Oregon's 2nd congressional district

Oregon's 2nd congressional district
Oregon's 2nd congressional district
	Oregon's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2023.
Representative
	Cliff Bentz ; R ? Ontario
Area	69,491 sq mi (179,980 km 2 )
Population (2022)	700,774
Median household ; income	$62,171
Ethnicity	75.4% White ; 14.5% Hispanic ; 5.6% Two or more races ; 2.0% Native American ; 1.0% Asian ; 0.8% other ; 0.6% Black ;
Occupation	54% White-collar ; 29.1% Blue-collar ; 17% Gray-collar ;
Cook PVI	R+15

Oregon's 2nd congressional district is the largest of Oregon's six districts , and is the seventh largest district in the nation . It is the second-largest congressional district in the nation that does not cover an entire state, and has been represented by Republican Cliff Bentz of Ontario since 2021.

The district covers roughly two-thirds of the state, east of the Willamette Valley . It includes all of Baker , Crook , Gilliam , Grant , Harney , Hood River , Jackson , Josephine , Klamath , Lake , Malheur , Morrow , Sherman , Umatilla , Union , Wallowa , Wasco , Wheeler counties, all but a small sliver of Jefferson County and the southeastern portions of Deschutes (excluding Bend and areas to its northwest) and Douglas Counties .

With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+15, it is the sole reliably Republican district in Oregon. ^[2] It has been in Republican hands since 1981. ^[3]

Recent statewide election results [ edit ]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 60 - 35%
2004	President	Bush 61- 38%
2008	President	McCain 54 - 43%
2012	President	Romney 57 - 41%
2016	President	Trump 57 - 36%
2020	President	Trump 55 - 42%

List of members representing the district [ edit ]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ess	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1893
William R. Ellis ( Heppner )	Republican	March 4, 1893 ? March 3, 1899	53rd 54th 55th	Elected in 1892 . Re-elected in 1894 . Re-elected in 1896 . Lost renomination.
Malcolm A. Moody ( The Dalles )	Republican	March 4, 1899 ? March 3, 1903	56th 57th	Elected in 1898 . Re-elected in 1900 . Lost renomination.
John N. Williamson ( Prineville )	Republican	March 4, 1903 ? March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Elected in 1902 Re-elected in 1904 . Retired.
William R. Ellis ( Pendleton )	Republican	March 4, 1907 ? March 3, 1911	60th 61st	Elected in 1906 . Re-elected in 1908 . Lost renomination.
Walter Lafferty ( Portland )	Republican	March 4, 1911 ? March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910 . Redistricted to the 3rd district .
Nicholas J. Sinnott ( The Dalles )	Republican	March 4, 1913 ? May 31, 1928	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	Elected in 1912 . Re-elected in 1914 . Re-elected in 1916 . Re-elected in 1918 . Re-elected in 1920 . Re-elected in 1922 . Re-elected in 1924 . Re-elected in 1926 . Resigned to become judge to the U.S. Court of Claims .
Vacant		May 31, 1928 ? November 6, 1928	70th
Robert R. Butler ( The Dalles )	Republican	November 6, 1928 ? January 7, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	Elected to finish Sinnott's term . Also elected to the next full term . Re-elected in 1930 . Lost re-election and died before next term began.
Vacant		January 7, 1933 ? March 3, 1933	72nd
Walter M. Pierce ( La Grande )	Democratic	March 4, 1933 ? January 3, 1943	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1932 . Re-elected in 1934 . Re-elected in 1936 . Re-elected in 1938 . Re-elected in 1940 . Lost re-election.
Lowell Stockman ( Pendleton )	Republican	January 3, 1943 ? January 3, 1953	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1942 . Re-elected in 1944 . Re-elected in 1946 . Re-elected in 1948 . Re-elected in 1950 . Retired.
Sam Coon ( Baker )	Republican	January 3, 1953 ? January 3, 1957	83rd 84th	Elected in 1952 . Re-elected in 1954 . Lost re-election.
Al Ullman ( Baker )	Democratic	January 3, 1957 ? January 3, 1981	85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th	Elected in 1956 . Re-elected in 1958 . Re-elected in 1960 . Re-elected in 1962 . Re-elected in 1964 . Re-elected in 1966 . Re-elected in 1968 . Re-elected in 1970 . Re-elected in 1972 . Re-elected in 1974 . Re-elected in 1976 . Re-elected in 1978 . Lost re-election.
Denny Smith ( Salem )	Republican	January 3, 1981 ? January 3, 1983	97th	Elected in 1980 . Redistricted to the 5th district .
Robert F. Smith ( Burns )	Republican	January 3, 1983 ? January 3, 1995	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Elected in 1982 . Re-elected in 1984 . Re-elected in 1986 . Re-elected in 1988 . Re-elected in 1990 . Re-elected in 1992 . Retired.
Wes Cooley ( Alfalfa )	Republican	January 3, 1995 ? January 3, 1997	104th	Elected in 1994 . Renominated but withdrew prior to election.
Robert F. Smith ( Medford )	Republican	January 3, 1997 ? January 3, 1999	105th	Elected in 1996 . Retired.
Greg Walden ( Hood River )	Republican	January 3, 1999 ? January 3, 2021	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 1998 . Re-elected in 2000 . Re-elected in 2002 . Re-elected in 2004 . Re-elected in 2006 . Re-elected in 2008 . Re-elected in 2010 . Re-elected in 2012 . Re-elected in 2014 . Re-elected in 2016 . Re-elected in 2018 . Retired.
Cliff Bentz ( Ontario )	Republican	January 3, 2021 ? present	117th 118th	Elected in 2020 . Re-elected in 2022 .

Election results [ edit ]

Sources (official results only):

Elections History from the Oregon Secretary of State website
Election Statistics from the website of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

1996 [ edit ]

United States House election, 1996 : Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Robert F. Smith	164,062	61.66
Democratic	Mike Dugan	97,195	36.53
Libertarian	Frank Wise	4,581	1.72
Misc.	Misc.	218	0.01

1998 [ edit ]

United States House election, 1998 : Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	132,316	61.48
Democratic	Kevin M. Campbell	74,924	34.81
Libertarian	Lindsay Bradshaw	4,729	2.20
Socialist	Rohn (Grandpa) Webb	2,773	1.29
Misc.	Misc.	474	0.22

2000 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2000 : Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	220,086	73.63
Democratic	Walter Ponsford	78,101	26.13
Misc.	Misc.	720	0.24

2002 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2002 : Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	181,295	71.86
Democratic	Peter Buckley	64,991	25.76
Libertarian	Mike Wood (American politician)	5,681	2.25
Misc.	Misc.	317	0.13

2004 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2004 : Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	248,461	71.63
Democratic	John C. McColgan	88,914	25.63
Libertarian	Jim Lindsay	4,792	1.38
Constitution	Jack Alan Brown, Jr.	4,060	1.17
Misc.	Misc.	638	0.18

2006 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2006 : Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	181,529	66.81
Democratic	Carol Voisin	82,484	30.36
Constitution	Jack Alan Brown, Jr.	7,193	2.65
Misc.	Misc.	513	0.19

2008 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2008 : Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	236,560	69.50
Democratic	Noah Lemas	87,649	25.75
Pacific Green	Tristan Mock	9,668	2.84
Constitution	Richard Hake	5,817	1.71
Misc.	Misc.	685	0.20

2010 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2010 : Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	206,245	73.91
Democratic	Joyce B. Segers	72,173	25.87
Misc.	Misc.	619	0.22

2012 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2012 : Oregon District 2 ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	228,043	68.63
	Democratic	Joyce B. Segers	96,741	29.12
	Libertarian	Joe Tabor	7,025	2.11
		write-ins	446	0.13
Total votes			332,255	100

2014 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2014 : Oregon District 2 ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	202,374	70.41
	Democratic	Aelea Christofferson	73,785	25.67
	Libertarian	Sharon L. Durbin	10,491	3.65
		write-ins	775	0.27
Total votes			287,425	100

2016 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2016 : Oregon District 2 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	272,952	71.69
	Democratic	James "Jim" Crary	106,640	28.00
Total votes			380,739	100

2018 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2018 : Oregon District 2 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Greg Walden (incumbent)	207,597	56.3	-15.39
	Democratic	Jamie McLeod-Skinner	145,298	39.4	+11.4
	Independent Party	Mark Roberts	15,536	4.2	N/A
Total votes			368,709	100

2020 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2020 : Oregon District 2 ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cliff Bentz	273,835	59.9
	Democratic	Alex Spenser	168,881	36.9
	Libertarian	Robert Werch	14,094	3.1
	Write-in		623	0.1
Total votes			457,433	100

2022 [ edit ]

United States House election, 2022 : Oregon District 2
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

Major communities [ edit ]

Due to its large geographical area, the 2nd District contains many different communities which operate completely independently from one another socially and economically. Below is a list of the largest statistical areas in the 2nd District tracked by the United States Census Bureau. ^[9]

Core based statistical area	2020 census
Medford MSA	223,259
Bend MSA	198,253
Hermiston-Pendleton MSA	92,261
Grants Pass MSA	88,090
Klamath Falls MSA	69,413
Ontario MSA	56,957
La Grande MSA	26,196
The Dalles MSA	26,670
Hood River MSA	23,977

Historical district boundaries [ edit ]

Prior to the 2000 United States census , most of Josephine County was part of the district. After the 2010 United States census , the district boundaries were changed slightly to move some parts of Grants Pass from the 2nd to the 4th district. ^[10]^[11]

References [ edit ]

Specific

^ "My Congressional District: Congressional District 2 (118th Congress), Oregon" . United States Census Bureau .
^ ^a ^b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ DeBonis, Mike (October 29, 2019). "Rep. Greg Walden, top Republican on powerful House panel, says he will retire" . Washington Post . Washington, DC . Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
^ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved December 5, 2012 .
^ "November 4, 2014, General Election Abstract of Votes" . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "2016 General Election Results" . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved August 30, 2017 .
^ "2018 General Election Results" . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
^ "2018 General Election Results" (PDF) . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021" . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 5, 2022 .
^ Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting" . The Oregonian . Retrieved July 27, 2011 .
^ "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF) . Oregon Legislative Assembly . Retrieved July 27, 2011 .

General

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress . New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts . New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774?present

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[1] "My Congressional District: Congressional District 2 (118th Congress), Oregon" . United States Census Bureau .

[Cook-2] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .

[3] DeBonis, Mike (October 29, 2019). "Rep. Greg Walden, top Republican on powerful House panel, says he will retire" . Washington Post . Washington, DC . Retrieved October 28, 2019 .

[genres-4] "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved December 5, 2012 .

[5] "November 4, 2014, General Election Abstract of Votes" . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved February 6, 2016 .

[6] "2016 General Election Results" . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved August 30, 2017 .

[7] "2018 General Election Results" . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved December 19, 2018 .

[8] "2018 General Election Results" (PDF) . Oregon Elections Division . Retrieved December 19, 2018 .

[9] "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021" . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 5, 2022 .

[mapes-10] Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting" . The Oregonian . Retrieved July 27, 2011 .

[sb990-11] "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF) . Oregon Legislative Assembly . Retrieved July 27, 2011 .

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