Oregon's 4th congressional district

Oregon's 4th congressional district
Oregon's 4th congressional district
	Oregon's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Peter DeFazio; D–Springfield
Area	17,181 sq mi (44,500 km2)
Distribution	69.17% urban; 30.83% rural;
Population (2000)	684,280
Median household; income	$49,666
Ethnicity	91.7% White; 4.2% Hispanic; 1.5% Asian; 0.5% Black; 0.2% Native American; 0.2% other;
Occupation	55.2% White-collar; 28.2% Blue-collar; 16.5% Gray-collar;
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Oregon's 4th congressional district represents the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, including Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, and Benton counties and most of Linn and Josephine counties.

It is centered around the state's two college towns, Eugene and Corvallis, homes to the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, respectively. Politically, the district leans slightly Democratic due almost entirely to the presence of Lane County, home to almost half the district's population.

The district has been represented by Democrat Peter DeFazio since 1987.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Term	Cong ress	District home	Electoral history
District created		January 3, 1943
Harris Ellsworth	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Roseburg	[data missing] Lost re-election in 1956
Charles O. Porter	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961	85th 86th	Eugene	[data missing] Lost re-election in 1960
Edwin R. Durno	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Medford	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator
Robert B. Duncan	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	88th 89th	Medford	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator
John R. Dellenback	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Medford	[data missing] Lost re-election in 1974
James H. Weaver	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th	Eugene	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator
Peter DeFazio	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – present	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Springfield	Incumbent

Recent presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 42.3 - 32.2%
1996	President	Clinton 44.8 - 39.8%
2000	President	Bush 49.3 - 43.9%
2004	President	Kerry 49.4 - 49.1%
2008	President	Obama 53.8 - 43.1%
2012	President	Obama 51.7 - 45.0%
2016	President	Clinton 46.1 - 46.0%

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

1996

United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio	177,270	65.69%
Republican	John D. Newkirk	76,649	28.40%
Libertarian	Tonie Nathan	4,919	1.82%
Reform	Bill Bonville	3,960	1.47%
Socialist	David Duemler	1,373	0.51%
Peace and Freedom	Alan Opus	1,311	0.49%
Misc.	Misc.	4,374	1.62%

1998

United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio	157,524	70.12%
Republican	Steve J. Webb	64,143	28.55%
Socialist	Karl G. Sorg	2,694	1.20%
Misc.	Misc.	276	0.12%

2000

United States House election, 2000: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio	197,998	68.03%
Republican	John Lindsey	88,950	30.56%
Socialist	David Duemler	3,696	1.27%
Misc.	Misc.	421	0.14%

2002

United States House election, 2002: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio	168,150	63.86%
Republican	Liz VanLeeuwen	90,523	34.36%
Libertarian	Chris Bigelow	4,602	1.75%
Misc.	Misc.	206	0.01%

2004

United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio	228,611	60.98%
Republican	Jim Feldkamp	140,882	37.58%
Libertarian	Jacob Boone	3,190	0.85%
Constitution	Michael Paul Marsh	1,799	0.48%
Misc.	Misc.	427	0.01%

2006

United States House election, 2006: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio	180,607	62.23%
Republican	Jim Feldkamp	109,105	37.59%
Misc.	Misc.	532	0.18%

2008

United States House election, 2008: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio	275,143	82.34%
Constitution	Jaynee Germond	43,133	12.91%
Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	13,162	3.94
Misc.	Misc.	2,708	0.81%

2010

United States House election, 2010: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio	162,416	54.49%
Republican	Art Robinson	129,877	43.58%
Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	5,215	1.75%
Misc.	Misc.	544	0.18%

2012

United States House election, 2012: Oregon District 4
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter DeFazio	208,196	59.1%
Republican	Art Robinson	138,351	39.2%
Libertarian	Chuck Huntting	6,205	1.7%
Misc.	Misc.	468	0.1%

2014

United States House election, 2014: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio	181,624	59%
	Republican	Art Robinson	116,534	38%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	6,863	2%
	Libertarian	David L. Chester	4,676	1%
	Misc.	Misc.	482	0.15%
Total votes			310,152	100
	Democratic hold

2016

United States House election, 2016: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio	220,628	55%
	Republican	Art Robinson	157,743	40%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	12,194	3%
	Libertarian	Gil Guthrie	6,527	2%
	Misc.	Misc.	476	0%
Total votes			397,568	100
	Democratic hold

2018

United States House election, 2018: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio	208,710	56%
	Republican	Art Robinson	152,414	40%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	5,956	1%
	Libertarian	Richard Jacobson	5,370	1%
	Misc.	Misc.	443	0.1%
Total votes			372,893	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

The district gained most of Josephine County from the 2nd district in the 2002 redistricting, but also lost most of the Grants Pass area to the second district.^[3]^[4]

References

Specific

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=04
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
^ Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^ "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

General

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=41&cd=04

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

[mapes-3] Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[sb990-4] "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

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