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1996 Oregon U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Oregon U.S. House District 2 Election?

Robert F. Smith won the 1996 Oregon U.S. House District 2 Election. Robert F. Smith received 164,062 popular votes (61.66%). The main challenger was Mike Dugan (36.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Dugan

Smith +25.1 pts · won by 66,867 votes
Robert F. SmithRepublicanWINNER61.66%
164,062 votes
Mike DuganDemocratic36.53%
97,195 votes
Frank WiseLibertarian1.72%
4,581 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.