Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

's 3rd

congressional district Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...

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. Th ...

, including Gresham, Troutdale, and most of

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

east of the

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(parts of Northwest 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

is in the 3rd District. The district has been represented by

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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 Democrat ...

since a 1996 special election. It is the second-most Democratic district in the Pacific Northwest, with a

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of D+24; 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 History
from the Oregon Secretary of State website
Election Statistics
from the website of the

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1994

1996 special election

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was held on May 21, 1996 to fill the vacancy created when incumbent Ron Wyden resigned effective February 5, 1996 after winning a special election to the

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. The winner of the election,

, served the remainder of Wyden's two-year term.

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2022

Historical district boundaries

Before the 2002 redistricting, 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.

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oregon's 3rd Congressional District 03 Clackamas County, Oregon Multnomah County, Oregon 1913 establishments in Oregon Constituencies established in 1913