Oregon's 3rd congressional district

Oregon's 3rd congressional district
Oregon's 3rd congressional district
	Oregon's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Earl Blumenauer; D–Portland
Area	1,021 sq mi (2,640 km2)
Distribution	93.12% urban; 6.88% rural;
Population (2000)	684,279
Median household; income	42,063
Ethnicity	79.8% White; 7.6% Hispanic; 5.4% Asian; 5.3% Black; 0.5% other; 0.3% Native American;
Occupation	59.4% White-collar; 25% Blue-collar; 15.5% Gray-collar;
Cook PVI	D+21

Oregon's 3rd congressional district covers most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Willamette River, Gresham, and Troutdale. It also includes the northern part of Clackamas County, including Milwaukie. Parts of northwest Portland also lie within the district.

The district has been represented by Democrat Earl Blumenauer since 1996.

List of representatives

The district was created in 1913, sending its first representative to the 63rd Congress.

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1913
Walter Lafferty	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Portland	Redistricted from the 2nd district
Clifton N. McArthur	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Portland
Elton Watkins	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	Portland
Maurice E. Crumpacker	Republican	March 4, 1925 – July 24, 1927	Portland	Died
Vacant	July 24, 1927 – October 18, 1927
Franklin F. Korell	Republican	October 18, 1927 – March 3, 1931	Portland
Charles H. Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935	Portland
William A. Ekwall	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Portland
Nan Wood Honeyman	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	Portland	First woman elected to Congress from Oregon
Homer D. Angell	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1955	Portland
Edith Green	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1974	Portland	Resigned shortly before her final term expired
Robert B. Duncan	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	Gresham
Ron Wyden	Democratic	January 3, 1981 – February 5, 1996	Portland	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant	February 5, 1996 – May 21, 1996
Earl Blumenauer	Democratic	May 21, 1996 – present	Portland	Incumbent

Election results

Sources (official results only):

http://www.oregonvotes.org/pages/history/archive/index.html 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

United States House election, 2010: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	193,104	70.02
Republican	Delia Lopez	67,714	24.55
Libertarian	Jeff Lawrence	8,380	3.04
Pacific Green	Michael Meo	6,197	2.25
Misc.	Misc.	407	0.15

2008

United States House election, 2008: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	254,235	74.54
Republican	Delia Lopez	71,063	20.84
Pacific Green	Michael Meo	15,063	4.42
	Misc.	701	0.21

2006

United States House election, 2006: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	186,380	73.49
Republican	Bruce Broussard	59,529	23.47
Constitution	David Brownlow	7,003	2.76
	Misc.	698	0.28

2004

United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	245,559	70.86
Republican	Tami Mars	82,045	23.67
Socialist	Walter F. Brown	10,678	3.08
Constitution	Dale Winegarden	7,119	2.05
	Misc.	1,159	0.33

2002

United States House election, 2002: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	156,851	66.77
Republican	Sarah Seale	62,821	26.74
Socialist	Walter F. Brown	6,538	2.78
Libertarian	Kevin Jones	4,704	2.00
Constitution	David Brownlow	3,495	1.49
	Misc.	518	0.22

2000

United States House election, 2000: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	181,049	66.77
Republican	Jeffery L. Pollack	64,128	23.65
Pacific Green	Tre Arrow	15,763	5.81
Libertarian	Bruce Alexander Knight	4,942	1.821
Socialist	Walter F. Brown	4,703	1.73
	Misc.	576	0.21

1998

United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	153,889	83.64
Libertarian	Bruce Alexander Knight	16,930	9.23
Socialist	Walter F. Brown	10,199	5.56
	Misc.	2,333	1.27

1996

United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	165,922	66.93
Republican	Scott Bruun	65,259	26.32
Pacific Green	Joe Keating	9,274	3.74
Libertarian	Bruce Alexander Knight	4,474	1.80
Socialist	Victoria P. Guillebeau	2,449	0.99
	Misc.	531	0.21

1996 special election

A special election was held on May 21, 1996 to fill the vacancy created when incumbent Ron Wyden resigned after winning a special election to the United States Senate.

United States House special election, 1996: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	73,656	68.38
Republican	Mark Brunelle	26,735	24.82
Pacific Green	Joe Keating	4,336	4.03
Socialist	Victoria P. Guillebeau	2,452	2.28
	Misc.	529	0.49

1994

United States House election, 1994: Oregon District 3
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Ron Wyden	161,624	72.54
Republican	Everett Hall	43,211	19.39
Independent	Mark Brunelle	13,550	6.08
Libertarian	Gene Nanni	4,164	1.87
	Misc.	273	0.12

Historical district boundaries

Before the 2002 redistricting, the whole of Multnomah County was included in the district; it lost southwest Portland to the 1st and 5th districts, but it gained most of its current portion of Clackamas County.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
^ 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.

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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[Cook-1] "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

[mapes-2] Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[sb990-3] "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

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