Oregon's 3rd congressional district

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Oregon's 3rd congressional district
District map as of 2002
Area	1,021 mi² (2,644 km²)
Distribution	93.12% urban, 6.88% rural
Population (2000)	684,279
Median income	$42,063
Ethnic composition	79.8% White, 5.3% Black, 5.4% Asian, 7.6% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% other
Occupation	25% blue collar, 59.4% white collar, 15.5% gray collar
Cook PVI	D + 18

Oregon's 3rd congressional district is a United States Congressional District that covers most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Willamette River, and the northern part of Clackamas County. Parts of Northwest Portland also lie within the district.

The district has been represented by Democrat Earl Blumenauer since his election in 1996. In the 2006 election, Blumenauer defeated Republican candidate Bruce Broussard and Constitution candidate David Brownlow.

Contents 1 Recent election results 1.1 2006 1.2 2004 1.3 2002 1.4 2000 1.5 1998 1.6 1996 1.7 1996 special election

[edit] Recent election results

• Source (official results only): United States House of Representatives Office of the Clerk Election Statistics

[edit] 2006

Official results from Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division
100% reporting

United States House election, 2006: Oregon District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	186,380	73.49	+2.63
	Republican	Bruce Broussard	59,529	23.47	-.20
	Constitution (Oregon)	David Brownlow	7,003	2.76	+0.71
	Misc.	Misc.	698	0.28	-0.05

[edit] 2004

United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	245,559	70.86	+4.09
	Republican	Tami Mars	82,045	23.67	-3.07
	Socialist	Walter F. Brown	10,678	3.08	+0.30
	Constitution	Dale Winegarden	7,119	2.05	+0.56
	Misc.	Misc.	1,159	0.33	+0.11

[edit] 2002

United States House election, 2002: Oregon District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	156,851	66.77	+0.00
	Republican	Sarah Seale	62,821	26.74	+3.09
	Socialist	Walter F. Brown	6,538	2.78	+1.05
	Libertarian	Kevin Jones	4,704	2.00	+0.18
	Constitution	David Brownlow	3,495	1.49
	Misc.	Misc.	518	0.22	+.01

[edit] 2000

United States House election, 2000: Oregon District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	181,049	66.77	-16.87
	Republican	Jeffery L. Pollack	64,128	23.65
	Pacific Green	Tre Arrow	15,763	5.81
	Libertarian	Bruce Alexander Knight	4,942	1.82	-7.41
	Socialist	Walter F. Brown	4,703	1.73	-3.83
	Misc.	Misc.	576	0.21	-1.26

[edit] 1998

United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	153,889	83.64	+16.71
	Libertarian	Bruce Alexander Knight	16,930	9.23	+7.43
	Socialist	Walter F. Brown	10,199	5.56	+4.57
	Misc.	Misc.	2,333	1.27	+1.06

[edit] 1996

United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	165,922	66.93	-1.45
	Republican	Scott Bruun	65,259	26.32	+1.50
	Pacific Green	Joe Keating	9,274	3.74	-0.29
	Libertarian	Bruce Alexander Knight	4,474	1.80
	Socialist	Victoria P. Guillebeau	2,449	0.99	-1.29
	Misc.	Misc.	531	0.21	-0.28

[edit] 1996 special election

A special election was held on May 21, 1996 to fill the vacancy created when incumbent Ron Wyden resigned after winning a special election to the United States Senate.

United States House special election, 1996: Oregon District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	73,656	68.38
	Republican	Mark Brunelle	26,735	24.82
	Pacific Green	Joe Keating	4,336	4.03
	Socialist	Victoria P. Guillebeau	2,452	2.28
	Misc.	Misc.	529	0.49

v • d • e Oregon's congressional districts Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 The At-large and territorial districts are obsolete. See also: Oregon's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps