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A 2012 special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31, 2012, to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for Oregon's 1st congressional district, following the resignation of Representative David Wu.
Oregon was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 16.4% margin of victory, making him the first successful Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 to win over 50% of the state's votes. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state .
Oregon's 1st congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S state of Oregon. The district stretches from Portland's western suburbs and exurbs, to parts of the Oregon coast. The district includes the principal cities of Beaverton , Hillsboro , and Tigard , all located in the Portland metropolitan area .
The 2012 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Kate Brown ran for a second term against Republican Knute Buehler. Brown and Buehler ran against each other again in the 2018 Oregon gubernatorial election. [1]
All four congressional candidates touted their experiences and outlined policy positions at a candidate forum hosted by the City Club of Eugene. Candidates on the issues: Southwest Oregon's ...
Oregon allows candidates to be cross-nominated by up to three political parties. The Independent Party of Oregon holds a month-long online primary to select which candidate receives their nomination. The party chose candidates in a number of legislative and local races but only one statewide race, secretary of state. [13]
Executive offices [1] Legislative Assembly United States Congress Electoral votes; Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer Comm. of Labor [d] Supt. of Pub. Inst. State Senate State House Senator (Class II) Senator (Class III) House; 1859 John Whiteaker (D) Lucien Heath (D) [e] John D. Boon (D) [f] [g] 14D, 2R 30D, 4R Delazon ...
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama won 56.7% of Oregon's vote in 2008, soundly defeating Republican candidate John McCain. Most rural counties favored McCain, though Obama improved the Democratic tickets performance than John Kerry did in 2004 , and Obama's strong support in the more urban Willamette Valley allowed him to win the ...