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Election 1996 Results

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1996 US Senate election in Oregon

Gordon Smith (Republican) beat Tom Bruggere (Democrat) in Oregon in 1996, 49.8% to 45.9%, a margin of 3.9 points and 52,966 votes.

Ron Wyden (Democrat) beat Gordon H. Smith (Republican) in Oregon in 1996, 47.8% to 46.3%, a margin of 1.5 points and 18,220 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Republican hold continued from 1990, when Mark O. Hatfield won.

Republicans led in 31 of the 36 counties and Democrats in 5. The largest, Multnomah, cast 267,212 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.6 points. The closest was Columbia, where 360 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gordon Smith won Republican 677,336 49.8%
Tom Bruggere Democratic 624,370 45.9%
All other candidates 58,524 4.3%
Total1,360,230

Special election

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ron Wyden won Democratic 571,739 47.8%
Gordon H. Smith Republican 553,519 46.3%
All other candidates 71,350 6.0%
Total1,196,608

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Multnomah 164,291 61.5% 90,656 33.9% 12,265 267,212 D+27.6
Washington 71,014 45.4% 79,799 51.1% 5,444 156,257 R+5.6
Clackamas 64,642 45.4% 72,669 51.1% 5,002 142,313 R+5.6
Lane 71,869 52.0% 59,410 43.0% 6,802 138,081 D+9.0
Marion 43,102 40.6% 58,488 55.1% 4,586 106,176 R+14.5
Jackson 28,829 39.8% 40,308 55.6% 3,363 72,500 R+15.8
Deschutes 17,406 38.8% 25,405 56.6% 2,056 44,867 R+17.8
Douglas 13,695 32.2% 27,116 63.7% 1,725 42,536 R+31.6
Linn 13,818 34.7% 24,301 61.0% 1,732 39,851 R+26.3
Benton 17,650 51.5% 15,294 44.7% 1,295 34,239 D+6.9
Josephine 10,608 33.3% 19,362 60.8% 1,882 31,852 R+27.5
Yamhill 11,953 38.8% 17,515 56.8% 1,370 30,838 R+18.0
Coos 11,695 42.7% 14,295 52.2% 1,391 27,381 R+9.5
Klamath 7,308 29.9% 16,147 66.1% 966 24,421 R+36.2
Polk 9,502 39.0% 13,942 57.2% 934 24,378 R+18.2
Umatilla 6,242 29.4% 14,309 67.4% 677 21,228 R+38.0
Lincoln 10,063 49.5% 8,995 44.2% 1,282 20,340 D+5.3
Columbia 8,488 46.5% 8,848 48.5% 917 18,253 R+2.0
Clatsop 7,552 49.6% 6,932 45.6% 728 15,212 D+4.1
Tillamook 5,115 45.6% 5,568 49.6% 536 11,219 R+4.0
Union 3,450 31.8% 7,028 64.7% 382 10,860 R+32.9
Curry 4,070 37.6% 6,101 56.4% 655 10,826 R+18.8
Wasco 4,264 43.4% 5,208 52.9% 364 9,836 R+9.6
Malheur 2,256 23.0% 7,230 73.7% 321 9,807 R+50.7
Baker 2,329 30.5% 4,999 65.5% 303 7,631 R+35.0
Hood River 3,361 44.7% 3,875 51.5% 282 7,518 R+6.8
Crook 2,154 31.0% 4,504 64.7% 301 6,959 R+33.8
Jefferson 2,236 36.2% 3,675 59.6% 259 6,170 R+23.3
Wallowa 907 21.3% 3,265 76.5% 96 4,268 R+55.2
Grant 918 23.9% 2,797 72.7% 134 3,849 R+48.8
Lake 818 22.6% 2,687 74.2% 115 3,620 R+51.6
Harney 887 25.4% 2,459 70.4% 147 3,493 R+45.0
Morrow 1,016 30.8% 2,159 65.5% 120 3,295 R+34.7
Sherman 329 31.2% 695 66.0% 29 1,053 R+34.8
Gilliam 315 30.4% 692 66.9% 28 1,035 R+36.4
Wheeler 218 25.5% 603 70.4% 35 856 R+45.0

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Oregon Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Ron Wyden (D) D+14.9
2020 Jeff Merkley (D) D+17.6
2016 Ron Wyden (D) D+23.3
2014 Jeff Merkley (D) D+18.9
2010 Ron Wyden (D) D+18.0
2008 Jeff Merkley (D) D+3.4
2004 Ron Wyden (D) D+31.6
2002 Gordon Smith (R) R+16.6
1998 Ron Wyden (D) D+27.3
1996 Gordon Smith (R) R+3.9
1992 Bob Packwood (R) R+5.6
1990 Mark O. Hatfield (R) R+7.5
1986 Bob Packwood (R) R+26.9
1984 Mark O. Hatfield (R) R+33.1
1980 Bob Packwood (R) R+8.1
1978 Mark Hatfield (R) R+23.4
1974 Bob Packwood (R) R+10.8
1972 Mark Hatfield (R) R+7.6
1968 Bob Packwood (R) R+0.4
1966 Mark Hatfield (R) R+3.5
1962 Wayne Morse (D) D+8.3
1960 Maurine Neuberger (D) D+9.2
1956 Wayne Morse (D) D+8.4
1954 Richard Neuberger (D) D+0.4
1950 Wayne Morse (R) R+51.6
1948 Guy Cordon (R) R+20.1
1944 Wayne Morse (R) R+21.4
1942 Charles McNary (R) R+54.1
1938 Rufus C. Holman (R) R+9.7
1936 Charles McNary (R) R+1.4
1932 Frederick Steiwer (R) R+13.9
1930 Charles McNary (R) R+30.1
1926 Frederick Steiwer (R) R+3.4
1924 Charles McNary (R) R+41.3
1920 Robert Stanfield (R) R+7.2
1918 Charles McNary (R) R+11.9
1914 George Chamberlain (D) D+9.5