Oregon's 2nd congressional district

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Oregon's 2nd congressional district
Oregon's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Greg Walden (R)
Area	69,491 sq mi (179,980 km²)
Distribution	64.43% urban 35.57% rural
Population (2000)	684,280
Median income	35,600
Ethnicity	89.1% White 0.4% Black 0.8% Asian 8.8% Hispanic 0.2% Native American 0.1% other
Occupation	29.1% Blue-collar 54% White-collar 17% Gray-collar
Cook PVI	R+10^[1]

Oregon's 2nd congressional district is the largest of Oregon's five districts, and is the seventh largest district in the nation. The district covers roughly two-thirds of the state, east of the Willamette Valley. It includes all of Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler counties, and part of eastern Josephine county, including some of the Grants Pass area.

The district has been represented by Republican Greg Walden since 1999.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1893
William R. Ellis	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899	Heppner
Malcolm A. Moody	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	The Dalles
John N. Williamson	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	Prineville
William R. Ellis	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	Pendleton
Walter Lafferty	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	Portland	Redistricted to the 3rd district
Nicholas J. Sinnott	Republican	March 4, 1913 – May 31, 1928	The Dalles	Resigned after being appointed judge to the US Court of Claims
Vacant		May 31, 1928 – November 6, 1928
Robert R. Butler	Republican	November 6, 1928 – January 7, 1933	The Dalles	Died
Vacant		January 7, 1933 – March 4, 1933
Walter M. Pierce	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943	La Grande
Lowell Stockman	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953	Pendleton
Sam Coon	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957	Salem
Al Ullman	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1981	Baker
Denny Smith	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	Salem	Redistricted to the 5th district
Robert F. Smith	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	Burns
Wes Cooley	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	Alfalfa
Robert F. Smith	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999	Medford
Greg Walden	Republican	January 3, 1999 – present	Hood River	Incumbent

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

2014

United States House election, 2014: Oregon District 2^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden	202,374	70.41
	Democratic	Aelea Christofferson	73,785	25.67
	Libertarian	Sharon L. Durbin	10,491	3.65
		write-ins	775	0.27
Total votes			287,425	100

2012

United States House election, 2012: Oregon District 2^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Walden	228,043	68.63
	Democratic	Joyce B. Segers	96,741	29.12
	Libertarian	Joe Tabor	7,025	2.11
		write-ins	446	0.13
Total votes			332,255	100

2010

United States House election, 2010: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	206,245	73.91
Democratic	Joyce B. Segers	72,173	25.87
Misc.	Misc.	619	0.22

2008

United States House election, 2008: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	236,560	69.50
Democratic	Noah Lemas	87,649	25.75
Pacific Green	Tristan Mock	9,668	2.84
Constitution (Oregon)	Richard Hake	5,817	1.71
Misc.	Misc.	685	0.20

2006

United States House election, 2006: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	181,529	66.81
Democratic	Carol Voisin	82,484	30.36
Constitution (Oregon)	Jack Alan Brown, Jr.	7,193	2.65
Misc.	Misc.	513	0.19

2004

United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	248,461	71.63
Democratic	John C. McColgan	88,914	25.63
Libertarian	Jim Lindsay	4,792	1.38
Constitution	Jack Alan Brown, Jr.	4,060	1.17
Misc.	Misc.	638	0.18

2002

United States House election, 2002: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	181,295	71.86
Democratic	Peter Buckley	64,991	25.76
Libertarian	Mike Wood	5,681	2.25
Misc.	Misc.	317	0.13

2000

United States House election, 2000: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	220,086	73.63
Democratic	Walter Ponsford	78,101	26.13
Misc.	Misc.	720	0.24

1998

United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Greg Walden	132,316	61.48
Democratic	Kevin M. Campbell	74,924	34.81
Libertarian	Lindsay Bradshaw	4,729	2.20
Socialist	Rohn (Grandpa) Webb	2,773	1.29
Misc.	Misc.	474	0.22

1996

United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 2
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Robert F. Smith	164,062	61.66
Democratic	Mike Dugan	97,195	36.53
Libertarian	Frank Wise	4,581	1.72
Misc.	Misc.	218	0.01

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.

Core Based Statistical Area	2010 Census
Medford MSA	203,206
Bend MSA	157,733
Hermiston-Pendleton MSA	87,062
Grants Pass MSA	82,713
Klamath Falls MSA	66,380
Ontario MSA	53,936
La Grande MSA	25,748
The Dalles MSA	25,213
Hood River MSA	22,346

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

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.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
↑ "November 4, 2014, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
↑ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
↑ Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
↑ "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Oregon's congressional districts

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Coordinates: 44°N 120°W / 44°N 120°W / 44; -120

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