2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon


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 four to two 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 five Democratic-leaning districts and one 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

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Christopher Mann
    Eliminated in primary
  • Armidia "Army" Murray, former UPS worker and candidate for this seat in 2020

    Results

Independents

Candidates

General election

Predictions

Results

By county

District 2

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Joseph Yetter III, retired U.S. Army colonel, physician and farmer
    Eliminated in primary
  • Adam Prine, farmhand

    Results

General election

Predictions

Results

By county

District 3

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

Republican primary

Candidates

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

    Results

General election

Predictions

Results

By county

District 4

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

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Alek Skarlatos, former Oregon National Guard soldier and nominee for this district in 2020
    Withdrew
  • Jeremy Van Tress

    Results

General election

Debate

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

District 5

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
File:Kurt Schrader official photo.jpg|thumb|x170px|Incumbent Kurt Schrader from Canby
Eliminated in primary
  • Kurt Schrader, incumbent U.S. representative
    Withdrew
  • Mark Gamba, mayor of Milwaukie ''''

    Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lori Chavez-DeRemer, former mayor of Happy Valley
    Eliminated in primary
  • Jimmy Crumpacker, investor and candidate for 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 '
  • Christine Drazan, former Minority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 39th district '
  • Cheri Helt, former state representative from the 54th district
  • Tim Knopp, Minority Leader of the Oregon State Senate from the 27th district
  • Tootie Smith, Clackamas County commissioner

    Endorsements

Results

General election

Debates & forum

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Generic
Democrat		Generic
Republican		Undecided
Global Strategy Group September 1–8, 2022400 ± 4.9%41%42%17%
Public Policy Polling June 1–2, 2022572 ± 4.1%42%45%13%

Results

By county

District 6

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