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2012Final results

2012 election for Oregon's 3rd District

U.S. House · Oregon

Earl Blumenauer (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Ronald Green (R) by 54.7 points.

Earl BlumenauerDemocrat · winner
74.5%264,979
Ronald GreenRepublican
19.8%70,325
3.7%13,159
Michael ClineLibertarian
1.9%6,640
355,875 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+50.02006D+53.72008D+45.52010D+54.72012D+52.72014D+52.82018

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 BlumenauerNo Republican
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
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$981.7K
Spent by the campaign
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$632.6K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012

The candidates

Earl Blumenauer (D)Ronald Green (R)

Also on the ballot: Woodrow Broadnax (Green), 3.7%; Michael Cline (Libertarian), 1.9%