A week after the Associated Press called the race, Republican candidate Monique DeSpain conceded the election to represent Southwestern Oregon in Congress.
In her Nov. 14 concession, DeSpain thanked her supporters, expressed pride in her campaign, noted the spending gap between her and incumbent Rep. Val Hoyle, urged nonvoters to participate in the future and pledged to keep advocating.
House District 4 candidate Monique DeSpain speaks to supporters during an election party held by the Lane County Republican Party on Election Day Tuesday, November 5, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon.
“This election is not the end, but just the beginning of holding Val Hoyle accountable for delivering the bipartisan results she promised,” DeSpain said in her statement. “I challenge her to actually vote to secure our border, to prevent fentanyl from entering Oregon and killing our people, to prevent wildfires instead of funding fires (and) to end homelessness, not just fund them .”
Oregon’s congressional delegation became more Democratic this election, with Hoyle and U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas winning reelection and Janelle Bynum (D) unseating incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) in Oregon’s 5th District, according to an AP call Tuesday morning. But national politics moved in the opposite direction, with AP calling for a Republican majority in the House of Representatives on Monday evening.
As of noon, the November 14 election results showed the following:
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Val Hoyle (D)*: 190,429, 51.7%
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Monique DeSpanje (R): 162,803, 44.2%
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Justin Filip (PN): 9,803, 2.7%
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Dan Bahlen (LB): 5,447, 1.5%
Alan Torres handles local government for the Register-Guard. He can be reached via email at atorres@registerguard.com or at X @alanfryetorres.
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