The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the five
U.S. representatives from the state of
Oregon, one from each of the state's
five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the
governor of Oregon and a
United States senator. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014.[1]
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014[2][3]
The 1st district is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. Incumbent Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici, who had represented the district since winning a
special election in 2012, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a
PVI of D+7.
The 3rd district most of
Multnomah County, including
Portland east of the
Willamette River,
Gresham and
Troutdale. Incumbent Democrat
Earl Blumenauer, who had represented the district since 1996, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a
PVI of D+22.
The 4th district the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, including
Coos,
Curry,
Douglas,
Lane and
Linn counties and most of
Benton and
Josephine counties. Incumbent Democrat
Peter DeFazio, who had represented the district since 1987, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a
PVI of D+2.
The 5th district includes Oregon's central coast through
Salem, north to the southern
Portland suburbs and east to the summit of
Mount Hood. Incumbent Democrat
Kurt Schrader, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2012 and the district had an even
PVI.