# 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oregon, apportioned according to the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. All five incumbents, four Democrats and one Republican, were re-elected to another term.
Primary elections for Democrats and Republicans were held on May 15, 2012; other parties had other nominating procedures. Several candidates received nominations for multiple parties, as permitted by Oregon law.

## Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
| | Democratic | 949,660 | 55.60% | 4 | - |
| | Republican | 687,839 | 40.27% | 1 | - |
| | Libertarian | 34,879 | 2.04% | | - |
| | Pacific Green | 20,675 | 1.21% | | - |
| | Constitution | 12,518 | 0.73% | | - |
| | write-ins | 2,597 | 0.15% | | - |
| Totals | Totals | 1,708,168 | 100.00% | 5 | - |

## Redistricting

On June 29, 2011, members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly reached an agreement on redistricting all five of Oregon's congressional districts, as required by population changes from the 2010 census. Among other changes, Downtown Portland was moved from District 1 to District 3; District 2 ceded more of the Grants Pass area to District 4; and District 5 was changed to include more of Clackamas County and only small parts of Multnomah County.

## District 1

Oregon's 1st congressional district is represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, the winner of a January 2012 special election held after Representative David Wu resigned following allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter following the resolution of the 2011 U.S. debt ceiling crisis. The district has a PVI of D+6.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Declined

* Brad Avakian, state Commissioner of Labor and Industries and candidate for this seat in 2012 (special)
* Ryan Deckert, former state senator
* Elizabeth Furse, former U.S. Representative
* Greg Macpherson, former state representative
* Dan Saltzman, Portland city commissioner
* Brad Witt, state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012 (special)

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 57,146 | 98.9 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 608 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,754 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Delinda Morgan, vineyard owner

##### Eliminated in primary

* Lisa Michaels, activist, cable host and candidate for this seat in 2012 (special)

##### Declined

* Rob Cornilles, sports marketing consultant and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012 (special)
* Rob Miller, businessman
* Bruce Starr state senator

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Delinda Morgan | 18,996 | 56.4 |
| | Republican | Lisa Michaels | 14,274 | 42.3 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 447 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,717 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent) | 197,845 | 59.6 |
| | Republican | Delinda Morgan | 109,699 | 33.0 |
| | Progressive | Steven Reynolds | 15,009 | 4.5 |
| | Constitution | Bob Ekstrom | 8,918 | 2.7 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 509 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 331,980 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 2

Republican Greg Walden has represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 1998 and is seeking re-election. The district has a PVI of R+10.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Greg Walden, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 77,498 | 99.3 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 581 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,079 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Joyce Segers, businesswoman, writer and nominee for this seat in 2010

##### Eliminated in primary

* John Sweeney, activist

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joyce Segers | 31,157 | 76.5 |
| | Democratic | John Sweeney | 8,825 | 21.7 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 751 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,733 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Oregon's 2nd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 228,043 | 68.7 |
| | Democratic | Joyce B. Segers | 96,741 | 29.1 |
| | Libertarian | Joe Tabor | 7,025 | 2.1 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 446 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 332,255 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 3

Democrat Earl Blumenauer has represented Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 1996 and is seeking re-election. The district is the most Democratic-leaning district in the state, with a PVI of D+21.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 84,628 | 98.9 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 969 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,597 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Ronald Green, bus operator

##### Eliminated in primary

* Delia Lopez, real estate investor

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ronald Green | 14,844 | 63.2 |
| | Republican | Delia Lopez | 8,237 | 35.0 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 424 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,505 | 100 |

### General election
#### Results

Oregon's 3rd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 264,979 | 74.4 |
| | Republican | Ronald Green | 70,325 | 19.8 |
| | Pacific Green | Woodrow Broadnax | 13,159 | 3.7 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Cline | 6,640 | 1.9 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 772 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 355,875 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 4

Oregon's 4th congressional district has been represented by Democrat Peter DeFazio since 1987 and he is seeking re-election. The district has a PVI of D+2.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Peter DeFazio, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Matthew Robinson, nuclear engineering graduate student and son of Arthur B. Robinson

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Peter DeFazio (incumbent) | 69,864 | 89.9 |
| | Democratic | Matthew Robinson | 7,665 | 9.8 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 212 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,741 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Arthur B. Robinson, chemist and nominee for this seat in 2010

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Art Robinson | 50,090 | 97.3 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 1,414 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,504 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program

#### Results

Oregon's 4th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Peter A. DeFazio (incumbent) | 212,866 | 59.2 |
| | Republican | Arthur B. Robinson | 140,549 | 39.0 |
| | Libertarian | Chuck Huntting | 6,205 | 1.7 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 468 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 360,088 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 5

Democratic incumbent Kurt Schrader has represented Oregon's 5th congressional district since 2008 and is running for re-election in what is often considered to be the most competitive district in the state. In fact, the district has an even PVI.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kurt Schrader (incumbent) | 51,652 | 98.5 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 805 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,457 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Fred Thompson, retired timber executive and candidate for this seat in 2010

##### Eliminated in primary

* Karen Bowerman, business consultant and retired college administrator

##### Declined

* Scott Bruun, former state representative and nominee for this seat in 2010
* Chris Dudley, former professional basketball player and nominee for governor in 2010

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred Thompson | 33,448 | 67.0 |
| | Republican | Karen Bowerman | 16,174 | 32.4 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 320 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,942 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Blue Dog Coalition

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe D | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg | Safe D | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times | Lean D | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill | Likely D | November 4, 2012 |

#### Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kurt Schrader (incumbent) | 177,229 | 54.0 |
| | Republican | Fred Thompson | 139,223 | 42.5 |
| | Pacific Green | Christina Jean Lugo | 7,516 | 2.3 |
| | Constitution | Raymond Baldwin | 3,600 | 1.1 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 402 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 327,970 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |