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2006Final results

2006 election for Oregon's 3rd District

U.S. House · Oregon

Earl Blumenauer (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Bruce Broussard (R) by 50.0 points.

Earl BlumenauerDemocrat · winner
73.5%186,380
Bruce BroussardRepublican
23.5%59,529
David BrownlowConstitution
2.8%7,003
253,610 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+43.12000D+40.02002D+47.22004D+50.02006D+53.72008D+45.52010

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Earl BlumenauerBruce Broussard
$789.4K
Raised by the campaign
$2K
$676K
Spent by the campaign
$2K
$324.3K
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006

The candidates

Earl Blumenauer (D)Bruce Broussard (R)

Also on the ballot: David Brownlow (Constitution), 2.8%