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      Home/Elections/2008/US House/Oregon/OR-01
      2008·US House·Oregon·District profile →

      Oregon District 1 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      David Wu
      71.5%237,567 votes
      Runner-up
      IND
      Joel Haugen
      17.5%58,279 votes
      Margin
      D+71.5
      332,248 total votes
      6 candidates332,248 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      David WuDEM✓
      		DEM237,56771.5%
      Joel HaugenIND
      		IND58,27917.5%
      Scott SemrauOTH
      		OTH14,1724.3%
      H Joe TaborLIB
      		LIB10,9923.3%
      Chris HenryGRN
      		GRN7,1282.1%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH4,1101.2%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+37.6
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.7
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202466.8%29.2%D+37.6368,037
      202068.4%29.1%D+39.3392,100
      201660.7%28.1%D+32.6333,070
      201264.9%35.1%D+29.8298,670
      200865.7%32.1%D+33.6296,082

      Seat History

      US House in Oregon

      2024
      Suzanne BonamiciDEM
      D+40.5
      2022
      Suzanne BonamiciDEM
      D+36.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Suzanne BonamiciDEM
      D+29.4
      2018
      Suzanne BonamiciDEM
      D+31.6
      2016
      Suzanne BonamiciDEM
      D+22.6
      2014
      Suzanne BonamiciDEM
      D+22.8
      2012
      Suzanne BonamiciDEM
      D+26.6
      Redistricted
      2010
      David WuDEM
      D+12.8
      2006
      David WuDEM
      D+29.1
      2004
      David WuDEM
      D+19.4
      2002
      David WuDEM
      D+28.7
      Redistricted
      2000
      David WuDEM
      D+20.3
      1998
      David WuDEM
      D+3.0
      1996
      Elizabeth FurseDEM
      D+6.6
      View all US House history for Oregon →

      Candidates

      David WuDEM
      Record7W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1998-2010
      US House
      Full profile →
      Chris HenryGRN
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2010
      US House
      Full profile →
      H Joe TaborOTH
      Record0W-5L
      Avg MarginD+73.4
      Career1998-2010
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Joel HaugenIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2008
      US House
      Full profile →
      Scott SemrauOTH
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+12.4
      Career2004-2008
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

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