2024Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2024 election for Oregon's 5th District
U.S. House · Oregon
Janelle Bynum (D) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) by 2.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Janelle BynumDemocrat · winner
47.6%186,976
Lori Chavez-DeRemerRepublican
44.8%175,969
Brett SmithIndependent
4.7%18,320
Sonja FeintechLibertarian
1.5%6,043
1.2%4,710
The same year, the district voted D+6.0 for president; this race was D+2.8.392,557 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Janelle BynumLori Chavez-DeRemer
$7.5M
Raised by the campaign
$6.1M
$7.5M
Spent by the campaign
$5.7M
$45.1K
Cash on hand
$353.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Brett Smith $8.7K · Sonja Feintech $4.7K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024
The candidates
Janelle Bynum (D)Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R)
Also on the ballot: Brett Smith (Independent), 4.7%; Sonja Feintech (Libertarian), 1.5%; Andrea Thorn Townsend (Green), 1.2%