Democratic state Rep. Andrea Salinas won her race to represent Oregon’s 6th Congressional District, and Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer won the state’s 5th Congressional District race, making history with the two Latinas Oregon’s first Latinx members of Congress.
“No matter who you voted for or what lies ahead, I will be your champion,” Salinas said in a statement to her new constituents. “It’s the honor of my lifetime to be your Congresswoman-elect.”
With 99% of the votes counted in the 5th Congressional District race as of Tuesday morning, Chavez-DeRemer won 51.1% of the votes. In contrast, her competition, Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner, won 48.8% of votes, according to the NBC News Decision Desk.
After her win, Chavez-DeRemer tweeted, “I am excited and ready to serve the people of Oregon.”
Her win also makes Chavez-DeRemer the first Republican to flip the seat held by Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader since 2009.
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