OREGON'S 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

'Oregon's 5th congressional district' is a United States Congressional District that represents Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Portland suburbs, and east to the summit of Mount Hood. It includes Lincoln, Marion, Polk, and Tillamook counties, and part of Benton, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties.
The district has been represented by Democrat Darlene Hooley since 1996. In the 2006 election, Hooley defeated Republican candidate Mike Erickson, Pacific Green Party candidate Paul Aranas, and Constitution candidate Douglas Patterson to win a sixth term.

Contents
History
List of Representatives
Election results
2006
2004
2002
2000
1998
1996
References

History

The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the 1980 census. Denny Smith, who had represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district in the previous Congress, was re-elected in the 5th district in 1982.
In 2002, the district slightly in area due to redistricting. About half of the portion of the district that had been in Benton County, Oregon was moved into the 4th district and portions of west-central Clackamas County were moved into the 3rd district. At the same time, small portions of northern Clackamas and southern Multnomah County that had previously been part of the 1st district were moved into the 5th district.^[1]

List of Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home
Denny Smith	Republican	January 31983 – January 3,1991	Salem
Mike Kopetski	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 4,1995	Keizer
Jim Bunn	Republican	January 41995 – January 71997	Gleneden Beach
Darlene Hooley	Democratic	January 7, 1997 – present	West Linn

Election results

Source (official results only): United States House of Representatives Office of the Clerk Election Statistics

2006

''Official results from Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division''

''100% reporting''

2004

2002

2000

1998

1996

References

1. Almanac of American Politics, 2002 and 2006 editions.