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2016Final results

2016 election for Oregon's 4th District

U.S. House · Oregon

Peter A. DeFazio (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Art Robinson (R) by 15.8 points.

Peter A. DeFazioDemocrat · winner
55.5%220,628
Art RobinsonRepublican
39.7%157,743
3.1%12,194
Gil GuthrieLibertarian
1.6%6,527
397,568 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

EvenD+10.92010D+20.12012D+21.02014D+15.82016D+15.12018D+5.32020

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.

Peter A. DeFazioArt Robinson
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$66.4K
$886.1K
Spent by the campaign
$57K
$712.9K
Cash on hand
$9.9K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016

The candidates

Peter A. DeFazio (D)Art Robinson (R)

Also on the ballot: Mike Beilstein (Green), 3.1%; Gil Guthrie (Libertarian), 1.6%