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"OR-2" redirects here. For Oregon Route 2, see U.S. Route 26 in Oregon. For Oregon's 2nd district in the Oregon House of Representatives, see Oregon's 2nd House district. For NATO rank OR-2, see Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted.

Oregon's 2nd congressional district is the largest of Oregon's six districts, and is the seventh largest district in the nation. It is the second-largest congressional district in the nation that does not cover an entire state, and has been represented by Republican Cliff BentzofOntario since 2021.

Oregon's 2nd congressional district
Oregon's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2023.
Representative

Cliff Bentz
R–Ontario

Area69,491 sq mi (179,980 km2)
Population (2022)700,774
Median household
income		$62,171[1]
Ethnicity
  • 14.5% Hispanic
  • 5.6% Two or more races
  • 2.0% Native American
  • 1.0% Asian
  • 0.8% other
  • 0.6% Black
    • Occupation
  • 29.1% Blue-collar
  • 17% Gray-collar
    • Cook PVIR+15[2]

    The district covers roughly two-thirds of the state, east of the Willamette Valley. It includes all of Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler counties, all but a small sliver of Jefferson County and the southeastern portions of Deschutes (excluding Bend and areas to its northwest) and Douglas Counties.

    With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+15, it is the sole reliably Republican district in Oregon.[2] It has been in Republican hands since 1981.[3]

    Recent statewide election results

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    Election results from presidential races
    Year Office Results
    2000 President Bush 60 - 35%
    2004 President Bush 61- 38%
    2008 President McCain 54 - 43%
    2012 President Romney 57 - 41%
    2016 President Trump 57 - 36%
    2020 President Trump 55 - 42%

    List of members representing the district

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    Member Party Years Cong
    ess     		Electoral history
    District established March 4, 1893
     
    William R. Ellis
    (Heppner)     		Republican March 4, 1893 –
    March 3, 1899     		53rd
    54th
    55th     		Elected in 1892.
    Re-elected in 1894.
    Re-elected in 1896.
    Lost renomination.
     
    Malcolm A. Moody
    (The Dalles)     		Republican March 4, 1899 –
    March 3, 1903     		56th
    57th     		Elected in 1898.
    Re-elected in 1900.
    Lost renomination.
     
    John N. Williamson
    (Prineville)     		Republican March 4, 1903 –
    March 3, 1907     		58th
    59th     		Elected in 1902
    Re-elected in 1904.
    Retired.
     
    William R. Ellis
    (Pendleton)     		Republican March 4, 1907 –
    March 3, 1911     		60th
    61st     		Elected in 1906.
    Re-elected in 1908.
    Lost renomination.
     
    Walter Lafferty
    (Portland)     		Republican March 4, 1911 –
    March 3, 1913     		62nd Elected in 1910.
    Redistricted to the 3rd district.
     
    Nicholas J. Sinnott
    (The Dalles)     		Republican March 4, 1913 –
    May 31, 1928     		63rd
    64th
    65th
    66th
    67th
    68th
    69th
    70th     		Elected in 1912.
    Re-elected in 1914.
    Re-elected in 1916.
    Re-elected in 1918.
    Re-elected in 1920.
    Re-elected in 1922.
    Re-elected in 1924.
    Re-elected in 1926.
    Resigned to become judge to the U.S. Court of Claims.
    Vacant May 31, 1928 –
    November 6, 1928     		70th
     
    Robert R. Butler
    (The Dalles)     		Republican November 6, 1928 –
    January 7, 1933     		70th
    71st
    72nd     		Elected to finish Sinnott's term.
    Also elected to the next full term.
    Re-elected in 1930.
    Lost re-election and died before next term began.
    Vacant January 7, 1933 –
    March 3, 1933     		72nd
     
    Walter M. Pierce
    (La Grande)     		Democratic March 4, 1933 –
    January 3, 1943     		73rd
    74th
    75th
    76th
    77th     		Elected in 1932.
    Re-elected in 1934.
    Re-elected in 1936.
    Re-elected in 1938.
    Re-elected in 1940.
    Lost re-election.
     
    Lowell Stockman
    (Pendleton)     		Republican January 3, 1943 –
    January 3, 1953     		78th
    79th
    80th
    81st
    82nd     		Elected in 1942.
    Re-elected in 1944.
    Re-elected in 1946.
    Re-elected in 1948.
    Re-elected in 1950.
    Retired.
     
    Sam Coon
    (Baker)     		Republican January 3, 1953 –
    January 3, 1957     		83rd
    84th     		Elected in 1952.
    Re-elected in 1954.
    Lost re-election.
     
    Al Ullman
    (Baker)     		Democratic January 3, 1957 –
    January 3, 1981     		85th
    86th
    87th
    88th
    89th
    90th
    91st
    92nd
    93rd
    94th
    95th
    96th     		Elected in 1956.
    Re-elected in 1958.
    Re-elected in 1960.
    Re-elected in 1962.
    Re-elected in 1964.
    Re-elected in 1966.
    Re-elected in 1968.
    Re-elected in 1970.
    Re-elected in 1972.
    Re-elected in 1974.
    Re-elected in 1976.
    Re-elected in 1978.
    Lost re-election.
     
    Denny Smith
    (Salem)     		Republican January 3, 1981 –
    January 3, 1983     		97th Elected in 1980.
    Redistricted to the 5th district.
     
    Robert F. Smith
    (Burns)     		Republican January 3, 1983 –
    January 3, 1995     		98th
    99th
    100th
    101st
    102nd
    103rd     		Elected in 1982.
    Re-elected in 1984.
    Re-elected in 1986.
    Re-elected in 1988.
    Re-elected in 1990.
    Re-elected in 1992.
    Retired.
     
    Wes Cooley
    (Alfalfa)     		Republican January 3, 1995 –
    January 3, 1997     		104th Elected in 1994.
    Renominated but withdrew prior to election.
     
    Robert F. Smith
    (Medford)     		Republican January 3, 1997 –
    January 3, 1999     		105th Elected in 1996.
    Retired.
     
    Greg Walden
    (Hood River)     		Republican January 3, 1999 –
    January 3, 2021     		106th
    107th
    108th
    109th
    110th
    111th
    112th
    113th
    114th
    115th
    116th     		Elected in 1998.
    Re-elected in 2000.
    Re-elected in 2002.
    Re-elected in 2004.
    Re-elected in 2006.
    Re-elected in 2008.
    Re-elected in 2010.
    Re-elected in 2012.
    Re-elected in 2014.
    Re-elected in 2016.
    Re-elected in 2018.
    Retired.
     
    Cliff Bentz
    (Ontario)     		Republican January 3, 2021 –
    present     		117th
    118th     		Elected in 2020.
    Re-elected in 2022.

    Election results

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    Sources (official results only):

    1996

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    United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 2
    Party 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

    1998

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    United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 2
    Party 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

    2000

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

    2002

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

    2004

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    United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 2
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 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

    2006

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

    2008

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

    2010

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    See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2010
    United States House election, 2010: Oregon District 2
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 206,245 73.91
    Democratic Joyce B. Segers 72,173 25.87
    Misc. Misc. 619 0.22

    2012

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    See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012
    United States House election, 2012: Oregon District 2[4]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 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

    2014

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    See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2014
    United States House election, 2014: Oregon District 2[5]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 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

    2016

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    See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016
    United States House election, 2016: Oregon District 2 [6]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 272,952 71.69
    Democratic James "Jim" Crary 106,640 28.00
    Total votes 380,739 100

    2018

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    See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2018
    United States House election, 2018: Oregon District 2 [7]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Greg Walden (incumbent) 207,597 56.3 -15.39
    Democratic Jamie McLeod-Skinner 145,298 39.4 +11.4
    Independent Party Mark Roberts 15,536 4.2 N/A
    Total votes 368,709 100

    2020

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    See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
    United States House election, 2020: Oregon District 2 [8]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Cliff Bentz 273,835 59.9
    Democratic Alex Spenser 168,881 36.9
    Libertarian Robert Werch 14,094 3.1
    Write-in 623 0.1
    Total votes 457,433 100

    2022

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    See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
    United States House election, 2022: Oregon District 2
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Cliff Bentz (incumbent) 208,369 67.5
    Democratic Joseph Yetter III 99,882 32.4
    Write-in 425 0.1
    Total votes 308,676 100

    Major communities

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    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.[9]

    Core based statistical area 2020 census
    Medford MSA 223,259
    Bend MSA 198,253
    Hermiston-Pendleton MSA 92,261
    Grants Pass MSA 88,090
    Klamath Falls MSA 69,413
    Ontario MSA 56,957
    La Grande MSA 26,196
    The Dalles MSA 26,670
    Hood River MSA 23,977

    Historical district boundaries

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    2003 - 2013
     
    2013 - 2023

    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.[10][11]

    See also

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    References

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    Specific
    1. ^ "My Congressional District: Congressional District 2 (118th Congress), Oregon". United States Census Bureau.
  • ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  • ^ DeBonis, Mike (October 29, 2019). "Rep. Greg Walden, top Republican on powerful House panel, says he will retire". Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  • ^ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  • ^ "November 4, 2014, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  • ^ "2016 General Election Results". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  • ^ "2018 General Election Results". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  • ^ "2018 General Election Results" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  • ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  • ^ 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.
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