Janelle Bynum

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Janelle Bynum

| image = Janelle Bynum, official portrait (119th Congress).jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2025

| alt = Bynum smiling in front of the U.S. flag, wearing her House member pin and a pink jacket.

| state = Oregon

| district = {{ushr|OR|5|5th}}

| term_start = January 3, 2025

| term_end =

| predecessor = Lori Chavez-DeRemer

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the Oregon House of Representatives

| term_start1 = January 9, 2017

| term_end1 = January 3, 2025

| predecessor1 = Shemia Fagan

| successor1 = April Dobson

| constituency1 = 51st district (2017–2023)
39th district (2023–2025)

| birth_name = Janelle Sojourner Irick

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|31}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Mark Bynum

| children = 4

| education = Florida A&M University (BA)
University of Michigan (MBA)

| signature = Signature of Janelle Bynum.svg

| website = {{URL|bynum.house.gov|House website}}
{{URL|https://www.janellebynum.com/|Campaign website}}

}}

Janelle Sojourner Bynum (née Irick; born January 31, 1975) is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2025.

First elected to Oregon's legislature in 2016, Bynum previously represented the state's 51st district, which covered southern Multnomah County and northern Clackamas County, including the southeasternmost part of Portland, most of Happy Valley and Damascus and the surrounding area. She later represented the 39th district, which covers northern Clackamas County, including most of Happy Valley and parts of Oregon City, Milwaukie and the surrounding area.

On November 5, 2024, Bynum was elected to the United States House of Representatives to represent Oregon's 5th district after defeating incumbent Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in a close race. She is the first black member of Congress from Oregon.

Early life and education

Bynum grew up in Washington, D.C.{{cite web|url=http://dpo.org/people/janelle-bynum|title=State Representative Janelle Bynum|publisher=Democratic Party of Oregon|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202165816/http://dpo.org/people/janelle-bynum|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/10/19/janelle-bynum-brought-family-leave-to-east-portland-mcdonalds-workers/|title=Janelle Bynum Brought Family Leave to East Portland McDonald's Workers|author=Jaquiss, Nigel|author-link=Nigel Jaquiss|newspaper=Willamette Week|date=October 18, 2016|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083123/http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/10/19/janelle-bynum-brought-family-leave-to-east-portland-mcdonalds-workers/|url-status=live}} She attended Banneker High School and graduated from The Madeira School, and she interned on Capitol Hill during those years.{{cite web|url=https://rollcall.com/2025/02/12/janelle-bynum-take-five/|title=Rep. Janelle Bynum on what it means to be a 'disrupter'|date=February 12, 2025|access-date=February 12, 2025|website=Roll Call|last=Saksa|first=Jim}}{{cite news |last=Crombie |first=Noelle |date=May 26, 2021 |title=Rep. Janelle Bynum emerges as police reform leader |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/05/rep-janelle-bynum-emerges-as-police-reform-leader.html |work=The Oregonian |access-date=December 1, 2024}} She graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Florida A&M University in 1996 and with a Master in Business Administration from the University of Michigan in 2000.{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/168102/janelle-bynum#.WIbTUrHMz6Y|title=Janelle Bynum's Biography|website=Vote Smart|publisher=|access-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025133/https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/168102/janelle-bynum#.WIbTUrHMz6Y|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}

As a student at Florida A&M University, Bynum received a scholarship from Boeing, and she later served as a summer associate for the company.{{Cite web |title=Janelle Bynum -Higher Heights for America PAC |url=https://www.higherheightsforamericapac.org/blog/listing/janelle-bynum/ |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=www.higherheightsforamericapac.org |language=en |archive-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308021528/https://www.higherheightsforamericapac.org/blog/listing/janelle-bynum/ |url-status=live }} After graduating from college, Bynum worked at General Motors as a steering systems engineer while pursuing her MBA.

Career

While at General Motors, she was in Taiwan for a week following the 9/11 terrorist attacks' impact on air travel. Following this experience, in 2002, Bynum relocated to Clackamas County, Oregon to help her mother-in-law run a McDonald's franchise.{{Cite web |title=Janelle Bynum |url=http://www.girlslikeyouandme.com/janelle-bynum |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=Girls Like You and Me |language=en-US |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304013944/http://www.girlslikeyouandme.com/janelle-bynum |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2022 |title=The Only Black Woman in Oregon's House Tries To Keep Seat |url=https://www.governing.com/now/the-only-black-woman-in-oregons-house-tries-to-keep-seat |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=Governing |language=en |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304013949/https://www.governing.com/now/the-only-black-woman-in-oregons-house-tries-to-keep-seat |url-status=live }}

Oregon House of Representatives

= Elections =

File:Oregon_House_of_Representatives_election,_2016_results_by_district_(shaded).svg

In 2016, Bynum ran for Oregon's 51st House district after incumbent Shemia Fagan chose not to seek re-election. She won the Democratic primary with 66% of the vote, defeating former Damascus City Councilman Randy Shannon.{{cite news |date=May 18, 2016 |title=Democrats pick Janelle Bynum to challenge Happy Valley Mayor Lori Chavez-DeRemer for HD51 |url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/307076-185057-democrats-pick-janelle-bynum-to-challenge-happy-valley-mayor-lori-chavez-deremer-for-hd51 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202034225/http://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/307076-185057-democrats-pick-janelle-bynum-to-challenge-happy-valley-mayor-lori-chavez-deremer-for-hd51 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2017 |newspaper=Portland Tribune}} In the general election, she faced Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the mayor of Happy Valley, and won by a 51% to 49% margin in one of the most competitive state House races of the cycle.{{cite web |title=November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922111443/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777 |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |access-date=January 21, 2017 |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State}}{{cite web |author=Sevcenko, Melanie |date=January 12, 2017 |title=State Representative Janelle Bynum Breaks Records, Barriers |url=http://www.theskanner.com/news/northwest/24881-state-representative-janelle-bynum-breaks-records-barriers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113170755/http://www.theskanner.com/news/northwest/24881-state-representative-janelle-bynum-breaks-records-barriers |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2017 |publisher=The Skanner}}{{cite news |author=Jaquiss, Nigel |author-link=Nigel Jaquiss |date=November 9, 2016 |title=Oregon's Most Expensive House Race Will End With Narrow Victory for Janelle Bynum |url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/11/09/oregons-most-expensive-house-race-will-end-with-narrow-victory-for-jannelle-bynum/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083133/http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/11/09/oregons-most-expensive-house-race-will-end-with-narrow-victory-for-jannelle-bynum/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2017 |newspaper=Willamette Week}}{{cite web |author=Lehman, Chris |date=October 31, 2016 |title=The Road To Legislative Control In Oregon Leads Through The Suburbs |url=http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/road-legislative-control-oregon-leads-through-suburbs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202032543/http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/road-legislative-control-oregon-leads-through-suburbs |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2017 |publisher=Northwest News Network}}

During her 2018 re-election campaign, while canvassing a neighborhood in her district, Bynum, who is Black, was reported to the police as a "suspicious person."{{cite news |last=Zaveri |first=Mihir |date=July 5, 2018 |title=A Black Oregon Lawmaker Was Knocking on Doors. Someone Called the Police. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/us/janelle-bynum-police-portland.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705230029/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/us/janelle-bynum-police-portland.html |archive-date=July 5, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times}} That year, she again faced Chavez-DeRemer and won with 53% of the vote. In 2020, she won another term by defeating Republican Jane Hays, a school administrator, and Libertarian candidate Donald Crawford.{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2020 |title=WW's November 2020 Endorsements: Oregon House |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/10/14/wws-november-2020-endorsements-oregon-house/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025080742/https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/10/14/wws-november-2020-endorsements-oregon-house/ |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}

In 2022, following redistricting, Bynum was drawn into the 39th District which no longer included East Portland and parts of Gresham and instead covered parts of unincorporated Clackamas County.{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Aimee Green {{!}} The |date=November 14, 2022 |title=Democratic Rep. Janelle Bynum wins re-election to Happy Valley seat |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/democratic-rep-janelle-bynum-wins-re-election-to-happy-valley-seat-fending-off-republican-kori-haynes.html |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=oregonlive |language=en |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304023528/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/democratic-rep-janelle-bynum-wins-re-election-to-happy-valley-seat-fending-off-republican-kori-haynes.html |url-status=live}} Though the race was considered competitive by The Oregonian in early November 2022,{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Aimee Green {{!}} The |date=November 2, 2022 |title=Rep. Janelle Bynum works to win over new swath of Clackamas County voters in competitive House race against newcomer Kori Haynes |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/only-black-woman-in-oregon-house-works-to-win-over-new-swath-of-voters-in-clackamas-county.html |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=oregonlive |language=en |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304023527/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/only-black-woman-in-oregon-house-works-to-win-over-new-swath-of-voters-in-clackamas-county.html |url-status=live }} she ultimately defeated Republican candidate Kori Haynes by a 10-point margin.

= Tenure =

In 2019, Bynum cast the sole vote in Oregon's House of Representatives against a bill that would give more time for rape survivors to file civil suits, extending the statute of limitations.{{cite news |last=Douglass |first=Joe |date=May 21, 2019 |title=Lawmaker casts sole vote against bill that would give more time for rape survivors to sue |url=https://katu.com/news/local/state-lawmaker-casts-sole-vote-against-bill-to-give-more-time-to-rape-survivors-to-sue |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=KATU}} In 2020, Bynum and other state legislators pressed Governor Kate Brown to release nearly 2,000 state prison inmates, about 14 percent of Oregon’s inmate population, commuting their sentences.{{Cite web |last=Crombie |first=Noelle |date=June 16, 2020 |title=Group of Oregon lawmakers press governor to release nearly 2,000 inmates early over coronavirus risk |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/06/group-of-oregon-lawmakers-press-governor-to-release-nearly-2000-inmates-early-over-coronavirus-risk.html |website=oregonlive}}

In January 2022, after Tina Kotek resigned her position to focus on her run for Governor,{{Cite web |title=Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek resigning to focus on governor's race |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/06/oregon-governors-race-house-speaker-tina-kotek-resigning/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115230535/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/06/oregon-governors-race-house-speaker-tina-kotek-resigning/ |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=opb |language=en}} Bynum ran for the position of Oregon Speaker of the House against Representative Dan Rayfield of Corvallis.{{Cite web |title=House Democrats will vote this weekend for likely next Oregon speaker |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/14/house-democrats-vote-oregon-speaker-legislature/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304023528/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/14/house-democrats-vote-oregon-speaker-legislature/ |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=opb |language=en}} In a closed-door meeting, Rayfield defeated Bynum for the Democratic caucus nomination for Speaker.{{Cite web |title=Rep. Dan Rayfield is likely to be Oregon's next House speaker |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/17/rep-dan-rayfield-picked-by-democrats-oregon-house-speaker/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304023529/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/17/rep-dan-rayfield-picked-by-democrats-oregon-house-speaker/ |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=opb |language=en}} Despite losing her party's nomination for Speaker, in February 2022, Bynum was the first Black person in Oregon's history to receive votes for Speaker of the House when she received four votes for Speaker.{{Cite web |title=Julia Shumway on X: "Rep. @DanRayfield is the next Speaker of the Oregon House. Final vote: 32 Rayfield, 18 Breese-Iverson, 4 Bynum. #orleg #orpol" |url=https://twitter.com/JMShumway/status/1488553386488131594?s=20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304025031/https://twitter.com/JMShumway/status/1488553386488131594?s=20 |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=Twitter |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Radnovich |first1=Connor |date=February 2, 2022 |title=First day of session: Call for empathy, then a public protest |work=Register-Guard}}{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Hillary Borrud {{!}} The |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Oregon Democrats skipped chance to nominate first speaker of color. Secrecy makes it unclear why |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/02/oregon-democrats-skipped-chance-to-nominate-first-house-speaker-of-color-secrecy-makes-it-unclear-why.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304023525/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/02/oregon-democrats-skipped-chance-to-nominate-first-house-speaker-of-color-secrecy-makes-it-unclear-why.html |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}

As of 2023, Bynum served as chair of the House Committee on Economic Development and Small Business. In April 2023, as Chief Sponsor, Bynum supported the passage of Senate Bill 4, the Oregon CHIPS Act, a $210 million initiative to strengthen the state's semiconductor industry. The act provides funding for grants, loans, research, and land development to attract semiconductor companies and promote advanced manufacturing in Oregon.{{Cite web |last=Shumway |first=Julia |date=2023-04-06 |title=House passes $210 million Oregon CHIPS Act to fund semiconductor industry • Oregon Capital Chronicle |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/04/06/house-passes-210-million-oregon-chips-act-to-fund-semiconductor-industry/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |language=en-US}} Bynum retired from the Oregon House of Representatives to run for congress, and was succeeded by April Dobson in January 2025.{{Cite web |title=Janelle Bynum flips US House District and will become Oregon's first Black member of Congress |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/15/janelle-bynum-black-member-congress-tol/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=opb |language=en}}

U.S. House of Representatives

= 2024 election =

{{Main|2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5}}

File:Janelle_Bynum_Ceremonial_swearing_in_to_Congress.jpg in Bend, Oregon, 2025]]

On June 21, 2023, Bynum announced she would seek the Democratic nomination for Oregon's 5th congressional district, a seat then held by her 2016 and 2018 Republican opponent Lori Chavez-DeRemer.{{Cite news |last=Jaquiss |first=Nigel |author-link=Nigel Jaquiss |date=June 21, 2023 |title=State Rep. Janelle Bynum Officially Enters 5th Congressional District Race |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/06/21/state-rep-janelle-bynum-officially-enters-5th-congressional-district-race/ |access-date=February 17, 2024}} In January 2024, the DCCC named Bynum to its "Red to Blue" program, giving her access to increased fundraising, training, and guidance from the national Democratic Party.{{cite news|last=Shumway|first=Julia|date=January 29, 2024|title=National Democratic campaign backs Janelle Bynum for Oregon's 5th District|url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/01/29/democrats-add-oregons-janelle-bynum-to-red-to-blue-program/|work=Oregon Capital Chronicle|access-date=February 17, 2024}} On May 21, 2024, Bynum defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the Democratic primary.{{cite news|last=Dole |first=Bryce |date=May 21, 2024|title=Janelle Bynum defeats Jamie McLeod-Skinner in Democratic race for Oregon's 5th Congressional District |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/21/oregon-primary-5th-congressional-district-democrats-election-janelle-bynum-jamie-mcleod-skinner/|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|access-date=June 20, 2024}}

On November 5, 2024, Bynum narrowly won the general election after defeating incumbent Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who she had previously defeated twice in state-level races.{{cite news|last=Dole|first=Bryce|date=November 8, 2024|title=Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon's most high-profile US House district|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/08/oregon-janelle-bynum-u-s-house-5th-congressional-district-congress-election-democrats-reupublicans-lori-chavez-deremer/|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|access-date=November 8, 2024}} The race was the 11th most expensive in the 2024 cycle, drawing over $26 million in outside spending. Bynum is the first black member of Congress elected in Oregon.

= Tenure =

In 2025, Bynum was one of 46 House Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote for the Laken Riley Act.{{cite news |last=Rashid |first=Hafiz |date=January 22, 2025 |title=The 46 Democrats Who Voted for Republicans' Racist Immigration Bill |url=https://newrepublic.com/post/190569/list-house-democrats-vote-pass-laken-riley-act-immigration-bill |accessdate=January 31, 2025 |publisher=The New Republic}}

= Committees =

Bynum's committee assignments for the 119th Congress include:{{Cite web |title=Rep. Janelle Bynum - D Oregon, 5th, In Office - Biography {{!}} LegiStorm |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/263841/Janelle_Sojourner_Bynum.html |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=www.legistorm.com |language=en}}

= Caucuses =

Bynum's caucus memberships include:

Future Forum (new member co-chair)
New Democrat Coalition
Bipartisan Women's Caucus (vice chair)
Congressional Black Caucus

Personal life

Bynum and her husband, Mark, have four children and live in Happy Valley. They own several McDonald's franchises in the Portland area.{{cite news |last1=Monahan |first1=Rachel |title=What's It Like to Run a McDonald's During a Pandemic? The Orders Get Larger. |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/business/2020/12/02/whats-it-like-to-run-a-mcdonalds-during-a-pandemic-the-orders-get-larger/ |access-date=March 21, 2024 |work=Willamette Week |date=December 2, 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://blackpdx.com/janelle-bynum-announces-candidacy-for-the-oregon-legislature-in-house-district-51/|title=Janelle Bynum announces candidacy for the Oregon Legislature in House District 51|author=Greenidge, Jomo|publisher=Black PDX|date=March 13, 2016|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202014659/https://blackpdx.com/janelle-bynum-announces-candidacy-for-the-oregon-legislature-in-house-district-51/|url-status=live}} She is a Christian.

Electoral history

= 2024 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Oregon 5th Congressional District election{{cite web |title=November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf |website=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=December 12, 2024 |archive-date=December 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212212240/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Janelle Bynum|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=191,365|percentage=47.69}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Lori Chavez-DeRemer (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=180,420|percentage=44.96}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Independent politician|candidate=Brett Smith|votes=18,665|percentage=4.65}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Sonja Feintech|votes=6,193|percentage=1.54}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Pacific Green Party|candidate=Andrea Townsend|votes=4155|percentage=1.04}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes=495

|percentage=0.12}}

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|title=2024 Oregon 5th Congressional District Democratic Primary election{{Cite web |title=May 21, 2024 Democratic Primary Election Abstract of Votes |url= https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2024-results.pdf }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Janelle Bynum

|votes=55,473

|percentage=69.43

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Jamie McLeod-Skinner

|votes=23,905

|percentage=29.92

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes=510

|percentage=0.63

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{{Election box total no change

|votes=79,888

|percentage=100.0

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= 2022 =

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|title=2022 Oregon House of Representatives 39th district election{{Cite web |title=November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216221024/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Janelle Bynum (incumbent)

|votes=15,678

|percentage=54.96

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Kori Haynes

|votes=12,801

|percentage=44.87

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes=48

|percentage=0.17

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{{Election box total no change

|votes=28,527

|percentage=100.0

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| title = 2022 Oregon House of Representatives 39th district Democratic primary{{cite web|title=May 17, 2022, Primary Election Abstract of Votes|website=Oregon Secretary of State|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2022.pdf|access-date=March 7, 2023|archive-date=December 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231174734/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2022.pdf|url-status=live}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Janelle Bynum (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 4,885

| percentage = 98.63

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes=68

|percentage=1.37

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,953

| percentage = 100.0

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= 2020 =

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|title=2020 Oregon House of Representatives 51st district election{{Cite web |title=November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204001036/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Janelle Bynum (incumbent)

|votes=18,939

|percentage=52.83

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Jane Hays

|votes=15,466

|percentage=43.15

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate=Don Crawford

|votes=1,393

|percentage=3.89

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes=48

|percentage=0.13

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes=35,846

|percentage=100.0

}}

= 2018 =

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|title=2018 Oregon House of Representatives 51st district election{{Cite web |title=November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521033820/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Janelle Bynum (incumbent)

|votes=14,843

|percentage=53.92

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Lori Chavez-DeRemer

|votes=12,620

|percentage=45.85

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes=63

|percentage=0.23

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes=27,526

|percentage=100.0

}}

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|title=2018 Oregon House of Representatives 51st district Democratic primary{{Cite web |title=May 15, 2018, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873849 |access-date=January 19, 2023 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518055149/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873849 |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Janelle Bynum (Incumbent)

|votes=3,405

|percentage=98.04

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes=68

|percentage=1.96

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes=3,405

|percentage=100.0}}

= 2016 =

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|title=2016 Oregon House of Representatives 51st district election{{Cite web |title=November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109101115/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777 |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Janelle Bynum

|votes=14,310

|percentage=50.85

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Lori Chavez-DeRemer

|votes=13,746

|percentage=48.85

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes=86

|percentage=0.30

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes=28,142

|percentage=100.0}}

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|title=2016 Oregon House of Representatives 51st district Democratic primary{{Cite web |title=May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873801 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119070234/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873801 |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Janelle Bynum

|votes=4,218

|percentage=68.91

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Randy Shannon

|votes=1,827

|percentage=29.85

}}