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2010Final results

2010 election for Oregon's 3rd District

U.S. House · Oregon

Earl Blumenauer (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Delia Lopez (R) by 45.5 points.

Earl BlumenauerDemocrat · winner
70.0%193,104
Delia LopezRepublican
24.6%67,714
Jeff LawrenceIndependent
3.0%8,380
2.2%6,197
275,802 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+47.22004D+50.02006D+53.72008D+45.52010D+54.72012D+52.72014

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 BlumenauerDelia Lopez
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$135.9K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$133.5K
$429.2K
Cash on hand
$2.3K

Other candidates' campaigns: Jeff Lawrence $27.1K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010

The candidates

Earl Blumenauer (D)Delia Lopez (R)

Also on the ballot: Jeff Lawrence (Independent), 3.0%; Michael Meo (Green), 2.2%