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      Home/Elections/1998/US House/Oregon/OR-03
      1998·US House·Oregon·District profile →

      Oregon District 3 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Earl Blumenauer
      83.9%153,889 votes
      Runner-up
      LIB
      Bruce Alexander Knight
      9.2%16,930 votes
      Margin
      D+83.9
      183,351 total votes
      4 candidates183,351 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Earl BlumenauerDEM✓
      		DEM153,88983.9%
      Bruce Alexander KnightLIB
      		LIB16,9309.2%
      Walter F \ BrownOTH
      		OTH10,1995.6%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH2,3331.3%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+45.6
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.7
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202470.7%25.1%D+45.6351,240
      202072.5%25.2%D+47.3386,700
      201666.6%23.4%D+43.3329,908
      201273.1%26.9%D+46.2287,095
      200871.8%26.0%D+45.8298,108

      Seat History

      US House in Oregon

      2024
      Maxine E DexterDEM
      D+42.5
      2022
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+43.6
      Redistricted
      2020
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+49.5
      2018
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+52.8
      2016
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+71.8
      2014
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+52.7
      2012
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+54.7
      Redistricted
      2010
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+45.5
      2008
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+53.7
      2006
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+50.0
      2004
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+47.2
      2002
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+40.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+43.1
      1996
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      D+40.6
      View all US House history for Oregon →

      Candidates

      Bruce Alexander KnightLIB
      Record0W-5L
      Avg MarginD+92.7
      Career1996-2018
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Earl BlumenauerDEM
      Record17W-0L
      Avg MarginD+60.8
      Career1972-2022
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Walter F \ BrownOTH
      Record0W-4L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1998-2004
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Oregon, 1998

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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