2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district special election

2012 United States House of Representatives special general election in Oregon's 1st congressional district

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Nominee Suzanne Bonamici Rob Cornilles
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 111,570 81,985
Percentage 53.8% 39.6%

County results
Bonamici:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%
Cornilles:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election

David Wu
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic

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. Primary elections were held on November 8, 2011, with the Democrats selecting state senator Suzanne Bonamici and the Republicans selecting businessman Rob Cornilles.[1][2]

Bonamici was declared the winner almost as soon as the ballot deadline expired at 8 pm PST.[3] She carried every county in the district except Yamhill County, which Cornilles won by a seven-point margin.[4]

  1. ^ Trygstad, Kyle (August 4, 2011). "Oregon Special Election Set for January". Roll Call. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "November 8, 2011 Special Congressional Primary Election: Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  3. ^ "Democrat Suzanne Bonamici wins Oregon special election, replacing David Wu after sex scandal". The Washington Post. January 31, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "Representative in Congress, 1st District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 1, 2012.