Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
's 3rd
congressional district
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covers most of
Multnomah County
Multnomah County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. Multnomah County is part of the Portland–Vancouver– Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Thou ...
, including
Gresham,
Troutdale, and most of
Portland
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* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
east of the
Willamette River
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(parts of
Northwest
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and
Southwest Portland lie in the
1st and
5th districts). It also includes the northeastern part of
Clackamas County
Clackamas County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 421,401, making it Oregon's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Oregon City. The county was named after the Native ...
and all of
Hood River County. Generally, most of Portland east of the
Willamette River
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is in the 3rd District.
The district has been represented by
Democrat
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Earl Blumenauer
Earl Francis Blumenauer ( ; born August 16, 1948) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1996. The district includes most of Portland east of the Willamette River.
A member of the Democratic P ...
since a 1996 special election. It is the second-most Democratic district in the Pacific Northwest, with a
Cook Partisan Voting Index
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of D+22; only is more Democratic.
List of members representing the district
The district was
created in 1913, sending its first representative to the .
Recent presidential elections
Recent election results
''Sources (official results only):''
Elections Historyfrom the
Oregon Secretary of State
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website
Election Statisticsfrom the website of the
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
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1994
1996 special election
A
special election
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was held on May 21, 1996 to fill the vacancy created when incumbent
Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996 United Stat ...
resigned effective February 5, 1996 after winning a special election to the
United States Senate
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. The winner of the election,
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Francis Blumenauer ( ; born August 16, 1948) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1996. The district includes most of Portland east of the Willamette River.
A member of the Democratic P ...
, served the remainder of Wyden's two-year term.
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
Historical district boundaries
Before the 2002
redistricting
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, the whole of Multnomah County was included in the district; it lost southwest Portland to the
1st and
5th districts, but it gained most of its current portion of Clackamas County.
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See also
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Oregon's congressional districts
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List of United States congressional districts
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References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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Clackamas County, Oregon
Multnomah County, Oregon
1913 establishments in Oregon
Constituencies established in 1913