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November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)
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The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 5, 2002, to select Oregon's representatives to the United States House of Representatives. All five seats were up for election in 2002, as they are every two years. All five incumbents were re-elected, four of them by large margins; only the 5th district was somewhat competitive.
Overview
[edit source]| United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2002[1] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 676,920 | 54.58% | 4 | — | |
| Republican | 528,997 | 42.65% | 1 | — | |
| Libertarian | 22,626 | 1.82% | — | ||
| Socialist (Oregon) | 6,588 | 0.53% | — | ||
| Constitution (Oregon) | 3,495 | 0.28% | — | ||
| write-ins | 1,689 | 0.14% | — | ||
| Totals | 1,240,315 | 100% | 5 | — | |
District 1
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Predictions
[edit source]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe D | October 14, 2002 |
Results
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David Wu (incumbent) | 149,215 | 62.69% | |
| Republican | Jim Greenfield | 80,917 | 33.99% | |
| Libertarian | Beth A. Knight | 7,639 | 3.21% | |
| write-ins | 1,521 | 0.64% | ||
| Total votes | 354,338 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
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Predictions
[edit source]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe R | October 14, 2002 |
Results
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 181,295 | 71.86% | |
| Democratic | Peter Buckley | 64,991 | 25.76% | |
| Libertarian | Mike Wood | 5,681 | 2.25% | |
| write-ins | 317 | 0.13% | ||
| Total votes | 252,284 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
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Predictions
[edit source]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe D | October 14, 2002 |
Results
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Earl Blumenauer (incumbent) | 156,851 | 66.75% | |
| Republican | Sarah Seale | 62,821 | 26.73% | |
| Socialist | Walter F. "Walt" Brown | 6,588 | 2.80% | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Jones | 4,704 | 2.00% | |
| Constitution | David Brownlow | 3,495 | 1.49% | |
| write-ins | 518 | 0.22% | ||
| Total votes | 234,977 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
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Predictions
[edit source]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe D | October 14, 2002 |
Results
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Peter A. DeFazio (incumbent) | 168,150 | 63.82% | |
| Republican | Liz VanLeeuwen | 90,523 | 34.36% | |
| Libertarian | Chris Bigelow | 4,602 | 1.75% | |
| write-ins | 206 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 263,481 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
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Predictions
[edit source]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| New York Times[3] | Safe D | October 14, 2002 |
Results
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Darlene Hooley (incumbent) | 137,713 | 54.75% | |
| Republican | Brian Boquist | 113,441 | 45.10% | |
| write-ins | 383 | 0.15% | ||
| Total votes | 251,537 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jeff Trahndahl (May 1, 2003). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.