Congressman Wu was first elected in 1998 and served from 3 January 1999 until his 3 August 3, 2011 resignation.
Timeline:
25 July 2011: Amid scandal, Congressman David Wu announced that he would not run for re-election.
26 July 2011: "...I therefore intend to resign effective upon the resolution of the debt-ceiling crisis."
3 August 2011: "... I hereby resign ... effective immediately."
3 August 2011: Governor John A. Kitzhaber (Democratic) called a Special 8 November 2011 partisan Primary Election and a Special 31 January 2012 General Election to fill this vacant seat. This will be a vote by mail election.
31 January 2012: former state Senator Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon) was elected with 56% of the vote.

Tuesday 31 January 2012 Special Primary returns from an official source. Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon) won receiving 56% of the vote.

If a candidate receives a majority of the vote for this non-partisan office in the May primary, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote getters go to a runoff in November. [OR Revised Statutes 249.088]

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.