2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

November 8, 2022
All 6 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 4 1 Seats won 4 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,012,725 851,991 Percentage 53.10% 44.68% Swing 2.59% 2.79%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Oregon, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. Primaries for these seats were held on May 17, 2022. The elections coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices.

District boundaries were redrawn to ensure that the districts are apportioned based on data from the 2020 United States census, which added a sixth seat to Oregon's delegation. Democrats won the new sixth district, but Republicans gained Oregon's fifth district, leaving the Congressional delegation with a 4 to 2 party split in favor of the Democrats. This was the first time since 1994 that Republicans won more than one House seat in Oregon.

Redistricting

Ahead of the 2022 elections, Oregon redrew its congressional districts as part of the 2020 United States redistricting cycle. Oregon gained a sixth congressional district during this cycle. On September 20, 2021, the Oregon State Senate passed new congressional maps that were favored by Democrats on a party-line vote, along with state legislative maps. The congressional map contained 5 Democratic-leaning districts and 1 Republican-leaning district. Tina Kotek, the Democratic speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, had negotiated a deal with Republicans to give them equal say on redistricting matters, but she abandoned the deal after the Senate passed its maps. House Democrats made changes to the proposed congressional map that made it less favorable towards Democrats, but Republicans still opposed the map. In response, House Republicans skipped a floor session, which denied House Democrats a quorum and blocked them from being able to pass their maps. On September 27, the legislature's deadline to approve new maps, most House Republicans showed up to vote. The House's proposed congressional map passed the House and Senate on party-line votes, and was approved by governor Kate Brown the same day.

District 1

2022 Oregon's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Suzanne Bonamici Christopher Mann Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 210,682 99,042 Percentage 68% 32%

County results Bonamici:      50–60%      60-70%      80-90% Mann:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Suzanne Bonamici Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici Democratic

From 2012 to 2020, the 1st district was located in northwestern Oregon and included the western Portland metro area, including the Portland suburbs of Beaverton and Hillsboro, and parts of Portland west of the Willamette River. The district was kept largely the same despite redistricting, exchanging Yamhill County for Tillamook County and taking in more of Portland. The incumbent was Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Suzanne Bonamici, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Scott Phillips
• Christian Robertson

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	80,317	88.5
	Democratic	Scott Phillips	7,832	8.6
	Democratic	Christian Robertson	2,625	2.9
Total votes			90,774	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christopher Mann

Eliminated in primary

• Armidia "Army" Murray, former UPS worker and candidate for this seat in 2020

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Mann	19,605	68.4
	Republican	Armidia "Army" Murray	9,047	31.6
Total votes			28,652	100.0

Independents

Candidates

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Solid D	October 5, 2021
Inside Elections	Solid D	October 14, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	October 5, 2021
Politico	Solid D	April 5, 2022
RCP	Safe D	June 9, 2022
Fox News	Solid D	July 11, 2022
DDHQ	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538	Solid D	June 30, 2022
The Economist	Safe D	September 28, 2022

Results

2022 Oregon's 1st congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici (incumbent)	210,682	67.9
	Republican	Christopher Mann	99,042	31.9
	Write-in		519	0.2
Total votes			310,243	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2022 Oregon's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Cliff Bentz Joseph Yetter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 208,369 99,882 Percentage 67.5% 32.4%

County results Bentz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Cliff Bentz Republican Elected U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz Republican

From 2012 to 2020, the 2nd district was the largest of Oregon's districts and covered roughly two-thirds of the state east of the Cascades, encompassing the central, eastern, and southern regions of the state, including Bend and Medford. The district was kept mostly the same during redistricting, but it did lose Bend to the 5th district and Hood River County to the 3rd, while taking in all of Josephine County and about half of Douglas County. The incumbent was Republican Cliff Bentz, who was elected with 59.9% of the vote in 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cliff Bentz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Cavener, producer and nonprofit executive
• Katherine Gallant, political commentator

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cliff Bentz (incumbent)	67,051	75.3
	Republican	Mark Cavener	17,372	19.5
	Republican	Katherine Gallant	4,598	5.2
Total votes			89,021	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joseph Yetter III, retired U.S. Army colonel, physician and farmer

Eliminated in primary

• Adam Prine, farmhand

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Yetter III	27,814	70.4
	Democratic	Adam Prine	11,669	29.6
Total votes			39,483	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Solid R	October 5, 2021
Inside Elections	Solid R	October 14, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	October 5, 2021
Politico	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist	Safe R	September 28, 2022

Results

2022 Oregon's 2nd congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cliff Bentz (incumbent)	208,369	67.5
	Democratic	Joseph Yetter III	99,882	32.4
	Write-in		425	0.1
Total votes			308,676	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2022 Oregon's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee Earl Blumenauer Joanna Harbour Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 212,119 79,766 Percentage 69.9% 26.3%

County results Blumenaur:      60-70%      70–80% Harbour:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Earl Blumenauer Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer Democratic

From 2012 to 2020, the 3rd district encompassed the eastern Portland metro area, covering Portland and Gresham. The district was kept largely the same despite redistricting, though it did take in Hood River County, and lost some of Portland to the 1st district. The incumbent was Democrat Earl Blumenauer, who was re-elected with 73.0% of the vote in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Earl Blumenauer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jonathan E. Polhemus

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	96,386	94.7
	Democratic	Jonathan E. Polhemus	5,392	5.3
Total votes			101,778	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joanna Harbour, attorney and nominee for this district in 2020

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joanna Harbour	18,031	100.0
Total votes			18,031	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Solid D	October 5, 2021
Inside Elections	Solid D	October 14, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	October 5, 2021
Politico	Solid D	April 5, 2022
RCP	Safe D	June 9, 2022
Fox News	Solid D	July 11, 2022
DDHQ	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538	Solid D	June 30, 2022
The Economist	Safe D	September 28, 2022

Results

2022 Oregon's 3rd congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer (incumbent)	212,119	69.9
	Republican	Joanna Harbour	79,766	26.3
	Progressive	David E Delk	10,982	3.6
	Write-in		467	0.2
Total votes			303,334	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2022 Oregon's 4th congressional district election

Nominee Val Hoyle Alek Skarlatos Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 171,372 146,055 Percentage 50.5% 43.1%

County results Hoyle:      50–60%      60–70% Skarlatos:      50–60%      60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Peter DeFazio Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Val Hoyle Democratic

From 2012 to 2020, the 4th district included the southern Willamette Valley and the South Coast, including Eugene, Corvallis, and Roseburg. The district was kept largely the same despite redistricting, though it did gain parts of the central coast previously in the 5th district, making the district more Democratic leaning. The incumbent, Democrat Peter DeFazio, who was re-elected with 51.5% of the vote in 2020, decided to retire, rather than seek a 19th consecutive term in Congress.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Val Hoyle, Oregon Commissioner of Labor

Eliminated in primary

• Sami Al-Abdrabbuh, chair of the Corvallis School District Board
• Doyle Canning, environmental activist and candidate for this district in 2020
• Andrew Kalloch, Airbnb senior global policy advisor
• Steve Laible, author and publisher
• Jake Matthews, community organizer and author
• John Selker, professor and scientist
• G. Tommy Smith, personal banker

Withdrew

• Kevin Easton, political consultant and former executive director of Equity Foundation
• Joshua Welch, teacher

Declined

• Melissa Cribbins, Coos County commissioner
• Peter DeFazio, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Julie Fahey, state representative from the 14th district (running for re-election)
• Sara Gelser Blouin, state senator from the 8th district (running for re-election)
• James Manning Jr., state senator from the 7th district (running for re-election)
• Dan Rayfield, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 16th district (running for re-election)
• Marty Wilde, state representative from the 11th district

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Doyle Canning	Val Hoyle	Andrew Kalloch	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)	March 17–18, 2022	634 (LV)	± 3.9%	8%	24%	4%	10%	54%

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Val Hoyle	56,153	64.0
	Democratic	Doyle Canning	14,245	16.2
	Democratic	Sami Al-Abdrabbuh	6,080	6.9
	Democratic	John Selker	4,738	5.4
	Democratic	Andrew Kalloch	4,322	4.9
	Democratic	G. Tommy Smith	1,278	1.5
	Democratic	Jake Matthews	607	0.7
	Democratic	Steve Laible	292	0.3
Total votes			87,715	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alek Skarlatos, former Oregon National Guard soldier and nominee for this district in 2020

Withdrew

• Jeremy Van Tress

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alek Skarlatos	58,655	100.0
Total votes			58,655	100.0

General election

Debate

2022 Oregon's 4th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Pacific Green	Constitution	Democratic	Independent	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Michael Beilstein	Jim Howard	Val Hoyle	Levi Leatherberry	Alek Skarlatos
1	Oct. 6, 2022	City Club of Springfield City Club of Eugene		YouTube	P	P	P	N	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean D	August 5, 2022
Inside Elections	Tilt D	November 3, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D	September 29, 2022
Politico	Lean D	October 3, 2022
RCP	Tossup	October 7, 2022
Fox News	Lean D	July 11, 2022
DDHQ	Tossup	October 16, 2022
538	Likely D	June 30, 2022
The Economist	Lean D	November 1, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Val Hoyle (D)	Alex Skarlatos (R)	Undecided
Wick/RRH Elections (R)	October 23–26, 2022	529 (LV)	± 4%	45%	45%	10%
Moore Information Group (R)	July 25–28, 2022	400 (LV)	± 5.0%	46%	41%	13%
RMG Research	June 4–6, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.5%	46%	45%	9%

Results

2022 Oregon's 4th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Val Hoyle	171,372	50.5
	Republican	Alek Skarlatos	146,055	43.1
	Independent	Levi Leatherberry	9,052	2.7
	Constitution	Jim Howard	6,075	1.8
	Pacific Green	Michael Beilstein	6,033	1.8
	Write-in		490	0.1
Total votes			339,077	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2022 Oregon's 5th congressional district election

Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Jamie McLeod-Skinner Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 178,813 171,514 Percentage 50.9% 48.8%

County results Chavez-DeRemer:      60–70% McLeod-Skinner:      50–60%      70-80%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Kurt Schrader Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer Republican

From 2012 to 2020, the 5th district straddled the central coast, and included Salem and the southern Portland suburbs. The new 5th district keeps the southern suburbs of Portland and reaches further into the city, but does not include any coastline, instead stretching southwards through the eastern parts of Marion and Linn counties to Bend.

The incumbent, Democrat Kurt Schrader, was re-elected with 51.9% of the vote in 2020. He lost renomination to Jamie McLeod-Skinner.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jamie McLeod-Skinner, attorney, former Santa Clara, California city councillor, nominee for the 2nd district in 2018, and candidate for Oregon Secretary of State in 2020

Eliminated in primary

• Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

• Mark Gamba, Mayor of Milwaukie (endorsed McLeod-Skinner)

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Kurt Schrader	Undecided
Patinkin Research Strategies (D)	January 31 – February 4, 2022	406 (LV)	± 4.9%	34%	37%	30%

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamie McLeod-Skinner	47,148	54.9
	Democratic	Kurt Schrader (incumbent)	38,726	45.1
Total votes			85,874	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lori Chavez-DeRemer, former mayor of Happy Valley

Eliminated in primary

• Jimmy Crumpacker, investor and candidate for Oregon's 2nd congressional district in 2020
• John Di Paola, orthopedic surgeon
• Madison Oatman, building restoration technician
• Laurel L. Roses, co-owner of a trucking company

Declined

• Knute Buehler, nominee for Governor of Oregon in 2018
• Shelly Boshart Davis, state representative from the 15th district (running for re-election)
• Christine Drazan, former Minority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 39th district (running for governor)
• Cheri Helt, former state representative from the 54th district (running for labor commissioner)
• Tim Knopp, Minority Leader of the Oregon State Senate from the 27th district
• Tootie Smith, Clackamas County commissioner

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lori Chavez-DeRemer	30,438	42.8
	Republican	Jimmy Crumpacker	20,631	29.0
	Republican	John Di Paola	11,486	16.1
	Republican	Laurel L. Roses	6,321	8.9
	Republican	Madison Oatman	1,863	2.6
	Republican	Write-in	429	0.6
Total votes			71,168	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2022
Inside Elections	Tilt R (flip)	November 3, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean R (flip)	October 26, 2022
Politico	Lean R (flip)	October 26, 2022
RCP	Lean R (flip)	October 30, 2022
Fox News	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2022
DDHQ	Tossup	July 20, 2022
538	Tossup	November 8, 2022
The Economist	Tossup	November 1, 2022

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D)	Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R)	Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D)	September 1–8, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	41%	38%	21%
Clout Research (R)	August 15–18, 2022	410 (V)	± 4.8%	34%	44%	22%
Public Policy Polling (D)	June 1–2, 2022	572 (V)	± 4.1%	41%	42%	17%

Results

2022 Oregon's 5th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lori Chavez-DeRemer	178,813	50.9
	Democratic	Jamie McLeod-Skinner	171,514	48.8
	Write-in		906	0.3
Total votes			351,233	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

2022 Oregon's 6th congressional district election

Nominee Andrea Salinas Mike Erickson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 147,156 139,946 Percentage 50.0% 47.5%

County results Salinas:      50–60%      60–70% Erickson:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Vacant (New district) Elected U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas Democratic

The 6th district was created following the 2020 census. It consists of Polk County and Yamhill County, in addition to portions of Marion County (including the state capital, Salem), Clackamas County, and Washington County.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andrea Salinas, state representative from the 38th district

Eliminated in primary

• Teresa Alonso Leon, state representative from the 22nd district
• Ricky Barajas, perennial candidate
• Carrick Flynn, former Oxford researcher on pandemic preparedness
• Greg Goodwin
• Kathleen Harder, chair of the Oregon Medical Board
• Cody Reynolds, businessman and veteran
• Loretta Smith, former Multnomah County commissioner
• Matt West, engineer at Intel

Withdrew

• Brian Hylland Jr.
• Derry Jackson, former Portland Public Schools board member

Declined

• Brian Clem, former state representative from the 21st district
• Paul Evans, state representative from the 20th district and former mayor of Monmouth (running for re-election)

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Teresa Alonso Leon	Carrick Flynn	Kathleen Harder	Cody Reynolds	Andrea Salinas	Loretta Smith	Matt West	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)	May 2–3, 2022	591 (LV)	± 4.0%	≤9%	14%	≤9%	≤9%	18%	≤9%	≤9%	≥23%

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Salinas	26,101	37.0
	Democratic	Carrick Flynn	13,052	18.5
	Democratic	Cody Reynolds	7,951	11.3
	Democratic	Loretta Smith	7,064	10.0
	Democratic	Matt West	5,658	8.0
	Democratic	Kathleen Harder	5,510	7.8
	Democratic	Teresa Alonso Leon	4,626	6.6
	Democratic	Ricky Barajas	292	0.4
	Democratic	Greg Goodwin	217	0.3
Total votes			70,471	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Erickson, consultant and nominee for Oregon's 5th congressional district in 2006 and 2008

Eliminated in primary

• Jim Bunn, former U.S. Representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district
• Amy Ryan Courser, former Keizer city councilor and nominee for Oregon's 5th congressional district in 2020
• Ron Noble, state representative from the 24th district
• Angela Plowhead, clinical psychologist
• David Russ, Mayor of Dundee
• Nate Sandvig, U.S. Military Academy graduate

Declined

• Tootie Smith, Clackamas County commissioner

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Erickson	21,675	34.9
	Republican	Ron Noble	10,980	17.7
	Republican	Amy Ryan Courser	10,176	16.4
	Republican	Angela Plowhead	8,271	13.3
	Republican	Jim Bunn	6,340	10.2
	Republican	David Russ	2,398	3.9
	Republican	Nate Sandvig	2,222	3.6
Total votes			62,062	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	October 11, 2022
Inside Elections	Tossup	October 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D	September 29, 2022
Politico	Tossup	October 18, 2022
RCP	Tossup	October 16, 2022
Fox News	Tossup	October 18, 2022
DDHQ	Tossup	November 8, 2022
538	Lean D	November 4, 2022
The Economist	Lean D	October 4, 2022

Endorsements

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Andrea Salinas (D)	Mike Erickson (R)	Undecided	Margin
FiveThirtyEight	July 28 – October 5, 2022	October 10, 2022	40.6%	44.3%	15.1%	Erickson +3.7

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Andrea Salinas (D)	Mike Erickson (R)	Other	Undecided
GBAO (D)	October 3–5, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	44%	2%	9%
Cygnal (R)	September 29–30, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.8%	39%	44%	–	17%
Clout Research (R)	August 14–19, 2022	409 (V)	± 4.4%	34%	43%	–	23%
GBAO (D)	August 10–14, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	48%	45%	–	7%
Cygnal (R)	July 26–28, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	40%	47%	–	13%
RMG Research	June 4–9, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.5%	46%	43%	–	11%

Results

2022 Oregon's 6th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Salinas	147,156	50.0
	Republican	Mike Erickson	139,946	47.5
	Constitution	Larry McFarland	6,762	2.3
	Write-in		513	0.2
Total votes			294,377	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)