2016Final results
2016 election for Oregon's 3rd District
U.S. House · Oregon
Earl Blumenauer (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating David W. Walker (Ind) by 51.4 points.
Earl BlumenauerDemocrat · winner
71.8%274,687
David W. WalkerIndependent
20.4%78,154
David E. DelkProgressive
7.3%27,978
382,355 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Earl BlumenauerNo Republican
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
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$1M
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016