OR-05: Bynum's (D) primary win boosts Democrats' chances to flip Oregon seat
ANALYSIS — Democratic strategists scored a big primary victory in Oregon on Tuesday in what’s close to a must-win district in November.
State Rep. Janelle Bynum defeated 2022 nominee Jamie McLeod-Skinner 69 percent to 31 percent, with 74 percent of the estimated vote counted, in the Democratic primary in Oregon’s 5th District.
“It was very, very, very important,” former Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader said about the primary result. “It gives Democrats a chance of winning the 5th District of Oregon back.”
The Democratic establishments in D.C. and the Beaver State lost faith in McLeod-Skinner after she knocked off Schrader in the 2022 primary and subsequently lost to Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in the general election. So they rallied behind Bynum to keep McLeod-Skinner from becoming the nominee once again.
https://rollcall.com/2024/05/22/bynums-primary-win-boosts-democrats-chances-to-flip-oregon-seat/