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1996 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election?

Earl Blumenauer won the 1996 Oregon U.S. House District 3 Election. Earl Blumenauer received 165,922 popular votes (66.93%). The main challenger was Scott Bruun (26.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Blumenauer and Bruun

Blumenauer +40.6 pts · won by 100,663 votes
Earl BlumenauerDemocraticWINNER66.93%
165,922 votes
Scott BruunRepublican26.32%
65,259 votes
Joe KeatingGreen3.74%
9,274 votes
Bruce Alexander KnightLibertarian1.8%
4,474 votes
Victoria P. Guillebeausocialist0.99%
2,449 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.