Oregon's 6th congressional district is a congressional district created after the 2020 United States census. It consists of Polk and Yamhill Counties, in addition to portions of Marion, Clackamas, and Washington Counties.[3] It takes in all of urban Salem, the state's capital, as well as the southwestern suburbs of Portland.
The district elected a member of the United States House of Representatives beginning with the 2022 elections.[4] There were originally sixteen candidates that entered in the race, more than for any other congressional seat in the state in 2022.[5][6]
History
On September 27, 2021, Oregon adopted a redistricting plan to be used in the 2022 elections onwards. That plan carved a new 6th congressional district out of parts of the former first and fifth districts.[7] The district had a PVI rating of D+4, as of October 2021.[8]
List of members representing the district
| Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 3, 2023 | |||||
 Andrea Salinas (Tigard) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Elected in 2022. | 2023–present Polk and Yamhill; parts of Clackamas, Marion, and Washington |
Recent statewide election results
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 55 - 42%[9] |
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Salinas | 147,156 | 50.0 | ||
| Republican | Mike Erickson | 139,946 | 47.5 | ||
| Constitution | Larry McFarland | 6,762 | 2.3 | ||
| Write-in | 513 | 0.2 | |||
| Total votes | 294,377 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "My Congressional District: Congressional District 6 (118th Congress), Oregon". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Buchanan, Corey (September 2, 2022). "Lake Oswego-area residents vie for United States Congress seat". Lake Oswego Review. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022.
- ^ VanderHart, Dirk (April 26, 2021). "Oregon to get 6th seat in Congress". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ Stites, Sam (May 3, 2022). "Oregon's new Congressional district draws a big field of candidates and big spending". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022.
- ^ Lehman, Chris (April 27, 2022). "New district draws lots of candidates with no clear favorites". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Oregon State Redistricting Information". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Wasserman, David (October 1, 2021). "New Maps and 2022 Ratings: Maine, Nebraska, Oregon". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ Estimated if it had existed. "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Official Results of November General" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State.