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2026 results · Oregon · Oregon 5th District

Janelle S Bynum, the Democrat, wins re-election in Oregon's 5th District

Kamala Harris carried the district by 8.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 2.0-point move toward the Democrats.

Oregon 5th District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Janelle S BynumDemocrat, incumbent187,73454.2%
Patti AdairRepublican150,93443.5%
Andrea TownsendOther party7,5322.2%
Write-in3440.1%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 1:15 AM EST · 93% counted.

About 93% of the expected vote counted346,544 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:10 PM ESTSource: Oregon Secretary of State

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About the seat

Oregon's 5th District takes in all or part of 6 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+8.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 2.0 points toward the Democrats, ranks 5 of 6 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
D+8.6
2024 House race, same lines
D+2.9
Move from 2024, rank in state
5 of 6
  1. Clackamas County43%
  2. Deschutes County27%
  3. Linn County17%
  4. Multnomah County7%
  5. Marion County5%
  6. Jefferson County0%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.

What the count shows

Added together, the 5 counties compared moved 1.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 86% as many votes as in 2024, from 119% in Multnomah County to 54% in Marion County.

Multnomah County moved most: D+72.5 for president in 2024, D+67.0 this year

The 5 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+80EvenD+80Move
Multnomah County25,702 votes5.5 pts → R
Marion County18,344 votes2.4 pts → R
Linn County60,510 votes2.4 pts → D
Clackamas County148,216 votes1.2 pts → R
Deschutes County93,762 votes0.2 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Clackamas County added 6,021 net votes for Adair against the 2024 margin

Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 117 votes toward Bynum: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Clackamas County+6,021 Adair
  2. Linn County+3,315 Bynum
  3. Marion County+2,697 Bynum
  4. Multnomah County+1,567 Bynum
  5. Deschutes County+1,441 Adair

No county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Bynum; 1 that Kamala Harris carried is led by Adair

Striped on the map above. Largest first; the 0 largest of 1, leaving out any under 2,000 votes in 2024.

    Oregon’s ballot

    StatewideDemocrats won all 2 of Oregon's statewide races.

    1. U.S. SenateJeff MerkleyD+19.4
    2. GovernorTina KotekD+9.6

    won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

    Every count on this page is the official count published by the Oregon Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.