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2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district special election

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Field	Value
election_name	2012 United States House of Representatives special general election in Oregon's 1st congressional district
country	Oregon
type	Presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1
previous_year	2010
next_election	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1
next_year	2012
election_date	January 31, 2012
image1	[[File:Suzanne-bonamici-8-10-11 (cropped).jpg	125px]]
nominee1	Suzanne Bonamici
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	111,570
percentage1	53.8%
image2	[[File:No image.svg	125px]]
nominee2	Rob Cornilles
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	81,985
percentage2	39.6%
map_image	2012 OR-01 special.svg
map_size	230px
map_caption	County results
Bonamici:
Cornilles:
title	U.S. Representative
before_election	David Wu
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Suzanne Bonamici
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Bonamici:
Cornilles: A 2012 special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31, 2012, to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for Oregon's 1st congressional district, following the resignation of Representative David Wu. Primary elections were held on November 8, 2011, with the Democrats selecting state senator Suzanne Bonamici and the Republicans selecting businessman Rob Cornilles.

Bonamici was declared the winner almost as soon as the ballot deadline expired at 8 pm PST. She carried every county in the district except Yamhill County, which Cornilles won by a seven-point margin.

Democratic primary

Ballots were due for the Democratic primary on November 8, 2011.

Candidates

The following candidates filed to run in the primary:

Saba Ahmed, lobbyist and former engineer
Brad Avakian, commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
Suzanne Bonamici, state senator
Dominick Hammon, former contractor
Robert Lettin, investment adviser
Todd Ritter, textbook dealer
Dan Strite, golf professional and business owner
Brad Witt, state representative

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Brad Avakian	Suzanne Bonamici	Dominick Hannon	Robert Lettin	Todd Ritter	Dan Strite	Brad Witt	Other	Undecided
Oregonian/KGW	October 24–26, 2011	11%	45%	–	–	–	–	5%	1%	38%
Survey USA	October 17–20, 2011	14%	52%	1%	0%	1%	1%	9%	–	21%

Results

Republican primary

Ballots were due for the Republican primary on November 8, 2011.

Candidates

The following candidates have filed to run in the primary:

Rob Cornilles, businessman and unsuccessful 2010 nominee
Pavel Goberman, fitness instructor and perennial candidate
Jim Greenfield, real estate investor and film producer
Lisa Michaels, activist and cable show host
Delinda Delgado-Morgan, works with the International Union of Operating Engineers

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Rob Cornilles	Delinda Delgado-Morgan	Pavel Goberman	Jim Greenfield	Lisa Michaels	Undecided
Survey USA	October 17–20, 2011	66%	2%	1%	4%	7%	20%

Results

Independent primary

Oregon's cross nomination system, a form of fusion voting, allows a candidate for partisan public office to be nominated by up to three political parties.{{cite news |access-date=November 20, 2011

Candidates

Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon state senator
Rob Cornilles, businessman

Results

Special general election

Ballots were due for the special election on January 31, 2012.

Candidates

The following candidates will be on the ballot:

Suzanne Bonamici, (Democrat, Independent), State Senator
Rob Cornilles (Republican), businessman
James Foster (Libertarian), computer programmer
Steven Reynolds (Progressive), Army veteran

Polling

Poll Source	Date Administered	Suzanne Bonamici (D)	Rob Cornilles (R)	James Foster (L)	Steven Reynolds (OPP)	Undecided
Survey USA	December 22, 2011 – January 4, 2012	50%	39%	2%	2%	7%
Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos/SEIU	December 13–14, 2011	52%	41%	–	–	7%

Results

References

Trygstad, Kyle. (August 4, 2011). "Oregon Special Election Set for January". [[Roll Call]].
"November 8, 2011 Special Congressional Primary Election: Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State.
(January 31, 2012). "Democrat Suzanne Bonamici wins Oregon special election, replacing David Wu after sex scandal".
"Representative in Congress, 1st District".
Mapes, Jeff. (August 15, 2011). "Oregon's 1st District race attracts 13 hopefuls for Republican, Democratic primaries". [[The Oregonian]].
"Candidate Filing Search Results: 2011 Special Congressional Primary". [[Oregon Secretary of State]].
Joseph, Cameron. (August 3, 2011). "Rep. Wu's 2010 GOP opponent jumps into special election to replace lawmaker". [[The Hill (newspaper).
[http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2011/10/bonamici_holds_strong_lead_in.html Oregonian/KGW]
[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=f269957d-e9e1-4efc-8e7f-6c09ebb03980 Survey USA]
"Bonamici Wins IPO Nomination for U.S. Representative". Independent Party of Oregon.
Knight, Bruce. (September 28, 2011). "LPO picks James Foster for US House of Representatives". Libertarian Party of Oregon.
Mapes, Jeff. (November 16, 2011). "Progressive Party candidate wins ballot spot in congressional special election". The Oregonian.
[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=09d789cb-073e-456f-8c63-665d1f9c53d3 Survey USA]
[http://www.dailykos.com/polling/2011/12/13/OR-1/92/9SVBa Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos/SEIU]
"January 31, 2012, Special Election Official Results". Oregon Secretary of State.

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