2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 5, 2002 to select Oregon's representatives to the United States House of Representatives. All five seats were up for election in 2002, as they are every two years. All five incumbents were re-elected, four of them by large margins; only the 5th district was somewhat competitive.

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)

All 5 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 4 1
Seats won 4 1
Seat change
Popular vote 676,920 528,997
Percentage 54.58% 42.65%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2002[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 676,920 54.58% 4
Republican 528,997 42.65% 1
Libertarian 22,626 1.82%
Socialist (Oregon) 6,588 0.53%
Constitution (Oregon) 3,495 0.28%
write-ins 1,689 0.14%
Totals 1,240,315 100% 5

District 1

Results

Oregon's 1st congressional district election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wu (incumbent) 149,215 62.69%
Republican Jim Greenfield 80,917 33.99%
Libertarian Beth A. Knight 7,639 3.21%
write-ins 1,521 0.64%
Total votes 354,338 100%
Democratic hold

District 2

Results

Oregon's 2nd congressional district election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 181,295 71.86%
Democratic Peter Buckley 64,991 25.76%
Libertarian Mike Wood 5,681 2.25%
write-ins 317 0.13%
Total votes 252,284 100%
Republican hold

District 3

Results

Oregon's 3rd congressional district election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) 156,851 66.75%
Republican Sarah Seale 62,821 26.73%
Socialist Walter F. "Walt" Brown 6,588 2.80%
Libertarian Kevin Jones 4,704 2.00%
Constitution David Brownlow 3,495 1.49%
write-ins 518 0.22%
Total votes 234,977 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

Results

Oregon's 4th congressional district election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter A. DeFazio (incumbent) 168,150 63.82%
Republican Liz VanLeeuwen 90,523 34.36%
Libertarian Chris Bigelow 4,602 1.75%
write-ins 206 0.08%
Total votes 263,481 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

Results

Oregon's 5th congressional district election, 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darlene Hooley (incumbent) 137,713 54.75%
Republican Brian Boquist 113,441 45.10%
write-ins 383 0.15%
Total votes 251,537 100%
Democratic hold

See also

References

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