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* Steve Marks, [[chief of staff]] to former Oregon governor [[John Kitzhaber]]<ref name=silverman>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-23/1204173257271500.xml&storylist=orlocal|title=Former Kitzhaber chief of staff eyes Congressional race|last=Silverman|first=Julia|date=[[February 27]] [[2008]]|accessdate=2008-02-28|publisher=OregonLive.com}}</ref>
* Steve Marks, [[chief of staff (politics)|chief of staff]] to former Oregon governor [[John Kitzhaber]]<ref name=silverman>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-23/1204173257271500.xml&storylist=orlocal|title=Former Kitzhaber chief of staff eyes Congressional race|last=Silverman|first=Julia|date=[[February 27]] [[2008]]|accessdate=2008-02-28|publisher=OregonLive.com}}</ref>


'''[[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]'''
'''[[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]'''

Revision as of 18:48, 28 February 2008

Oregon's United States congressional districts

All five of Oregon's federal congressional districts (US House of Representatives) are up for election in 2008, as they are every two years. Four of the districts are considered safe for the incumbent; in the 5th district, six-term incumbent Darlene Hooley is retiring, making the race to replace her even more competitive, in what already has been Oregon's most competitive district in recent years.

Oregon's primary election will occur on May 20. Candidates must file to run for election on or before March 11.[1]

First congressional district

Incumbent Democrat David Wu has represented Oregon's 1st congressional district since 1998 and is expected to seek re-election in 2008. In 2006, Wu retained the seat with 62% of the vote.

He will be opposed in the Democratic primary by Mark Welyczko (campaign website). Republicans Stephan Andrew Brodhead (campaign website)and Joel Haugen (campaign website) have also filed to run for the seat.[2]

Second congressional district

Incumbent Republican Greg Walden has represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 1998 and is expected to seek re-election in 2008. In 2006, he won more than 2/3 of the overall vote.

No candidates have filed to run against Walden.

Third congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Earl Blumenauer has represented Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 1996 and is expected to seek re-election in 2008. In 2006, he took nearly 3/4 of the vote.

No candidates have filed to run against Blumenauer.

Fourth congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Peter DeFazio has represented Oregon's 4th congressional district since 1986 and is expected to seek re-election in 2008. In 2006, he won re-election by 25 percentage points.

No candidates have filed to run against DeFazio.

Fifth congressional district

Democrat Darlene Hooley, who has represented Oregon's 5th congressional district since 1996, is retiring.[3] The election to replace her is expected to be one of the most competitive House races in the nation as the district contains almost equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans.[4]

Announced candidates

Democrats

Pacific Greens

Republicans

  • Mike Erickson (founder of AFMS Logistics Management Group; lost to Hooley by more than 10 percentage points in 2006)[7] Campaign website
  • Richard (RJ) Wilson (dance instructor)[2]

Possible candidates

Democrats

Republicans

References

  1. ^ "Voting and Voter Registration". Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ a b "Representative in Congress Candidate Search Results". State of Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  3. ^ Kosseff, Jeff (February 07, 2008). "Rep. Hooley will not run for re-election". The Oregonian. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Kapochunas, Rachel (February 7 2008). "Tossup House Race Emerges as Oregon Democrat Hooley Retires". CQPolitics.com. Retrieved 2008-02-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Mayes, Steve (February 26 2008). "Kurt Schrader to run for Congress". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2008-02-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Alex Polikoff". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  7. ^ a b c Hogan, Dave (February 8 2008). "7 quickly say they might run". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2008-02-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Silverman, Julia (February 27 2008). "Former Kitzhaber chief of staff eyes Congressional race". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2008-02-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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