| Election Name: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | All 5 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 4 |
| Seats1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 778,139 |
| Percentage1: | 53.64% |
| Swing1: | 1.96% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 582,909 |
| Percentage2: | 40.18% |
| Swing2: | 0.09% |
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oregon, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the governor of Oregon and a United States senator. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014.[1]
| United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014[2] [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 778,139 | 53.64% | 4 | - | |
| Republican | 582,909 | 40.18% | 1 | - | |
| Libertarian | 37,959 | 2.62% | - | ||
| Pacific Green | 30,132 | 2.08% | - | ||
| Constitution | 6,208 | 0.43% | - | ||
| write-ins | 15,355 | 1.06% | - | ||
| Totals | 1,450,702 | 100.00% | 5 | - | |
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon by district:[4]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 160,038 | 57.31% | 96,245 | 34.47% | 15,605 | 5.59% | 279,253 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 73,785 | 25.67% | 202,374 | 70.41% | 11,266 | 3.92% | 287,425 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 211,748 | 72.33% | 57,424 | 19.61% | 23,585 | 8.06% | 292,757 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 181,624 | 58.55% | 116,534 | 37.57% | 12,021 | 3.88% | 310,179 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 150,944 | 53.70% | 110,332 | 39.25% | 19,812 | 7.05% | 281,088 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| Total | 778,139 | 53.64% | 582,909 | 40.18% | 89,654 | 6.18% | 1,450,702 | 100.0% |
See also: Oregon's 1st congressional district. The 1st district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. Incumbent Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who had represented the district since winning a special election in 2012, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+7.
See also: Oregon's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district is located east of the Willamette Valley and covers roughly two-thirds of the state. It is the largest of Oregon's five districts and is the seventh-largest district in the nation. Incumbent Republican Greg Walden, the Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+10.
The Club for Growth targeted Walden for a primary challenge.[6] [7]
See also: Oregon's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Willamette River, Gresham and Troutdale. Incumbent Democrat Earl Blumenauer, who had represented the district since 1996, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+22.
See also: Oregon's 4th congressional district. The 4th district the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, including Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane and Linn counties and most of Benton and Josephine counties. Incumbent Democrat Peter DeFazio, who had represented the district since 1987, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+2.
See also: Oregon's 5th congressional district. The 5th district includes Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Portland suburbs and east to the summit of Mount Hood. Incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2012 and the district had an even PVI.