Oregon's 4th congressional district

Oregon's 4th congressional district
Oregon's 4th congressional district
	Oregon's 4th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative	Val Hoyle; D–Springfield
Area	17,181 sq mi (44,500 km2)
Distribution	69.17% urban; 30.83% rural;
Population (2023)	710,184
Median household; income	$67,778
Ethnicity	79.0% White; 8.9% Hispanic; 6.6% Two or more races; 2.6% Asian; 1.2% Native American; 0.9% Black; 0.8% other;
Occupation	55.2% White-collar; 28.2% Blue-collar; 16.5% Gray-collar;
Cook PVI	D+4

Oregon's 4th congressional district represents the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, including Coos, Curry, Lincoln, Lane, and Benton counties, alongside the northwestern half of Douglas County and a sliver of Linn County. It is centered around the state's two college towns, Eugene and Corvallis, homes to the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, respectively. Politically, the district leans slightly Democratic, due to the presence of Lane and Benton counties, home to over half the district's population. Lincoln County also tilts Democratic. Contrariwise, Douglas County is heavily Republican, as are to a lesser extent Coos and Curry. The district has been represented by Democrat Val Hoyle since 2023.

List of members representing the district

Member (District home)	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established January 3, 1943
Harris Ellsworth (Roseburg)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Lost re-election.
Charles O. Porter (Eugene)	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961	85th 86th	Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
Edwin R. Durno (Medford)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Robert B. Duncan (Medford)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	88th 89th	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
John R. Dellenback (Medford)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election.
James H. Weaver (Eugene)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Peter DeFazio (Springfield)	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-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. Re-elected in 2020. Retired.
Val Hoyle (Springfield)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022.

Recent statewide election results

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 42 - 32%
1996	President	Clinton 45 - 40%
2000	President	Bush 49 - 44%
2004	President	Kerry 49.4 - 49.1%
2008	President	Obama 54 - 43%
2012	President	Obama 52 - 45%
2016	President	Clinton 46.1 - 46%
2020	President	Biden 51 - 47%

Election results

Sources (official results only):

Elections History from the Oregon Secretary of State website
Election Statistics from the website of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

1994

United States House election, 1994: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	158,981	66.76%
	Republican	John D. Newkirk	78,947	33.15%
	Misc.	Misc.	221	0.09%
Total votes			238,149	100
	Democratic hold

1996

United States House election, 1996: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	177,270	65.69%
	Republican	John D. Newkirk	76,649	28.40%
	Libertarian	Tonie Nathan	4,919	1.82%
	Reform	Bill Bonville	3,960	1.47%
	Socialist	David Duemler	1,373	0.51%
	Peace and Freedom	Alan Opus	1,311	0.49%
	Misc.	Misc.	4,374	1.62%
Total votes			269,856	100
	Democratic hold

1998

United States House election, 1998: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	157,524	70.12%
	Republican	Steve J. Webb	64,143	28.55%
	Socialist	Karl G. Sorg	2,694	1.20%
	Misc.	Misc.	276	0.12%
Total votes			224,637	100
	Democratic hold

2000

United States House election, 2000: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	197,998	68.03%
	Republican	John Lindsey	88,950	30.56%
	Socialist	David Duemler	3,696	1.27%
	Misc.	Misc.	421	0.14%
Total votes			291,065	100
	Democratic hold

2002

United States House election, 2002: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	168,150	63.82%
	Republican	Liz VanLeeuwen	90,523	34.36%
	Libertarian	Chris Bigelow	4,602	1.75%
	Misc.	Misc.	206	0.07%
Total votes			263,481	100
	Democratic hold

2004

United States House election, 2004: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	228,611	60.98%
	Republican	Jim Feldkamp	140,882	37.58%
	Libertarian	Jacob Boone	3,190	0.85%
	Constitution	Michael Paul Marsh	1,799	0.48%
	Misc.	Misc.	427	0.11%
Total votes			374,909	100
	Democratic hold

2006

United States House election, 2006: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	180,607	62.23%
	Republican	Jim Feldkamp	109,105	37.59%
	Misc.	Misc.	532	0.18%
Total votes			290,244	100
	Democratic hold

2008

United States House election, 2008: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	275,143	82.34%
	Constitution	Jaynee Germond	43,133	12.91%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	13,162	3.94%
	Misc.	Misc.	2,708	0.81%
Total votes			334,146	100
	Democratic hold

2010

United States House election, 2010: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	162,416	54.49%
	Republican	Art Robinson	129,877	43.58%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	5,215	1.75%
	Misc.	Misc.	544	0.18%
Total votes			298,052	100
	Democratic hold

2012

United States House election, 2012: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	208,196	58.94%
	Republican	Art Robinson	138,351	39.17%
	Libertarian	Chuck Huntting	6,205	1.76%
	Misc.	Misc.	468	0.13%
Total votes			353,220	100
	Democratic hold

2014

United States House election, 2014: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	181,624	58.55%
	Republican	Art Robinson	116,534	37.57%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	6,863	2.21%
	Libertarian	David L. Chester	4,676	1.51%
	Misc.	Misc.	482	0.16%
Total votes			310,179	100
	Democratic hold

2016

United States House election, 2016: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	220,628	55.49%
	Republican	Art Robinson	157,743	39.68%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	12,194	3.07%
	Libertarian	Gil Guthrie	6,527	1.64%
	Misc.	Misc.	476	0.12%
Total votes			397,568	100
	Democratic hold

2018

United States House election, 2018: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	208,710	55.97%
	Republican	Art Robinson	152,414	40.87%
	Pacific Green	Mike Beilstein	5,956	1.60%
	Libertarian	Richard Jacobson	5,370	1.44%
	Misc.	Misc.	443	0.12%
Total votes			372,893	100
	Democratic hold

2020

United States House election, 2020: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter DeFazio (incumbent)	240,950	51.52%
	Republican	Alek Skarlatos	216,081	46.20%
	Pacific Green	Daniel Hoffay	10,118	2.16%
	Misc.	Misc.	556	0.12%
Total votes			467,705	100
	Democratic hold

2022

United States House election, 2022: Oregon District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Val Hoyle	171,372	50.5%
	Republican	Alek Skarlatos	146,055	43.1%
	Independent Party	Levi Leatherberry	9,052	2.7%
	Constitution	Jim Howard	6,075	1.8%
	Pacific Green	Michael Beilstein	6,033	1.8%
	Write-in		490	0.1%
Total votes			339,077	100
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

The district gained most of Josephine County from the 2nd district in the 2002 redistricting, but also lost most of the Grants Pass area to the second district.^[3]^[4]

References

Specific

^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved August 3, 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 October 23, 2017.

General

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[1] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-2] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[mapes-3] Mapes, Jeff (June 29, 2011). "Oregon legislators reach agreement on congressional redistricting". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[sb990-4] "Oregon's Congressional Districts (Senate Bill 990)" (PDF). Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

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