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1996 Oregon U.S. Senate Election

Oregon · 7 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Oregon U.S. Senate Election?

Gordon H. Smith won the 1996 Oregon U.S. Senate Election. Gordon H. Smith received 677,336 popular votes (49.8%). The main challenger was Tom Bruggere (45.9%).

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

Smith +3.9 pts · won by 52,966 votes
Gordon H. SmithRepublicanWINNER49.8%
677,336 votes
Tom BruggereDemocratic45.9%
624,370 votes
Brent ThompsonReform1.5%
20,381 votes
Gary KutcherGreen1.04%
14,193 votes
Paul MohnLibertarian0.93%
12,697 votes
Christopher PhelpsSocialist0.4%
5,426 votes
Michael L. HoyesNatural Law0.33%
4,425 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified August 15, 2026.