District: OR-05
Cook Political Ranking: Lean D
Performance Voter Index: D+4
Rep. Janelle Bynum was elected to serve Oregon’s 5th Congressional district in 2024. As a small business owner and former state legislator, Bynum has dedicated her life to serving her community. Oregon’s 5th Congressional district includes all of Linn County, the majority of Clackamas County, and portions of Marion, Jefferson, Multnomah and Deschutes counties.

In 2022, Republicans successfully flipped this seat after longtime Democratic incumbent Kurt Schrader did not seek reelection. The Democratic nominee, Jamie McLeod-Skinner fell short to Republican candidate Lori Chavez-DeRemer by 2 percentage points (7,299 votes). In 2024, Democrats elected Janelle Bynum as the nominee after soundly defeating Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the primary, winning by 40 percentage points (31,568 votes). Bynum went on to face Chavez-DeRemer in the general election and defeated the incumbent by 2 percentage points (10,945 votes). Bynum’s fundraising was strong, as she raised $7.5 million compared to the incumbent’s $6 million. In a competitive swing district outside spending was a factor in this race. Super PACs, national party committees, politically active nonprofits, and other non-candidate groups together spent nearly $26 million in this district.