Oregon's 3rd congressional district covers most of Multnomah County, including Gresham, Troutdale, and most of Portland east of the Willamette River (parts of Northwest and Southwest Portland lie in the 1st and 5th districts). It also includes the northeastern part of Clackamas County and all of Hood River County. Generally, most of Portland east of the Willamette River is in the 3rd District.
Oregon's 3rd congressional district | |||
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Area | 1,021 sq mi (2,640 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 687,278 | ||
Median household income | $80,939[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+22[2] |
The district has been represented by Democrat Earl Blumenauer since a 1996 special election. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+22, it is the most Democratic district in Oregon.[2]
The district was created in 1913, sending its first representative to the 63rd Congress.
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2004 | President | Kerry 67-33% |
2008 | President | Obama 71 - 25% |
2012 | President | Obama 72 - 25% |
2016 | President | Clinton 71 - 23% |
2020 | President | Biden 74 - 23% |
Sources (official results only):
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Wyden (incumbent) | 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 |
A special election was held on May 21, 1996 to fill the vacancy created when incumbent Ron Wyden resigned effective February 5, 1996 after winning a special election to the United States Senate. The winner of the election, Earl Blumenauer, served the remainder of Wyden's two-year term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 186,380 | 73.49 | |
Republican | Bruce Broussard | 59,529 | 23.47 | |
Constitution | David Brownlow | 7,003 | 2.76 | |
Misc. | 698 | 0.28 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 254,235 | 74.54 | |
Republican | Delia Lopez | 71,063 | 20.84 | |
Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 15,063 | 4.42 | |
Misc. | 701 | 0.21 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 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. | 407 | 0.15 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 264,979 | 74.48 | |
Republican | Ronald Green | 70,235 | 19.74 | |
Libertarian | Michael Cline | 6,640 | 1.87 | |
Pacific Green | Woodrow Broadnax | 13,159 | 3.70 | |
Misc. | 772 | 0.22 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 211,748 | 73.33 | |
Republican | James Buchal | 57,424 | 19.89 | |
Libertarian | Jeffrey J. Langan | 6,381 | 2.21 | |
Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 12,106 | 4.19 | |
Misc. | 1,089 | 0.38 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 274,687 | 71.84 | |
Progressive | David Delk | 27,978 | 7.32 | |
Independent | David W. Walker | 78,154 | 20.44 | |
Misc. | 1,536 | 0.40 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 279,019 | 72.6 | |
Republican | Tom Harrison | 76,187 | 19.8 | |
Independent | Marc Koller | 21,352 | 5.6 | |
Libertarian | Gary Dye | 5,767 | 1.5 | |
Constitution | Michael P. Marsh | 1,487 | 0.4 | |
Misc. | 514 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 343,574 | 73.0 | |
Republican | Joanna Harbour | 110,570 | 23.5 | |
Pacific Green | Alex DiBlasi | 8,872 | 1.9 | |
Libertarian | Josh Solomon | 6,869 | 1.5 | |
Misc. | 621 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 212,119 | 69.9 | |
Republican | Joanna Harbour | 79,766 | 26.3 | |
Pacific Green | David E Delk | 10,982 | 3.6 | |
Write-in | 467 | 0.2 |
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.[3][4]
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