1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Oregon's 5th District
U.S. House · Oregon
Darlene Hooley (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Bunn (R) by 5.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Darlene HooleyDemocrat · winner
51.2%139,521
Jim BunnRepublican
46.0%125,409
Lawrence Kinght DuquesneLibertarian
1.9%5,191
Trey SmithSocialist
0.8%2,124
272,636 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.
Darlene HooleyJim Bunn
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$573.7K
$1M
Spent by the campaign
$553.7K
$1.7K
Cash on hand
$2.8K
Other candidates' campaigns: Lawrence Kinght Duquesne $1.9K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996
The candidates
Darlene Hooley (D)Jim Bunn (R)
Also on the ballot: Lawrence Kinght Duquesne (Libertarian), 1.9%; Trey Smith (Socialist), 0.8%