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1996 United States Senate special election in Oregon

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Not to be confused with 1996 United States Senate election in Oregon.

The 1996 United States Senate special election in Oregon was held on January 30, 1996, to fill the seat vacated by Republican Bob Packwood, who had resigned from the Senate due to sexual misconduct allegations. Governor at the time John Kitzhaber did not appoint anyone to temporarily fill in Packwood's shoes and called for a special election on January 30, 1996.

1996 United States Senate special election in Oregon
← 1992 January 30, 1996 1998 →
 
Nominee Ron Wyden Gordon Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 571,739 553,519
Percentage 47.78% 46.26%
County results
Wyden:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Smith:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
U.S. senator before election

Vacant

 Elected U.S. Senator

Ron Wyden
Democratic

In the primaries held on December 5, 1995, Democratic U.S. Representative Ron Wyden and Republican President of the Oregon State Senate Gordon H. Smith were nominated. Wyden then defeated Smith in the general election.[1] Smith would win the regularly-scheduled election to the Senate later that year and serve alongside Wyden until 2009. Wyden's victory made him the first Democratic senator from Oregon since 1969, after Wayne Morse very narrowly lost re-election to Packwood.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Peter DeFazio, U.S. Representative[2]
  • Michael Donnelly, businessman and President of Wild Oregon Water[3]
  • Anna Nevenic, nurse and perennial candidate[4]
  • J.J.T. Van Dooremolen
  • Ron Wyden, U.S. Representative[5]

Results

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Results by county
Wyden
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
DeFazio
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Wyden 212,532 49.46%
Democratic Peter DeFazio 187,411 43.61%
Democratic Anna Nevenic 11,201 2.61%
Democratic Michael Donnelly 8,340 1.94%
Democratic Write-in Candidates 7,959 1.85%
Democratic J.J.T. Van Dooremolen 2,279 0.53%
Plurality 25,121 5.85%
Total votes 429,722 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Results by county
Smith
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon H. Smith 246,060 63.63
Republican Norma Paulus 98,158 25.38
Republican Jack Roberts 29,687 7.68
Republican John Thomas 3,272 0.85
Republican Brian Boquist 3,228 0.84
Republican Tony G. Zangaro 1,638 0.42
Republican Sam Berry 1,426 0.37
Republican Jeffrey Brady 1,160 0.3
Republican Valentine Christian 943 0.24
Republican Robert J. Fenton 632 0.16
Republican Lex Loeb 508 0.13
Majority 147,902 38.25%
Total votes 386,712 100

General election

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Results

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General election results[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Wyden 571,739 47.78%
Republican Gordon H. Smith 553,519 46.26%
American Independent Karen Shilling 25,597 2.14%
Libertarian Gene Nanni 15,698 1.31%
Independent Write-In Candidates 14,958 1.25%
Socialist Vickie Valdez 7,872 0.66%
Pacific Green Lou Gold 7,225 0.60%
Plurality 18,220 1.52%
Total votes 1,196,608 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate - Special Election Race - Jan 30, 1996".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Dec 05, 1995".
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate - Special R Primary Race - Dec 05, 1995".
  15. ^ "Content Manager WebDrawer - 1996 Special Election Official Results".
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