Oregon's 1st congressional district

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Oregon's 1st congressional district
District map as of 2002
Current Representative		Suzanne Bonamici (D–Portland)
Area	2,941 mi² (7,617 km²)
Distribution	86.65% urban, 13.35% rural
Population (2000)	684,280
Median income	$48,464
Ethnicity	84.9% White, 1.2% Black, 5.1% Asian, 9.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% other
Occupation	21.8% blue collar, 65.3% white collar, 12.9% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+8

Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon and is currently represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and southwest Portland, part of Multnomah County, which belonged to the 3rd district before the 2002 redistricting.

The district had been represented by Democrat David Wu since 1999, but Wu resigned from his seat on August 3, 2011 in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct. A special election was called for January 31, 2012. Democrat Suzanne Bonamici won the election, handily defeating Rob Cornilles, the Republican Party's nominee.

List of representatives

See also: Oregon's At-large congressional district

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1893
Binger Hermann	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	Roseburg	Redistricted from At-large district
Thomas H. Tongue	Republican	March 4, 1897 – January 11, 1903	Hillsboro	Died
Vacant		January 11, 1903 – June 1, 1903
Binger Hermann	Republican	June 1, 1903 – March 3, 1907	Roseburg
Willis C. Hawley	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1933	Salem
James W. Mott	Republican	March 4, 1933 – November 12, 1945	Salem	Died
Vacant		November 12, 1945 – January 18, 1946
A. Walter Norblad	Republican	January 18, 1946 – September 20, 1964	Astoria Stayton	Died
Vacant		September 20, 1964 – November 3, 1964
Wendell Wyatt	Republican	November 3, 1964 – January 3, 1975	Astoria Gearhart
Les AuCoin	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	Forest Grove Portland
Elizabeth Furse	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	Hillsboro
David Wu	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – August 3, 2011	Portland	Resigned
Vacant		August 3, 2011 – January 31, 2012
Suzanne Bonamici	Democratic	January 31, 2012 – Present	Portland	Incumbent

Election results

Sources (official results only):

• Elections History from the Oregon Secretary of State website
• Election Statistics from the website of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

2010

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2010

United States House election, 2010: Oregon District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	David Wu	160,357	54.7%
	Republican	Rob Cornilles	122,858	41.9%
	Constitution	Don LaMunyon	3,855	1.32%
	Pacific Green	Chris Henry	2,955	1.01%
	Libertarian	H. Joe Tabor	2,492	0.85%
	Misc.	Misc.	392	0.13%

2008

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008

United States House election, 2008: Oregon District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	David Wu	237,567	72.6%
	Independent	Joel Haugen	58,279	17.7%
	Constitution	Scott Semrau	14,172	4.27%
	Libertarian	H. Joe Tabor	10,992	3.31%
	Pacific Green	Chris Henry	7,128	2.14%
	Misc.	Misc.	4,110	1.23%

2006

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2006

United States House election, 2006: Oregon District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	David Wu	169,409	62.83%
	Republican	Derrick Kitts	90,904	33.71%
	Libertarian	Drake Davis	4,497	1.67%

2004

United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	David Wu	203,771	57.51%
	Republican	Goli Ameri	135,164	38.15%
	Constitution	Dean Wolf	13,882	3.91%
	Misc.	Misc.	1,521	0.43%

2002

United States House election, 2002: Oregon District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	David Wu	149,215	62.69%
	Republican	Jim Greenfield	80,917	33.99%
	Libertarian	Beth A. King	7,639	3.21%
	Misc.	Misc.	265	0.11%

2000

United States House election, 2000: Oregon District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	David Wu	176,902	58.28%
	Republican	Charles Starr	115,303	37.99%
	Libertarian	Beth A. King	10,858	3.58%
	Misc.	Misc.	458	0.15%

1998

United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	David Wu	119,993	50.10%
	Republican	Molly Bordonaro	112,827	47.11%
	Libertarian	Michael De Paulo	4,218	1.76%
	Socialist	John F. Hryciuk	2,224	0.93%
	Misc.	Misc.	234	0.10%

1996

United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Elizabeth Furse	144,588	51.90%
	Republican	Bill Witt	126,146	45.28%
	Libertarian	Richard Johnson	6,310	2.26%
	Socialist	David Princ	1,146	0.41%
	Misc.	Misc.	414	0.15%

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present