Oregon's 1st congressional district
| Oregon's 1st congressional district |
| District map as of 2002 |
| Current Representative |
vacant |
| Area |
2,941 mi² (7,617 km²) |
| Distribution |
86.65% urban, 13.35% rural |
| Population (2000) |
684,280 |
| Median income |
$48,464 |
| Ethnicity |
84.9% White, 1.2% Black, 5.1% Asian, 9.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% other |
| Occupation |
21.8% blue collar, 65.3% white collar, 12.9% gray collar |
| Cook PVI |
D+8 |
Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and southwest Portland, part of Multnomah County, which belonged to the 3rd district before the 2002 redistricting.
The district had been represented by Democrat David Wu since 1999, but Wu resigned from his seat on August 3, 2011 in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.[1] A special election has been called for January 31, 2012, with party primaries to occur beforehand on November 8, 2011.[2]
List of representatives
| Representative |
Party |
Years |
District home |
Notes |
| District created |
March 4, 1893 |
| Binger Hermann |
Republican |
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
Roseburg |
Redistricted from At-large district |
| Thomas H. Tongue |
Republican |
March 4, 1897 – January 11, 1903 |
Hillsboro |
Died |
| Vacant |
January 11, 1903 – June 1, 1903 |
| Binger Hermann |
Republican |
June 1, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
Roseburg |
|
| Willis C. Hawley |
Republican |
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1933 |
Salem |
|
| James W. Mott |
Republican |
March 4, 1933 – November 12, 1945 |
Salem |
Died |
| Vacant |
November 12, 1945 – January 18, 1946 |
| A. Walter Norblad |
Republican |
January 18, 1946 – September 20, 1964 |
Astoria
Stayton |
Died |
| Vacant |
September 20, 1964 – November 3, 1964 |
| Wendell Wyatt |
Republican |
November 3, 1964 – January 3, 1975 |
Astoria
Gearhart |
|
| Les AuCoin |
Democratic |
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
Forest Grove
Portland |
|
| Elizabeth Furse |
Democratic |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 |
Hillsboro |
|
| David Wu |
Democratic |
January 3, 1999 – August 3, 2011 |
Portland |
Resigned |
| Vacant |
August 3, 2011 – Present |
Election results
Sources (official results only):
2010
2008
2006
2004
2002
2000
1998
1996
References