1896 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election

Oregon · 4 candidates · See every 1896 U.S. House race

Who won the 1896 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election?

Thomas Tongue won the 1896 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election. Thomas Tongue received 19,355 popular votes (40.39%). The main challenger was W S Vanderburg (40.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Tongue and Vanderburg

Tongue +0.1 pts · won by 63 votes
19,355 votes
W S Vanderburgpopulist40.26%
19,292 votes
7,914 votes
N C Christensonprohibition2.83%
1,356 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified August 15, 2026.