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Janelle S. Bynum

Janelle S. Bynum

DemocratOR-5 · Representative
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2024

House · OR-5
Won
DJanelle S. BynumWinner
191,365 votes47.7%
RLori Chavez-DeRemer
180,420 votes45.0%
IBrett Smith
18,665 votes4.7%
LSonja Feintech
6,193 votes1.5%
PAndrea Thorn Townsend
4,155 votes1.0%
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495 votes0.1%
Margin of victory: +2.7%

In the 2024 House race for OR-5, Janelle S. Bynum (D) won with 47.7% of the vote, defeating Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) who received 45.0%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 2.7-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.

Janelle S. Bynum defeated the incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R), which is a significant political event — most incumbents win re-election by wide margins. This was a general election upset. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. Given the narrow margin, this seat is likely to remain competitive and attract heavy investment in the next cycle.