Earl Blumenauer

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 16, 1948
Current age: 77
Home state: Oregon
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1996–2022

Career timeline

1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep

2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep 2018Rep

2020Rep 2022Rep

14-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Blumenauer3.1M

Opponents1.2M

Elections run

Between 1996 and 2022, Earl Blumenauer ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Blumenauer's biggest single-election total was 343,574 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 3. Blumenauer's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 3, decided by 94,030 votes.

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How many votes has Earl Blumenauer received?

Earl Blumenauer has received 3,123,115 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

Earl Blumenauer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2022	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	212,11969.93%	Joanna Harbour (head-to-head) David Delk (head-to-head)
2020	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	343,57473.02%	Joanna Harbour (head-to-head) Alex C Diblasi Josh Solomon
2018	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	279,01972.6%	Gary Dye Michael Paul Marsh Tom Harrison Marc W Koller
2016	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	274,68771.84%	David W. Walker (head-to-head) David Delk (head-to-head)
2014	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	211,74872.33%	James Buchal Michael Meo (head-to-head) Jeffrey J. Langan David W. Walker (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	264,97974.46%	Ronald Green Woodrow Broadnax Michael Cline
2010	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	193,10470.02%	Delia Lopez (head-to-head) Jeff Lawrence Michael Meo (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	254,23574.54%	Delia Lopez (head-to-head) Michael Meo (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	186,38073.49%	Bruce Broussard David Brownlow (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	245,55970.86%	Tami Mars Walter F. Brown (head-to-head) Dale Winegarden
2002	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	156,85166.75%	Sarah Seale Walter F. Brown (head-to-head) Kevin Jones David Brownlow (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	181,04966.77%	Jeffery L. Pollock Tre Arrow Bruce Alexander Knight (head-to-head) Walter F. Brown (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	153,88983.93%	Bruce Alexander Knight (head-to-head) Walter F. Brown (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	165,92266.93%	Scott Bruun Joe Keating Bruce Alexander Knight (head-to-head) Victoria P. Guillebeau

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000574) and Wikidata (Q748066). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Earl Blumenauer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/earl-blumenauer. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified August 15, 2026.