How Frequently Do Oregon Congressional Districts Flip?

Smart Politics:

A Smart Politics study of Oregon's nearly 250 U.S. House elections since statehood finds that party control has flipped just 11 percent of the time. ...

Oregon is currently in a stretch of 36 consecutive U.S. House elections without the flipping of a seat, dating back through the 1998 cycle - the second longest such streak in state history.

The last seat to flip occurred in 1996 when Republican incumbent Jim Bunn lost to Democrat Darlene Hooley.

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