Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D)	$725,519	$580,581	$191,056
Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

Independents

Declared

• Andrew Aasen, member of the Deschutes County Soil and Water Conservation District Board^[32]

Fundraising

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		September 15, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis		November 16, 2023

District 6

See also: Oregon's 6th congressional district.

Election Name:	2024 Oregon's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Oregon
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 6
Previous Year:	2022
Next Election:	2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 6
Next Year:	2026
Image1:	Andrea Salinas, Official Portrait, 118th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Andrea Salinas
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:	Mike Erickson
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Andrea Salinas
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 6th district consists of Polk County and Yamhill County, in addition to portions of Marion County (including the state capital, Salem), Clackamas County, and Washington County. The incumbent is Democrat Andrea Salinas, who was elected with 50.08% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Andrea Salinas, incumbent U.S. representative^[33]

Eliminated in primary

• Cody Reynolds, U.S. Army veteran and perennial candidate^[22]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mike Erickson, logistics consultant, nominee for this district in 2022, and nominee for the 5th district in 2006 and 2008^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• David Burch, candidate for governor in 2022^[22]
• Conrad Herold^[22]
• David Russ, mayor of Dundee and candidate for this district in 2022^[36]

Withdrawn

• Denyc Boles, former state senator from the 10th district (2019–2021)^[37]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Mike Erickson (R)	$140,962	$43,311	$101,190
	David Russ (R)	$3,460	$3,140	$320
Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		February 2, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections		May 9, 2024
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		February 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		September 7, 2023
align=left	CNalysis	Very Likely D	November 16, 2023

Polling

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Jamil Ahmad (D) for Congress
• Suzanne Bonamici (D) for Congress
• Courtney Casgraux (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Jason Beebe (R) for Congress
• Cliff Bentz (R) for Congress
• Dan Ruby (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Ricardo Barajas (D) for Congress
• Nolan Bylenga (D) for Congress
• Maxine Dexter (D) for Congress
• Joanna Harbour (R) for Congress
• Susheela Jayapal (D) for Congress
• Michael Jonas (D) for Congress
• Eddy Morales (D) for Congress
• Teresa Orwig (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Monique DeSpain (R) for Congress
• Val Hoyle (D) for Congress
• Amy Ryan Courser (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Andrew Aasen (I) for Congress
• Janelle Bynum (D) for Congress
• Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) for Congress
• Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Mike Erickson (R) for Congress
• Cody Reynolds (D) for Congress
• David Russ (R) for Congress
• Andrea Salinas (D) for Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 National House Vote Tracker. January 3, 2024. Cook Political Report.
2. Web site: December 23, 2023 . Candidate Information: Suzanne Bonamici . January 6, 2024 . ORESTAR.
3. News: Oregon Democrat Courtney Casgraux Challenges Rep. Suzanne Bonamici . Diamond Eye Candidate Report . Frisk . Garrett . 29 June 2023 . 29 June 2023.
4. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - Oregon 1st . fec.gov . . January 3, 2024.
5. Web site: 2024 House Race Ratings: Another Competitive Fight for Control. Cook Political Report . February 3, 2023.
6. Web site: House Ratings . 2023-09-17 . www.insideelections.com . en.
7. Web site: Initial House Ratings: Battle for Majority Starts as a Toss-up. Sabato's Crystal Ball . February 23, 2023. February 23, 2023.
8. Web site: 2023-09-13 . Election Ratings . 2023-09-17 . Elections Daily . en-US.
9. Web site: 2024 House Forecast. November 20, 2023. January 3, 2024.
10. Web site: November 27, 2023 . Candidate Information: Cliff Bentz . January 6, 2024 . ORESTAR.
11. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - Oregon 2nd . fec.gov . . January 3, 2024.
12. Web site: December 28, 2023 . Candidate Information: Ricardo Barajas . January 6, 2024 . ORESTAR.
13. Web site: November 14, 2023 . Candidate Information: Nolan Bylenga . January 6, 2024 . ORESTAR.
14. News: Susheela Jayapal steps down from Multnomah County Board to run for Congress . Alex . Zielinski . November 1, 2023 . November 1, 2023 . Oregon Public Broadcasting.
15. News: Goldberg . Jamie . Gresham City Councilor Eddy Morales to run for Congress . November 1, 2023 . . November 1, 2023 . en.
16. Web site: Jaquiss . Nigel . Nigel Jaquiss . October 30, 2023 . Earl Blumenauer Will Not Run for Reelection . October 30, 2023 . Willamette Week.
17. News: November 1, 2023 . Murmurs: Senior Building Won’t Reopen After Legionnaires’ Outbreak . . November 6, 2023.
18. Web site: November 8, 2023 . Murmurs: Congressional Field in Flux . November 8, 2023 . . Former Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury...told The Oregonian she won't run, and state Rep. Travis Nelson (D-Portland) told Oregon Public Broadcasting he’s out too.
19. News: Kavanaugh . Shane Dixon . December 15, 2023 . Former Portland Commissioner Steve Novick launches City Council bid . December 19, 2023 . The Oregonian/OregonLive.
20. News: Shumway . Julia . March 29, 2024 . Where Oregon House races stand ahead of the primary . May 22, 2024 . Oregon Capital Chronicle.
21. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - Oregon 3rd . fec.gov . . April 29, 2024.
22. Web site: Candidates for 2024 Primary Election. Oregon Secretary of State. October 18, 2023.
23. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - Oregon 4th . fec.gov . . January 3, 2024.
24. News: . November 16, 2023 . Monique Despain announces run for Congressional District 4 . Winkelmaier, Drew . November 16, 2023.
25. News: Stringer . Grant . April 18, 2023 . Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon's newest Republican in Congress, posts impressive fundraising haul . May 24, 2023 . The Oregonian/OregonLive.
26. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - Oregon 5th . fec.gov . . January 3, 2024.
27. News: Jaquiss . Nigel . Nigel Jaquiss . June 21, 2023 . State Rep. Janelle Bynum Officially Enters 5th Congressional District Race . . June 21, 2023.
28. Web site: Jamie McLeod-Skinner Officially Enters CD5 Democratic Primary. Jaquiss. Nigel. July 10, 2023. July 10, 2023. . Another Democrat who previously said he’d seek the nomination, Kevin Easton from Bend, says he will get out the race since McLeod-Skinner is getting in..."I will be proud to stand next to her as our first openly LGBTQ+ member of Congress from Oregon.".
29. News: Shumway, Julia . March 12, 2024 . Two Republican senators try for statewide office and other Oregon filing day surprises . April 30, 2024 . Oregon Capital Chronicle.
30. News: Oregon Capital Chronicle . February 20, 2024 . Peterson drops out of Oregon 5th District race, endorses Bynum in Democratic primary. February 20, 2024 . Shumway, Julia .
31. Web site: Mutnick . Ally . House GOP reckons with 'candidate quality' problem after midterms — and ahead of 2024 . . 27 December 2022 . 13 December 2022.
32. News: OPB Staff . Deschutes County to consider petition for a new city . OPB . August 7, 2023 . August 27, 2023 . Aasen is also running as an independent for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, a seat currently occupied by Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a Happy Valley Republican..
33. News: Diamond Eye Candidate Report . Frisk . Garrett . 21 July 2023 . 21 July 2023 . We Asked Every Member of the House if They're Running in 2024. Here's What They Said..
34. Web site: 2024 Election United States House - Oregon 6th . fec.gov . . January 3, 2024.
35. News: Oregon Capital Chronicle . January 31, 2024 . Republican Mike Erickson seeks rematch with Salinas in Oregon’s 6th District. January 31, 2024 . Shumway, Julia .
36. Web site: Shumway . Julia . 2023-04-18 . Republican Chavez-DeRemer leads Oregon congressional delegation in fundraising . 2023-04-21 . Oregon Capital Chronicle . en-US.
37. Web site: Denyc Boles ends campaign for Oregon 6th Congressional District. Shumway. Julia. February 23, 2024. February 23, 2024.