Oregon's 2nd congressional district

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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, and has been represented by Republican Cliff Bentz of Ontario since 2021.

The district covers roughly two-thirds of the state, east of the Willamette Valley. It includes all of Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler counties, all but a small sliver of Jefferson County, the southeastern portions of Deschutes and Douglas counties, and small, unincorporated portions of Clackamas and Marion counties.[1]

With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+14, it is the sole reliably Republican district in Oregon.[2] It has been in Republican hands since 1981.[3]

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results[4][5]
2008 President align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|McCain 56–41%
2012 President align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Romney 61–39%
2016 President align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Trump 59–31%
Senate align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Callahan 46–45%
Governor (spec.) align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Pierce 58–35%
Attorney General align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Crowe 59–38%
2018 Governor align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Buehler 60–31%
2020 President align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Trump 61–36%
Senate align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rae Perkins 58–38%
Secretary of State align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Thatcher 62–33%
Treasurer align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Gudman 59–34%
Attorney General align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Cross 61–37%
2022 Senate align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rae Perkins 60–37%
Governor align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Drazan 64–27%
2024 President align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Trump 62–35%
Secretary of State align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Linthicum 62–35%
Treasurer align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Boquist 63–31%
Attorney General align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lathrop 66–34%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[6]

Baker County (8)

All 8 communities

Clackamas County (0)

No incorporated or census-recognized communities

Crook County (4)

All 4 communities

Deschutes County (9)

Bend (part; also 5th), La Pine, Three Rivers (part; also 5th)

Douglas County (6)

Canyonville, Days Creek, Glendale, Myrtle Creek, Riddle, Tri-City

Gilliam County (9)

All 9 communities

Grant County (10)

All 10 communities

Harney County (3)

All 3 communities

Jackson County (17)

All 17 communities

Jefferson County (6)

All 6 communities

Josephine County (11)

All 11 communities

Klamath County (20)

All 20 communities

Malheur County (9)

All 9 communities

Marion County (0)

No incorporated or census-recognized communities

Morrow County (5)

All 5 communities

Sherman County (5)

All 5 communities

Umatilla County (22)

All 22 communities

Union County (8)

All 8 communities

Wallowa County (5)

All 5 communities

Wasco County (13)

All 13 communities

Wheeler County (3)

All 3 communities


List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ess
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1893
File:William Russell Ellis.jpg
William R. Ellis
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1899
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Lost renomination.
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Malcolm A. Moody
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost renomination.
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John N. Williamson
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1902
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired.
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William R. Ellis
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1911
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost renomination.
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Walter Lafferty
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
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Nicholas J. Sinnott
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican March 4, 1913 –
May 31, 1928
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Resigned to become judge to the U.S. Court of Claims.
Vacant May 31, 1928 –
November 6, 1928
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Robert R. Butler
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican November 6, 1928 –
January 7, 1933
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected to finish Sinnott's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election and died before next term began.
Vacant January 7, 1933 –
March 3, 1933
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Walter M. Pierce
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
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Lowell Stockman
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1953
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired.
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Sam Coon
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1957
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Lost re-election.
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Al Ullman
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1981
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.
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Denny Smith
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
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Robert F. Smith
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1995
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired.
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Wes Cooley
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1994.
Renominated but withdrew prior to election.
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Robert F. Smith
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1996.
Retired.
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Greg Walden
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2021
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired.
File:Cliff Bentz official photo (cropped).jpg
Cliff Bentz
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican January 3, 2021 –
present
Template:USCongressOrdinal Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

Sources (official results only):

1996

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United States House election, 1996: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert F. Smith Script error: No such module "string". 61.66
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mike Dugan Script error: No such module "string". 36.53
Script error: No such module "Political party". Frank Wise Script error: No such module "string". 1.72

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1998

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United States House election, 1998: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden Script error: No such module "string". 61.48
Script error: No such module "Political party". Kevin M. Campbell Script error: No such module "string". 34.81
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lindsay Bradshaw Script error: No such module "string". 2.20
Script error: No such module "Political party". Rohn (Grandpa) Webb Script error: No such module "string". 1.29

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2000

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United States House election, 2000: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 73.63
Script error: No such module "Political party". Walter Ponsford Script error: No such module "string". 26.13

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2002

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United States House election, 2002: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 71.86
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Buckley Script error: No such module "string". 25.76
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mike Wood (American politician) Script error: No such module "string". 2.25

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2004

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United States House election, 2004: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 71.63
Script error: No such module "Political party". John C. McColgan Script error: No such module "string". 25.63
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim Lindsay Script error: No such module "string". 1.38
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jack Alan Brown, Jr. Script error: No such module "string". 1.17

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2006

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United States House election, 2006: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 66.81
Script error: No such module "Political party". Carol Voisin Script error: No such module "string". 30.36
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jack Alan Brown, Jr. Script error: No such module "string". 2.65

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2008

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United States House election, 2008: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 69.50
Script error: No such module "Political party". Noah Lemas Script error: No such module "string". 25.75
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tristan Mock Script error: No such module "string". 2.84
Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Hake Script error: No such module "string". 1.71

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2010

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United States House election, 2010: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 73.91
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joyce B. Segers Script error: No such module "string". 25.87

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2012

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United States House election, 2012: Oregon district 2[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 68.63
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joyce B. Segers Script error: No such module "string". 29.12
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joe Tabor Script error: No such module "string". 2.11
Total votes Script error: No such module "string". 100

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2014

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United States House election, 2014: Oregon district 2[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 70.41
Script error: No such module "Political party". Aelea Christofferson Script error: No such module "string". 25.67
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sharon L. Durbin Script error: No such module "string". 3.65
Total votes Script error: No such module "string". 100

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2016

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United States House election, 2016: Oregon district 2 [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Walden (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 71.69
Script error: No such module "Political party". James "Jim" Crary Script error: No such module "string". 28.00
Total votes Script error: No such module "string". 100

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2018

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United States House election, 2018: Oregon district 2 [10]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jamie McLeod-Skinner 145,298 39.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Roberts 15,536 4.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Total votes 368,709 100

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2020

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United States House election, 2020: Oregon district 2 [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Cliff Bentz Script error: No such module "string". 59.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Spenser Script error: No such module "string". 36.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Werch Script error: No such module "string". 3.1
Total votes Script error: No such module "string". 100

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2022

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United States House election, 2022: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Cliff Bentz (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 67.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph Yetter III Script error: No such module "string". 32.4
Total votes Script error: No such module "string". 100

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2024

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2024 United States House election: Oregon district 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Cliff Bentz (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 63.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Dan Ruby Script error: No such module "string". 32.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Kurt Stettler Script error: No such module "string". 3.2
Total votes Script error: No such module "string". 100%

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Major communities

Due to its large geographical area, the 2nd district contains many different communities which operate completely independently from one another socially and economically. Below is a list of the largest statistical areas in the 2nd district tracked by the United States Census Bureau.[12]

Core based statistical area 2020 census
Medford MSA 223,259
Bend MSA 198,253
Hermiston-Pendleton MSA 92,261
Grants Pass MSA 88,090
Klamath Falls MSA 69,413
Ontario MSA 56,957
La Grande MSA 26,196
The Dalles MSA 26,670
Hood River MSA 23,977

Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
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2013–2023
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Prior to the 2000 United States census, most of Josephine County was part of the district. After the 2010 United States census, the district boundaries were changed slightly to move some parts of Grants Pass from the 2nd to the 4th district.[13][14]

See also

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References

Specific

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  1. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST41/CD118_OR02.pdf
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  6. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST41/CD118_OR02.pdf
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General

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