For First Time in Over a Decade, Oregon Has Three Competitive House Races

Oregon residents drop off their ballots near the Multnomah County Elections building in Portland, Oregon, on November 3, 2020. Ankur Dholakia/AFP via Getty Images

For the first time in more than a decade, three of Oregon’s six congressional seats are competitive, and Oregon’s congressional delegation could include more than one Republican.

The retirement of 35-year incumbent Peter DeFazio in the 4th Congressional District, the primary defeat of incumbent Kurt Schrader in the 5th, and a new 6th district following the 2020 Census give Oregon voters a chance to elect three new representatives and affect the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives.