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      Home/Elections/2012/US House/Oregon/OR-04
      2012·US House·Oregon·District profile →

      Oregon District 4 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Peter A Defazio
      59.1%212,866 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Art Robinson
      39.0%140,549 votes
      Margin
      D+20.1
      360,088 total votes
      4 candidates360,088 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Peter A DefazioDEM✓
      		DEM212,86659.1%
      Art RobinsonREP
      		REP140,54939.0%
      Chuck HunttingLIB
      		LIB6,2051.7%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH4680.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+12.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+0.8
      Even20082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202454.1%42.2%D+12.0391,317
      202055.1%42.3%D+12.7407,431
      201648.5%40.5%D+8.0353,364
      201257.0%43.0%D+14.0307,453
      200857.7%39.9%D+17.7337,321

      Seat History

      US House in Oregon

      2024
      Val HoyleDEM
      D+7.8
      2022
      Val HoyleDEM
      D+7.5
      Redistricted
      2020
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+5.3
      2018
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+15.1
      2016
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+15.8
      2014
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+21.0
      Redistricted
      2010
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+10.9
      2008
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+82.3
      2006
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+24.6
      2004
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+23.4
      2002
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+29.5
      Redistricted
      2000
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+37.5
      1998
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+41.6
      1996
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+37.3
      View all US House history for Oregon →

      Candidates

      Peter A DefazioDEM
      Record18W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1986-2020
      US House
      Full profile →
      Art RobinsonREP
      Record1W-5L
      Avg MarginR+30.3
      Career2010-2020
      State Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Chuck HunttingOTH
      Record0W-4L
      Avg MarginR+18.3
      Career1996-2014
      State House / US House
      Full profile →

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