1996Final results
1996 election for Oregon's 3rd District
U.S. House · Oregon
Earl Blumenauer (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Scott Bruun (R) by 40.6 points.
Earl BlumenauerDemocrat · winner
66.9%165,922
Scott BruunRepublican
26.3%65,259
Joe KeatingGreen
3.7%9,274
Bruce Alexander KnightLibertarian
1.8%4,474
Victoria P. GuillebeauSocialist
1.0%2,449
247,909 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Earl BlumenauerScott Bruun
$473.3K
Raised by the campaign
$11.4K
$448.5K
Spent by the campaign
$11.8K
$24.8K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996; FEC, through Nov 25, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996
The candidates
Earl Blumenauer (D)Scott Bruun (R)
Also on the ballot: Joe Keating (Green), 3.7%; Bruce Alexander Knight (Libertarian), 1.8%; Victoria P. Guillebeau (Socialist), 1.0%