| Election Name: | 2012 United States House of Representatives special general election in Oregon's 1st congressional district |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | January 31, 2012 |
| Nominee1: | Suzanne Bonamici |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 111,570 |
| Percentage1: | 53.8% |
| Nominee2: | Rob Cornilles |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 81,985 |
| Percentage2: | 39.6% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | David Wu |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Suzanne Bonamici |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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]
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]
Ballots were due for the Democratic primary on November 8, 2011.
The following candidates filed to run in the primary:
| Poll source | Dates administered | Brad Avakian | Suzanne Bonamici | Dominick Hannon | Robert Lettin | Todd Ritter | Dan Strite | Brad Witt | Other | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregonian/KGW[8] | October 24–26, 2011 | 11% | align=center | 45% | – | – | – | – | 5% | 1% | 38% | |
| Survey USA[9] | October 17–20, 2011 | 14% | align=center | 52% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 9% | – | 21% |
Ballots were due for the Republican primary on November 8, 2011.
The following candidates have filed to run in the 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.
Ballots were due for the special election on January 31, 2012.
The following candidates will be on the ballot:
| Poll Source | Date Administered | Suzanne Bonamici (D) | Rob Cornilles (R) | James Foster (L) | Steven Reynolds (OPP) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA[13] | December 22, 2011 – January 4, 2012 | align=center | 50% | 39% | 2% | 2% | 7% | |
| Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos/SEIU[14] | December 13–14, 2011 | align=center | 52% | 41% | – | – | 7% |