1996 Election Results for Oregon -- RightDataUSA.com

County	Turnout	Ron Wyden (D)		Gordon Smith (R)		Karen Shilling (American Independent)		Gene Nanni (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Baker	52%	1,985	31.3%	4,010	63.2%	138	2.2%	76	1.2%	140	2.2%	-2,025	6,349
Benton	50%	15,317	52.0%	12,531	42.6%	408	1.4%	310	1.1%	864	2.9%	2,786	29,430
Clackamas	56%	63,610	49.1%	60,650	46.8%	2,001	1.5%	1,569	1.2%	1,731	1.3%	2,960	129,561
Clatsop	52%	7,239	52.8%	5,709	41.6%	282	2.1%	164	1.2%	324	2.4%	1,530	13,718
Columbia	54%	8,004	49.6%	7,003	43.4%	394	2.4%	251	1.6%	500	3.1%	1,001	16,152
Coos	50%	9,179	38.7%	12,256	51.7%	732	3.1%	423	1.8%	1,127	4.8%	-3,077	23,717
Crook	48%	1,862	30.9%	3,780	62.7%	169	2.8%	69	1.1%	149	2.5%	-1,918	6,029
Curry	57%	3,278	35.0%	5,230	55.8%	344	3.7%	177	1.9%	342	3.6%	-1,952	9,371
Deschutes	50%	13,548	36.6%	20,644	55.7%	1,022	2.8%	608	1.6%	1,228	3.3%	-7,096	37,050
Douglas	51%	10,767	28.8%	22,934	61.4%	1,668	4.5%	597	1.6%	1,357	3.6%	-12,167	37,323
Gilliam	65%	286	32.0%	561	62.8%	22	2.5%	4	0.4%	21	2.3%	-275	894
Grant	57%	762	23.0%	2,312	69.8%	81	2.4%	51	1.5%	105	3.2%	-1,550	3,311
Harney	52%	738	26.0%	1,935	68.1%	51	1.8%	42	1.5%	75	2.6%	-1,197	2,841
Hood River	49%	3,099	46.4%	3,155	47.2%	146	2.2%	74	1.1%	208	3.1%	-56	6,682
Jackson	48%	22,497	37.1%	33,407	55.1%	2,231	3.7%	1,082	1.8%	1,378	2.3%	-10,910	60,595
Jefferson	45%	1,842	35.1%	3,038	58.0%	153	2.9%	56	1.1%	153	2.9%	-1,196	5,242
Josephine	49%	7,573	28.5%	16,143	60.7%	1,524	5.7%	581	2.2%	773	2.9%	-8,570	26,594
Klamath	45%	5,264	26.0%	13,355	66.0%	860	4.3%	343	1.7%	409	2.0%	-8,091	20,231
Lake	54%	630	21.5%	2,128	72.7%	87	3.0%	38	1.3%	46	1.6%	-1,498	2,929
Lane	50%	61,015	51.8%	47,709	40.5%	2,947	2.5%	1,975	1.7%	4,047	3.4%	13,306	117,693
Lincoln	54%	9,190	51.6%	7,362	41.4%	386	2.2%	293	1.6%	563	3.2%	1,828	17,794
Linn	49%	12,840	36.2%	20,531	57.9%	907	2.6%	447	1.3%	744	2.1%	-7,691	35,469
Malheur	38%	1,895	23.7%	5,776	72.2%	138	1.7%	66	0.8%	121	1.5%	-3,881	7,996
Marion	48%	40,555	43.8%	45,843	49.5%	1,780	1.9%	998	1.1%	3,428	3.7%	-5,288	92,604
Morrow	43%	935	32.3%	1,823	63.0%	61	2.1%	20	0.7%	54	1.9%	-888	2,893
Multnomah	50%	161,239	66.2%	71,611	29.4%	2,914	1.2%	2,504	1.0%	5,175	2.1%	89,628	243,443
Polk	51%	9,039	41.9%	11,119	51.6%	457	2.1%	233	1.1%	715	3.3%	-2,080	21,563
Sherman	65%	317	34.6%	567	61.9%	15	1.6%	7	0.8%	10	1.1%	-250	916
Tillamook	54%	4,823	49.7%	4,215	43.5%	230	2.4%	148	1.5%	284	2.9%	608	9,700
Umatilla	42%	6,219	31.4%	12,599	63.6%	371	1.9%	183	0.9%	441	2.2%	-6,380	19,813
Union	56%	3,230	32.1%	6,264	62.3%	180	1.8%	98	1.0%	278	2.8%	-3,034	10,050
Wallowa	69%	689	18.8%	2,825	77.2%	43	1.2%	33	0.9%	70	1.9%	-2,136	3,660
Wasco	52%	4,083	45.7%	4,250	47.6%	219	2.5%	124	1.4%	251	2.8%	-167	8,927
Washington	48%	66,691	48.3%	65,558	47.5%	2,084	1.5%	1,636	1.2%	2,153	1.6%	1,133	138,122
Wheeler	62%	182	25.2%	490	68.0%	19	2.6%	10	1.4%	20	2.8%	-308	721
Yamhill	48%	11,317	41.6%	14,196	52.1%	533	2.0%	408	1.5%	771	2.8%	-2,879	27,225
TOTAL	50%	571,762	47.8%	553,538	46.3%	25,598	2.1%	15,699	1.3%	30,056	2.5%	18,224	1,196,653
Total R vote: 553,538 (46.3%) Total D vote: 571,762 (47.8%) Total Other vote: 71,353 (6.0%)
* incumbent

Campaign finance data for this election:**

Total Disbursements:		$4,243,900		$9,312,538		$3,105		$1,859
Total Receipts:		$4,256,026		$9,389,580		$3,109		$1,860
Cash on Hand:		$12,126		$77,040		$1		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$553,172		$500		$200
Loans by Candidate:		$250,000		$2,603,400		$1,000		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$2,349,604		$4,232,929		$1,609		$1,660
Party Contributions:		$33,442		$211,928		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$923,499		$1,435,721		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$695,793		$312,180		$0		$0

Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$162,006		$1,275,385		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$659,461		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$162,006		$615,924		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$4,405,906		$9,928,462		$3,105		$1,859

1996 Senate class 3, Baker County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

1,985

31.3%

Gordon Smith (R)

4,010

63.2%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

138

2.2%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1.2%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.3%

TOTAL

6,349

Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 3, Benton County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

15,317

52.0%

Gordon Smith (R)

12,531

42.6%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

408

1.4%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

310

1.1%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

203

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

235

0.8%

TOTAL

29,430

Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 3, Clackamas County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

63,610

49.1%

Gordon Smith (R)

60,650

46.8%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

2,001

1.5%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1,569

1.2%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

597

0.5%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

604

0.5%

TOTAL

129,561

Turnout: 56%

1996 Senate class 3, Clatsop County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

7,239

52.8%

Gordon Smith (R)

5,709

41.6%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

282

2.1%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

164

1.2%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.6%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.6%

TOTAL

13,718

Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 3, Columbia County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

8,004

49.6%

Gordon Smith (R)

7,003

43.4%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

394

2.4%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

251

1.6%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.6%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

100

0.6%

TOTAL

16,152

Turnout: 54%

1996 Senate class 3, Coos County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

9,179

38.7%

Gordon Smith (R)

12,256

51.7%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

732

3.1%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

423

1.8%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

215

0.9%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

189

0.8%

TOTAL

23,717

Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 3, Crook County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

1,862

30.9%

Gordon Smith (R)

3,780

62.7%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

169

2.8%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1.1%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.7%

TOTAL

6,029

Turnout: 48%

1996 Senate class 3, Curry County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

3,278

35.0%

Gordon Smith (R)

5,230

55.8%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

344

3.7%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

177

1.9%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.6%

TOTAL

9,371

Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 3, Deschutes County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

13,548

36.6%

Gordon Smith (R)

20,644

55.7%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

1,022

2.8%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

608

1.6%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

275

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

295

0.8%

TOTAL

37,050

Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 3, Douglas County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

10,767

28.8%

Gordon Smith (R)

22,934

61.4%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

1,668

4.5%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

597

1.6%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

279

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

201

0.5%

TOTAL

37,323

Turnout: 51%

1996 Senate class 3, Gilliam County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

286

32.0%

Gordon Smith (R)

561

62.8%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

2.5%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

0.4%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.6%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.2%

TOTAL

894

Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 3, Grant County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

762

23.0%

Gordon Smith (R)

2,312

69.8%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

2.4%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1.5%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

1.0%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.4%

TOTAL

3,311

Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 3, Harney County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

738

26.0%

Gordon Smith (R)

1,935

68.1%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

1.8%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1.5%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.2%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.4%

TOTAL

2,841

Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 3, Hood River County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

3,099

46.4%

Gordon Smith (R)

3,155

47.2%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

146

2.2%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1.1%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.5%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.8%

TOTAL

6,682

Turnout: 49%

1996 Senate class 3, Jackson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

22,497

37.1%

Gordon Smith (R)

33,407

55.1%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

2,231

3.7%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1,082

1.8%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

423

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

481

0.8%

TOTAL

60,595

Turnout: 48%

1996 Senate class 3, Jefferson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

1,842

35.1%

Gordon Smith (R)

3,038

58.0%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

153

2.9%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1.1%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.6%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.6%

TOTAL

5,242

Turnout: 45%

1996 Senate class 3, Josephine County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

7,573

28.5%

Gordon Smith (R)

16,143

60.7%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

1,524

5.7%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

581

2.2%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

248

0.9%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

253

1.0%

TOTAL

26,594

Turnout: 49%

1996 Senate class 3, Klamath County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

5,264

26.0%

Gordon Smith (R)

13,355

66.0%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

860

4.3%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

343

1.7%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

135

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.5%

TOTAL

20,231

Turnout: 45%

1996 Senate class 3, Lake County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

630

21.5%

Gordon Smith (R)

2,128

72.7%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

3.0%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1.3%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.4%

TOTAL

2,929

Turnout: 54%

1996 Senate class 3, Lane County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

61,015

51.8%

Gordon Smith (R)

47,709

40.5%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

2,947

2.5%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1,975

1.7%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

972

0.8%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

1,015

0.9%

TOTAL

117,693

Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 3, Lincoln County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

9,190

51.6%

Gordon Smith (R)

7,362

41.4%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

386

2.2%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

293

1.6%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

167

0.9%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

157

0.9%

TOTAL

17,794

Turnout: 54%

1996 Senate class 3, Linn County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

12,840

36.2%

Gordon Smith (R)

20,531

57.9%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

907

2.6%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

447

1.3%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

248

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

194

0.5%

TOTAL

35,469

Turnout: 49%

1996 Senate class 3, Malheur County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

1,895

23.7%

Gordon Smith (R)

5,776

72.2%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

138

1.7%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

0.8%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.3%

TOTAL

7,996

Turnout: 38%

1996 Senate class 3, Marion County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

40,555

43.8%

Gordon Smith (R)

45,843

49.5%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

1,780

1.9%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

998

1.1%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

651

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

416

0.4%

TOTAL

92,604

Turnout: 48%

1996 Senate class 3, Morrow County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

935

32.3%

Gordon Smith (R)

1,823

63.0%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

2.1%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

0.7%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.6%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.2%

TOTAL

2,893

Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 3, Multnomah County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

161,239

66.2%

Gordon Smith (R)

71,611

29.4%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

2,914

1.2%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

2,504

1.0%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

1,592

0.7%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

1,352

0.6%

TOTAL

243,443

Turnout: 50%

1996 Senate class 3, Polk County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

9,039

41.9%

Gordon Smith (R)

11,119

51.6%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

457

2.1%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

233

1.1%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

170

0.8%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

129

0.6%

TOTAL

21,563

Turnout: 51%

1996 Senate class 3, Sherman County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

317

34.6%

Gordon Smith (R)

567

61.9%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

1.6%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

0.8%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.4%

TOTAL

916

Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 3, Tillamook County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

4,823

49.7%

Gordon Smith (R)

4,215

43.5%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

230

2.4%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

148

1.5%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.9%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.6%

TOTAL

9,700

Turnout: 54%

1996 Senate class 3, Umatilla County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

6,219

31.4%

Gordon Smith (R)

12,599

63.6%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

371

1.9%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

183

0.9%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.5%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.4%

TOTAL

19,813

Turnout: 42%

1996 Senate class 3, Union County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

3,230

32.1%

Gordon Smith (R)

6,264

62.3%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

180

1.8%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1.0%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.5%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.5%

TOTAL

10,050

Turnout: 56%

1996 Senate class 3, Wallowa County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

689

18.8%

Gordon Smith (R)

2,825

77.2%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

1.2%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

0.9%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.5%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.4%

TOTAL

3,660

Turnout: 69%

1996 Senate class 3, Wasco County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

4,083

45.7%

Gordon Smith (R)

4,250

47.6%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

219

2.5%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

124

1.4%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.8%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

0.6%

TOTAL

8,927

Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 3, Washington County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

66,691

48.3%

Gordon Smith (R)

65,558

47.5%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

2,084

1.5%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1,636

1.2%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

650

0.5%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

770

0.6%

TOTAL

138,122

Turnout: 48%

1996 Senate class 3, Wheeler County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

182

25.2%

Gordon Smith (R)

490

68.0%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

2.6%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

1.4%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

0.6%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

1.1%

TOTAL

721

Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 3, Yamhill County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ron Wyden (D)

11,317

41.6%

Gordon Smith (R)

14,196

52.1%

Karen Shilling (AIP)

533

2.0%

Gene Nanni (Lbt)

408

1.5%

Vickie Valdez (Soc)

168

0.6%

Lou Gold (Pacific)

134

0.5%

TOTAL

27,225

Turnout: 48%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Ron Wyden
Total Disbursements:	$4,243,900
Total Receipts:	$4,256,026
Cash on Hand:	$12,126
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$250,000
Individual Contributions:	$2,349,604
Party Contributions:	$33,442
Other Committee Contributions:	$923,499
Other Committee Transfers:	$695,793

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$162,006
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$162,006
Net Spending:	$4,405,906

Gordon Smith
Total Disbursements:	$9,312,538
Total Receipts:	$9,389,580
Cash on Hand:	$77,040
Candidate Contributions:	$553,172
Candidate Loans:	$2,603,400
Individual Contributions:	$4,232,929
Party Contributions:	$211,928
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,435,721
Other Committee Transfers:	$312,180

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$1,275,385
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$659,461
Net Independent Expenditures:	$615,924
Net Spending:	$9,928,462

Karen Shilling
Total Disbursements:	$3,105
Total Receipts:	$3,109
Cash on Hand:	$1
Candidate Contributions:	$500
Candidate Loans:	$1,000
Individual Contributions:	$1,609
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$3,105

Gene Nanni
Total Disbursements:	$1,859
Total Receipts:	$1,860
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$200
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$1,660
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$1,859

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/OR/1996

Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election:	No Yes
State:
Congressional District: (House elections)


Map Data to Display:	Vote Margin Winner Vote Margin % Total Votes District Boundaries

Republican Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Gordon Smith	246,060	30.1%
2	Norma Paulus	98,158	12.0%	$336,988
3	Jack Roberts	29,687	3.6%	$99,841
4	John Thomas	3,272	0.4%
5	Brian Boquist	3,228	0.4%	$8,462
6	Tony Zangaro	1,638	0.2%	$1,274
7	Sam Berry	1,426	0.2%
8	Jeffrey Brady	1,160	0.1%	$3,001
9	Valentine Christian	943	0.1%
10	Robert Fenton	632	0.1%
11	Lex Loeb	508	0.1%
	Other	431,212	52.7%
TOTAL VOTES		817,924

Democrat Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Ron Wyden	212,532	26.0%	$4,243,900
2	Peter DeFazio	187,411	22.9%	$531,538
3	Anna Nevenic	11,201	1.4%
4	Michael Donnelly	8,340	1.0%
5	J.J. Van Dooremolen	2,279	0.3%
	Other	396,161	48.4%
TOTAL VOTES		817,924

1996-01-30 Senatorial Election Results for Oregon (Class 3)