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Wu, Walden and Blumenauer win

08:38 PM PST on Tuesday, November 7, 2006

By WILLIAM McCALL, Associated Press Writer

SALEM, Ore. -- U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and David Wu, both Democrats, won their re-election bids on Tuesday as did Republican Greg Walden.

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Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer speaks at the DNC.

All three had won roughly two-thirds of the votes that had been counted in their districts just before 8:30 p.m.

Blumenauer had 77 percent with 26 percent of the expected votes counted, while Wu had 66.6 percent with 26 percent of the expected votes counted.

Walden had 68.2 percent of the vote in his district with 11 percent of the expected votes counted.

All three had been heavily favored with little competition for their seats in the mid-term contest.

U.S. Reps. Darlene Hooley and Peter DeFazio, both Democrats, were in closer races.