Oregon's 5th congressional district

"OR-5" redirects here. For Oregon Route 5, see Interstate 5 in Oregon.

Oregon's 5th congressional district
District map as of 2002
Current Representative		Kurt Schrader (D–Canby)
Area	5,362 mi² (13,888 km²)
Distribution	80.34% urban, 19.66% rural
Population (2000)	684,280
Median income	$44,409
Ethnicity	87.1% White, 0.7% Black, 1.9% Asian, 10.3% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% other
Occupation	24.5% blue collar, 60.6% white collar, 14.9% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+1

Oregon's 5th congressional district represents Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Portland suburbs, and east to the summit of Mount Hood. It includes Lincoln, Marion, Polk, and Tillamook counties, most of Clackamas County, and part of Benton and Multnomah counties. It gained its current portion of Multnomah County from the 3rd district in the 2002 redistricting, but also lost a significant portion of northern Clackamas County to the 3rd district.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Kurt Schrader, who was elected in 2008 to replace the retiring Darlene Hooley. This marked the first time in the district's history that a new representative had the same party affiliation as the outgoing representative.

History

The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the 1980 census. Denny Smith, who had represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district in the previous Congress, was re-elected in the 5th district in 1982.

In 2002, the district shrank slightly in area due to redistricting. About half of the portion of the district that had been in Benton County, Oregon was moved into the 4th district and portions of west-central Clackamas County were moved into the 3rd district. At the same time, small portions of northern Clackamas and southern Multnomah County that had previously been part of the 1st district were moved into the 5th district.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		January 3, 1983
Denny Smith	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991	Salem	Redistricted from the 2nd district
Mike Kopetski	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	Keizer
Jim Bunn	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	Gleneden Beach
Darlene Hooley	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	West Linn
Kurt Schrader	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – present	Canby	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 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader	145,319	51.25%
	Republican	Scott Bruun	130,313	45.96%
	Pacific Green	Chris Lugo	7,557	2.67%
	Misc.	Misc.	367	0.13%

2008

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

United States House election, 2008: Oregon District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader	173,413	54.34%
	Republican	Mike Erickson	122,348	38.34%
	Independent	Sean Bates	6,450	2.02%
	Constitution	Douglas Patterson	6,180	1.94%
	Pacific Green	Alex Polikoff	4,955	1.55%
	Libertarian	Steve Milligan	4,577	1.43%
	Misc.	Misc.	1,195	0.37%

2006

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

United States House election, 2006: Oregon District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley	146,973	53.99%
	Republican	Mike Erickson	116,424	42.77%
	Pacific Green	Paul Aranas	4,194	1.54%
	Constitution (Oregon)	Douglas Patterson	4,160	1.53%
	Misc.	Misc.	483	0.18%

2004

United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley	184,833	52.86%
	Republican	Jim Zupancic	154,993	44.33%
	Libertarian	Jerry Defoe	6,463	1.84%
	Constitution	Joseph H. Bitz	2,971	0.84%
	Misc.	Misc.	374	0.10%

2002

United States House election, 2002: Oregon District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley	137,713	54.75%
	Republican	Brian Boquist	113,441	45.10%
	Misc.	Misc.	383	0.15%

2000

United States House election, 2000: Oregon District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley	156,315	56.77%
	Republican	Brian Boquist	118,631	43.08%
	Misc.	Misc.	402	0.15%

1998

United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley	124,916	54.71%
	Republican	Marylin Shannon	92,215	40.38%
	Pacific Green	Michael Donnelly	3,637	1.59%
	Libertarian	Blaine Thallheimer	2,979	1.30%
	Natural Law	Jim Burns	2,971	1.30%
	Socialist	Ed Dover	1,378	0.60%
	Misc.	Misc.	248	0.11%

1996

United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Darlene Hooley	139,521	51.24%
	Republican	Jim Bunn	125,409	46.06%
	Libertarian	Lawrence Knight Duquesne	5,191	1.91%
	Socialist	Trey Smith	2,124	0.78%
	Misc.	Misc.	39	0.00%

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