2014Final results
2014 election for Oregon's 3rd District
U.S. House · Oregon
Earl Blumenauer (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating James Buchal (R) by 52.7 points.
Earl BlumenauerDemocrat · winner
72.3%211,748
James BuchalRepublican
19.6%57,424
Michael MeoGreen
4.1%12,106
Jeffrey J. LanganLibertarian
2.2%6,381
David W. WalkerIndependent
1.4%4,009
292,757 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 2014
Races before and after
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 BlumenauerJames Buchal
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$8.4K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$8.4K
$655K
Cash on hand
$7
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014
The candidates
Earl Blumenauer (D)James Buchal (R)
Also on the ballot: Michael Meo (Green), 4.1%; Jeffrey J. Langan (Libertarian), 2.2%; David W. Walker (Independent), 1.4%