Oregon's 3rd congressional district
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Oregon's 3rd congressional district covers most of Multnomah County, including Gresham, Troutdale, and most of Portland east of the Willamette River (parts of Northwest and Southwest Portland lie in the 1st and 5th districts). It also includes the northeastern part of Clackamas County and all of Hood River County.
The district has been represented by Democrat Maxine Dexter since 2025. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+24, it is the most Democratic district in Oregon and the second most Democratic district in the Pacific Northwest after Washington's 7th.[1]
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:[2]
Clackamas County (8)
- Boring, Damascus, Estacada, Government Camp, Happy Valley (part; also 5th), Mount Hood Village, Portland (part; also 1st and 5th; shared with Multnomah and Washington counties) Rhododendron, Sandy
- All 5 communities
Multnomah County (7)
- Maywood Park, Fairview, Gresham, Orient, Portland (part; also 1st and 5th; shared with Clackamas and Washington counties), Troutdale, Wood Village
List of members representing the district
The district was created in 1913, sending its first representative to the Template:USCongressOrdinalCongress.
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Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[3][4] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 72% - 26% |
| 2012 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 73% - 27% |
| 2016 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clinton 67% - 23% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Wyden 69% - 20% | |
| Governor (Spec.) | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Brown 67% - 28% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rosenblum 71% - 25% | |
| 2018 | Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Brown 68% - 28% |
| 2020 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Biden 72% - 25% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Merkley 72% - 24% | |
| Secretary of State | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Fagan 66% - 27% | |
| Treasurer | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Read 67% - 26% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rosenblum 72% - 26% | |
| 2022 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Wyden 71% - 25% |
| Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Kotek 65% - 27% | |
| 2024 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Harris 71% - 25% |
| Secretary of State | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Read 70% - 26% | |
| Treasurer | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Steiner 64% - 27% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rayfield 71% - 29% |
Recent election results
Sources (official results only):
- Elections History from the Oregon Secretary of State website
- Election Statistics from the website of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
1994
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1996 special election
A special election 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 United States Senate. The winner of the election, Earl Blumenauer, served the remainder of Wyden's two-year term.
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1996
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1998
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2000
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2002
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2004
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2006
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2008
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2010
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2012
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2014
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2016
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2018
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2020
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2022
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2024
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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.[5][6]
See also
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References
- Specific
- General
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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