Oregon's 1st congressional district

Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district
	Oregon's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Suzanne Bonamici; D–Beaverton
Area	2,941 sq mi (7,620 km2)
Distribution	86.65% urban; 13.35% rural;
Population (2000)	684,280
Median household; income	48,464
Ethnicity	84.9% White; 9.4% Hispanic; 5.1% Asian; 1.2% Black; 0.3% other; 0.2% Native American;
Occupation	65.3% White-collar; 21.8% Blue-collar; 12.9% Gray-collar;
Cook PVI	D+6

Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and a portion of southwest Multnomah County in Portland.

The district has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici since 2012. Bonamici won a special election to replace David Wu, who resigned in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.^[2]^[3]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1893
Binger Hermann	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	Roseburg
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		[data missing]
Willis C. Hawley	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1933		[data missing]
James W. Mott	Republican	March 4, 1933 – November 12, 1945		Died
Vacant		November 12, 1945 – January 18, 1946
A. Walter Norblad	Republican	January 18, 1946 – September 20, 1964		Died
Vacant		September 20, 1964 – November 3, 1964
Wendell Wyatt	Republican	November 3, 1964 – January 3, 1975		First elected to finish Norblad's term Retired
Les AuCoin	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	Portland	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Elizabeth Furse	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	Helvetia	Retired
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	Beaverton	First elected to finish Wu's term

Sources (official results only):

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1996: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 1998: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2000: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2002: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2004: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
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

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

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David Wu	237,567	72.6
Independent Party	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

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2010: District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012: District 1^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici	197,845	59.60
	Republican	Delinda Morgan	109,699	33.04
	Progressive	Steven Reynolds	15,009	4.52
	Constitution	Bob Ekstrom	8,919	2.69
		write-ins	509	0.15
Total votes			331,980	100

Following the 2000 United States Census, the district gained some of Multnomah County, which had previously been part of the 3rd district. After the 2010 United States Census, the district boundaries were changed to move Downtown Portland from the 1st to the 3rd district.^[5]^[6]

^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
^ "Wu special set for Jan. '12". Politico. August 4, 2011.
^ "Representative in Congress, 1st District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
^ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
^ 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 July 27, 2011.

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