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      Data: MIT Election Lab, VEST, Census Bureau
      Home/Elections/1988/US House/Oregon/OR-04
      1988·US House·Oregon·District profile →

      Oregon District 4 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Peter A Defazio
      72.0%108,483 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Jim Howard
      28.0%42,220 votes
      Margin
      D+44.0
      150,735 total votes
      3 candidates150,735 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Peter A DefazioDEM✓
      		DEM108,48372.0%
      Jim HowardREP
      		REP42,22028.0%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH320.0%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+12.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+0.8
      Even20082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202454.1%42.2%D+12.0391,317
      202055.1%42.3%D+12.7407,431
      201648.5%40.5%D+8.0353,364
      201257.0%43.0%D+14.0307,453
      200857.7%39.9%D+17.7337,321

      Seat History

      US House in Oregon

      2024
      Val HoyleDEM
      D+7.8
      2022
      Val HoyleDEM
      D+7.5
      Redistricted
      2020
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+5.3
      2018
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+15.1
      2016
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+15.8
      2014
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+21.0
      2012
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+20.1
      Redistricted
      2010
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+10.9
      2008
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+82.3
      2006
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+24.6
      2004
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+23.4
      2002
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+29.5
      Redistricted
      2000
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+37.5
      1998
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+41.6
      1996
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      D+37.3
      View all US House history for Oregon →

      Candidates

      Jim HowardREP
      Record0W-4L
      Avg MarginD+2.6
      Career1976-2022
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Peter A DefazioDEM
      Record18W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1986-2020
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Oregon, 1988

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