CQ Risk Rating: Democrat Favored 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Darlene Hooley (D) | 156,315 | 57% |
| Brian Boquist (R) | 118,631 | 43% |
| write-in | 402 | 0% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MAY 16, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Darlene Hooley | 58,866 | 99% |
| write-ins | 623 | 1% |
| | Republican |
| Brian Boquist | 35,450 | 65% |
| Aaron Hill | 18,754 | 34% |
| write-ins | 374 | 1% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
OREGON 5
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Willamette Valley, Pacific Coast - Salem; Corvallis
Oregon City, the western terminus of the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail, in
1844 became the first incorporated city west of the Mississippi River. For
settlers who made the five-month journey from Independence, Mo., the town
marked the end of an arduous trek to Oregon's fertile Willamette Valley. The
5th covers the northern part of that valley, then spills over the Coast
Ranges to cover two Pacific counties, Tillamook and Lincoln.
The Willamette Valley has Oregon's most fertile farmland, which still
drives the state's profitable trade in greenhouse crops, seeds and berries.
Once exclusively dependent on agriculture and timber, the district's economy
has diversified and now supports environmental research, high-tech
manufacturing and tourism. Although bound by urban growth limits, Portland's
residential suburbs are expanding into Clackamas County.
In the 1990s, the 5th sent four different people to Congress,
alternating between Republicans and Democrats. Corvallis, home to Oregon
State U., is the district's most liberal region. Its Democratic voters are
joined by the left-leaning coastal counties. Polk County, in the district's
center, votes generally Republican. But more than 70 percent of the
district's residents live in two unpredictable counties, Clackamas and
Marion, that have a large number of independent, swing voters.
Major Industry
Agriculture, lumber, paper, food processing
Population
568,712 (1990)
Cities
Salem, 122,566 (1996); Corvallis (pt.), 44,737 (1990); West Linn, 20,141
(1996)
People
42% urban, 35% rural; 14% age 65+ (ranks third of five in state; middle
third nationally); 60% married couples, 27% married couples with children;
21% college educated (ranks second of five in state; middle third
nationally); 56% white collar (ranks third of five in state; middle third
nationally), 24% blue collar (ranks fourth of five in state; middle third
nationally) (1990)
Race
94% white, 1% black, 2% Asian; 5% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$28,608 (ranks second of five in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
End of the Oregon Trail museum; Oregon Coast Aquarium.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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