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Oregon, U.S. House, District 4

All U.S. congressional districts, including the 4th Congressional District of Oregon, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Peter DeFazio (D), who was first elected in 1986.

Oregon's 4th Congressional District is located in the southwest portion of the state. Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, and Linn counties along with areas of Benton and Josephine counties make up the district.


Campaign contributions

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Peter DeFazio Democratic Party $1,791,345 $1,388,448 $1,115,826 As of December 31, 2018
Art Robinson Republican Party $204,914 $168,255 $46,569 As of December 31, 2018
Michael Beilstein Pacific Green Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available
Richard Jacobson Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Oregon from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Oregon Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Oregon every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Oregon 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 50.1% Republican Party Donald Trump 39.1% 11.0%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 54.2% Republican Party Mitt Romney 42.1% 12.1%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 56.7% Republican Party John McCain 40.4% 16.3%
2004 Democratic Party John Kerry 51.3% Republican Party George W. Bush 47.2% 4.1%
2000 Democratic Party Al Gore 47.0% Republican Party George W. Bush 46.5% 0.5%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Oregon from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Oregon 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Ron Wyden 56.6% Republican Party Mark Callahan 33.4% 23.2%
2014 Democratic Party Jeff Merkley 55.7% Republican Party Monica Wehby 36.9% 18.8%
2010 Democratic Party Ron Wyden 57.2% Republican Party Jim Huffman 39.3% 17.9%
2008 Democratic Party Jeff Merkley 48.9% Republican Party Gordon Smith 45.6% 3.3%
2004 Democratic Party Ron Wyden 63.4% Republican Party Al King 31.8% 32.6%
2002 Republican Party Gordon Smith 56.2% Democratic Party Bill Bradbury 39.6% 16.6%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Oregon.

Election results (Governor), Oregon 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Kate Brown 50.9% Republican Party Bud Pierce 43.1% 7.8%
2014 Democratic Party John Kitzhaber 49.9% Republican Party Dennis Richardson 44.1% 5.8%
2010 Democratic Party John Kitzhaber 49.3% Republican Party Chris Dudleyy 47.8% 1.5%
2006 Democratic Party Ted Kulongoski 50.7% Republican Party Ron Saxton 42.8% 7.9%
2002 Democratic Party Ted Kulongoski 49.0% Republican Party Kevin Mannix 46.2% 2.8%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Oregon in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Oregon 2000-2016

Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+3
2014 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+3
2012 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+3
2010 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+3
2008 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+3
2006 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+3
2004 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+3
2002 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+3
2000 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+3

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Oregon Party Control: 1992-2019
11 years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D R R R R R R R R S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D S S D D D D D D D


Demographics

Demographic data for Oregon

OregonU.S.
Total population:4,024,634316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):95,9883,531,905
Gender
Female:50.5%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:85.1%73.6%
Black/African American:1.8%12.6%
Asian:4%5.1%
Native American:1.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.4%0.2%
Two or more:4.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:12.3%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:30.8%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$51,243$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.4%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oregon.

As of July 2016, Oregon's three largest cities were Portland (pop. est. 647,805), Salem (pop. est. 169,798), and Eugene (pop. est. 168,916).