Oregon's 5th congressional district represents Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern

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suburbs – including a sliver of Portland itself – and east to the summit of

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. It includes

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, and Polk Counties; most of Clackamas and Tillamook Counties; and parts of Benton and Multnomah Counties. The district is currently represented by

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer (born April 7, 1968) is an American politician from Oregon. A member of the Republican Party, she is the member-elect to the United States House of Representatives from . Education Chavez-DeRemer is a graduate of ...

, who was elected in

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to replace

Kurt Schrader Walter Kurt Schrader (born October 19, 1951) is an American politician and veterinarian serving as the U.S. representative for since 2009. His district covered most of Oregon's central coast, plus Salem, and many of Portland's southern suburb ...

who lost renomination. This marked the first time in the district's history that a new representative had the same party affiliation as the outgoing representative. On May 17, 2022, attorney

Jamie McLeod-Skinner Jamie McLeod-Skinner (born May 31, 1967) is an American attorney, engineer, and politician who was the Democratic nominee for in the 2022 election. In an upset, McLeod-Skinner defeated seven-term incumbent Blue Dog representative Kurt Schrad ...

defeated Schrader in the Democratic congressional primary. Every single representative from this district since its creation after the 1980 census has been divorced while in office.

History

The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the 1980 census.

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, who had represented

Oregon's 2nd congressional district Oregon's 2nd congressional district is the largest of Oregon's six districts, and is the seventh largest district in the nation. It is the second-largest congressional district in the nation that does not cover an entire state. The district ...

in the previous Congress, was re-elected in the 5th district in 1982 after it absorbed most of the western portion of the old 2nd. In 2002, the district shrank slightly in area due to redistricting. About half of the portion of the district that had been in Benton County was moved into the 4th district and portions of west-central

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were moved into the 3rd district. At the same time, small portions of northern Clackamas and southern

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 ...

that had previously been part of the 1st district were moved into the 5th district.Almanac of American Politics, 2002 and 2006 editions. While the district has been in Democratic hands since 1997, it is one of the few in the country that is not safe for either party on paper. Since the 1990s, congressional races here have usually been very competitive.

List of members representing the district

Recent presidential elections

Election results

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Elections History
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Historical district boundaries

When created in 1983, the district was an inland district focused around the

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, and consisted of all of Clackamas and

counties, as well as small parts of the counties of Benton,

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, and

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. In 1993, the district gained a large coastal portion from the 1st district, gaining all of

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counties as well as the rest of Polk, whilst part of Clackamas County was lost to the 3rd district. In the 2003 and 2013 redistrictings, the changes were only minor, as the district gained a small portion of

from the 3rd district in 2003 but lost it again in 2013, while it lost a portion of northern Clackamas County to the 3rd district in both 2003 and 2013. In the 2023 redistricting, the district underwent major boundary changes, as it gained all of Linn County, some of Multnomah and Clackamas counties, and parts of Deschutes County including Bend, but it lost the entire coastal section it had gained in 1993 as well as the area in Polk and Benton counties to the 1st, 4th, and 6th districts. Parts of western Marion County, including the city of Salem, were also lost to the new 6th district. United States Congressional Districts in Oregon (metro highlight), 1983 – 1992.tif, 1983–1993 United States Congressional Districts in Oregon, 1993 – 2002.tif, 1993–2003 Or05_109.gif, 2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Oregon, since 2013.tif, 2013–2023

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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