Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012

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

2010 ← January 31, 2012 → 2012 (Regular)

Nominee James Foster Steven Reynolds Suzanne Bonamici Party Libertarian Progressive Democratic   Nominee Rob Cornilles Party Republican

U.S. Representative before election David Wu Democratic Elected U.S. Representative TBD

A 2012 special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district will be 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] On September 28th, 2011 the Oregon Libertarian Party nominated James Foster, a computer programmer as their candidate. On November 8th, 2011 the Oregon Progressive Party nominated Steven Reynolds, a West Point graduate and an unemployed disabled veteran as their candidate for the special election.

Democratic primary

Ballots were due for the Democratic primary on November 8, 2011.

Candidates

The following candidates have filed to run in the primary:

• Saba Ahmed, lobbyist and former engineer^[3][4]
• Brad Avakian, commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries^[4][5]
• Suzanne Bonamici, state senator^[4][5]
• Dominick Hammon, former contractor^[3][4]
• Robert Lettin, investment adviser^[3][4]
• Todd Ritter, textbook dealer^[3][4]
• Dan Strite, golf professional and business owner^[3][4]
• Brad Witt, state representative^[4][5]

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Brad Avakian	Suzanne Bonamici	Dominick Hannon	Robert Lettin	Todd Ritter	Dan Strite	Brad Witt	Other	Undecided
Oregonian/KGW	October 24–26, 2011	11%	45%	--	--	--	--	5%	1%	38%
Survey USA	October 17–20, 2011	14%	52%	1%	0%	1%	1%	9%	--	21%

Results

Democratic Primary results[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Suzanne Bonamici	48,404	65.27%
	Democratic	Brad Avakian	16,415	22.13%
	Democratic	Brad Witt	5,870	7.92%
	Democratic	Dan Strite	1,176	1.59%
	Democratic	Dominic Hammon	889	1.20%
	Democratic	Todd Lee Ritter	632	0.85%
	Democratic	write-ins	454	0.61%
	Democratic	Saba Ahmed	231	0.31%
	Democratic	Robert E. Lettin	91	0.12%
Totals			74,162	100%

Republican primary

Ballots were due for the Republican primary on November 8, 2011.

Candidates

The following candidates have filed to run in the primary:

• Rob Cornilles, businessman and unsuccessful 2010 nominee^[4][5]
• Pavel Goberman, fitness instructor and perennial candidate^[3][4]
• Jim Greenfield, real estate investor and film producer^[3][4]
• Lisa Michaels, activist and cable show host^[3][4]
• Delinda Delgado-Morgan, works with the International Union of Operating Engineers^[3][4]

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Rob Cornilles	Delinda Delgado-Morgan	Pavel Goberman	Jim Greenfield	Lisa Michaels	Undecided
Survey USA	October 17–20, 2011	66%	2%	1%	4%	7%	20%

Results

Republican Primary results[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Rob Cornilles	39,500	72.76%
	Republican	Jim Greenfield	6,222	11.46%
	Republican	Lisa Michaels	5,597	10.31%
	Republican	Pavel Goberman	1,629	3.00%
	Republican	Delinda Delgado-Morgan	831	1.53%
	Republican	write-ins	507	0.93%
Totals			54,286	100%

Special/general election

Ballots are due for the special election on January 31, 2012.

Candidates

The following candidates will be on the ballot:

• Suzanne Bonamici, (Democrat), State Senator^[2]
• Rob Cornilles (Republican), businessman^[2]
• James Foster (Libertarian), computer programmer^[6]
• Steven Reynolds (Progressive), disabled Army veteran^[7]

References

1. ^ Trygstad, Kyle (August 4, 2011). "Oregon Special Election Set for January". Roll Call. http://www.rollcall.com/news/David-Wu-Special-Election-January-Oregon-208018-1.html. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "November 08, 2011 Special Congressional Primary Election: Unofficial Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/results/2011SP/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Mapes, Jeff (August 15, 2011). "Oregon's 1st District race attracts 13 hopefuls for Republican, Democratic primaries". The Oregonian. http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2011/08/oregons_1st_district_race_attr.html. Retrieved August 16, 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2011 Special Congressional Primary". Oregon Secretary of State. https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2011&cfElection=732&cfOffice=USR&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate=. Retrieved October 3, 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b c d} Joseph, Cameron (August 3, 2011). "Rep. Wu's 2010 GOP opponent jumps into special election to replace lawmaker". The Hill. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/175323-cornilles-jumps-into-special-election-to-replace-wu. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
6. ^ Knight, Bruce (September 28, 2011). "LPO picks James Foster for US House of Representatives". Libertarian Party of Oregon. http://www.lporegon.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149:lpo-picks-james-foster-for-us-house-of-representatives&catid=41:top-headlines. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
7. ^ Mapes, Jeff (November 16, 2011). "Progressive Party candidate wins ballot spot in congressional special election". The Oregonian. http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2011/11/progressive_party_candidate_wi.html. Retrieved November 17, 2011. 

External links

• Saba Ahmed campaign website
• Brad Avakian campaign website
• Suzanne Bonamici campaign website
• Rob Cornilles campaign website
• James Foster campaign website
• Pavel Goberman campaign website
• Jim Greenfield campaign website
• Lisa Michaels campaign website
• Delinda Morgan campaign website
• Steven Reynolds campaign website
• Dan Strite campaign website
• Brad Witt campaign website