Who's who in Oregon's other 3 congressional races
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Every two years, every member of the US House of Representatives has to seek re-election. Oregon has six congressional districts, the second election since the census results provided Oregon with an extra congressional seat.
Three of Oregon's six congressional districts have not attracted as much attention as the others because the primary races are largely viewed as not as competitive.
In Oregon's 1st District, Suzanne Bonamici is seeking re-election but has two Democratic challengers, Jamil Ahmad and Courtney Casgraux. Bob Todd is running unopposed in the Republican primary.
Oregon's 2nd District -- the largest in terms of land size -- features Republican Cliff Bentz running for re-election. He faces Jason Beebe in the GOP primary. There are two Democrats facing off in the primary, Steve William Laible and Dan Ruby.
Republican party leaders are putting their hopes in Monique DeSpain to flip a Democratic seat in the 4th Congressional District. DeSpain, an Air Force veteran, has endorsements from U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Cliff Bentz. DeSpain faces Amy Ryan Courser, a consultant and former Keizer City Council member, in the Republican primary.
Incumbent Rep. Val Hoyle is running unopposed in the Democratic primary in the 4th Congressional District. She won just over 50% of the vote in the 2022 general election.
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More Primary Info
PRIMARY DAY
Oregon’s all-mail primary will be held on Tuesday. With the exception of Malheur County, all polls close at 8 p.m. PT, which is 11 p.m. ET. Some of Malheur County’s polls fall in the Mountain time zone, meaning they close an hour earlier, but the county doesn’t release results until 11 p.m. ET.
WHO GETS TO VOTE
In Oregon, political parties can choose who can participate in their primaries, though the two major parties traditionally opt for closed primaries. That means that only voters registered with a political party may participate in that party’s primary. Democrats may not vote in the Republican primary or vice versa. Independent or unaffiliated voters may not participate in either primary.
DELEGATE ALLOCATION RULES
Oregon’s 66 pledged Democratic delegates are allocated according to the national party’s standard rules. Fifteen at-large delegates are allocated in proportion to the statewide vote, as are seven PLEO delegates, or “party leaders and elected officials.” The state’s six congressional districts have a combined 44 delegates at stake, which are allocated in proportion to the vote results in each district. Candidates must receive at least 15% of the statewide vote to qualify for any statewide delegates, and 15% of the vote in a congressional district to qualify for delegates in that district.
There are 31 delegates at stake in the Republican presidential primary, all of which go to the winner of the primary. Because Trump is the only Republican on the ballot, he will receive all of the state’s GOP delegates.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.