Democrat Janelle Bynum has defeated incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and will give Oregon a 5-1 Democratic majority in Congress, the third time she has beaten her Republican rival in an election in less than a decade.

Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of Congress.Bynum, a state representative who was backed and funded by national Democrats,

Democrat Janelle Bynum wins election to U.S. House in Oregon's 5th Congressional District, beating incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Democratic state lawmaker Janelle Bynum beat Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to represent Oregon's 5th Congressional District, per the Associated Press. Why it matters: Bynum's win flips the swing district back to blue and adds another Democratic seat to the U.

State Representative Janelle Bynum, a Democrat and the first Black woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress, ousted the freshman Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

Janelle Bynum, an Oregon legislator from Happy Valley, has declared victory in the race for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District.

Surrounded by a hastily assembled group of campaign volunteers, Democrat Janelle Bynum declared victory in Oregon’s closest congressional race.

Janelle Bynum declares victory in Oregon's 5th District, poised to be the state's first Black Congress member.