Bonamici, Bentz, Hoyle win primaries in Oregon 1-2-4

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 did not attract as much attention as the others because the primary races were largely viewed as not as competitive.

Oregon 2024 Primary Election Results

Oregon’s 1st District

In Oregon’s 1st District, Suzanne Bonamici is seeking re-election but had two Democratic challengers, Jamil Ahmad and Courtney Casgraux.

It was no contest. Bonamici grabbed nearly 92% of the 8 p.m. votes counted and released. The Associated Press called the Democratic race for her.

Bob Todd ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Todd has 97% of the 17,032 votes counted in the GOP primary.

It will be Bonamici vs Todd in the November general election.

Oregon’s 2nd District

Oregon’s 2nd District — the largest in terms of land size — features Republican Cliff Bentz running for re-election. He faced Jason Beebe in the GOP primary. There are two Democrats facing off in the primary, Steve William Laible and Dan Ruby.

Both Bentz and Ruby took very commanding leads as the 8 p.m. vote count was released. Within minutes, the Associated Press called the races for each man.

The November match is set in Oregon’s 2nd District: GOP incumbent Cliff Bentz vs Democrat Dan Ruby.

Oregon’s 4th District

Incumbent Rep. Val Hoyle ran unopposed in the Democratic primary in the 4th Congressional District. She gathered 98.5% of the votes counted on Tuesday night.

Republican Monique DeSpain, an Air Force veteran with endorsements from the GOP establishment, pushed through a strong challenge from former Keizer City Council member Amy Ryan Courser.

The Associated Press called the race for DeSpain around 10:30 p.m. At that time she had a 58-41 lead.

In November, Hoyle will face DeSpain in her battle for re-election.

More Primary Info

PRIMARY DAY
Oregon’s all-mail primary was held on Tuesday. With the exception of Malheur County, all polls closed 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 closed 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.

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