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1996 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election?

Elizabeth Furse won the 1996 Oregon U.S. House District 1 Election. Elizabeth Furse received 144,588 popular votes (51.9%). The main challenger was Bill Witt (45.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Furse and Witt

Furse +6.6 pts · won by 18,442 votes
Elizabeth FurseDemocraticWINNER51.9%
144,588 votes
Bill WittRepublican45.28%
126,146 votes
Richard JohnsonLibertarian2.26%
6,310 votes
David Princsocialist0.41%
1,146 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified August 15, 2026.