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1996Final results

1996 election for Oregon House District 9

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Tom Brian (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Joanne Nordling (D) by 11.7 points.

Tom BrianRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%13,815
41.8%10,800
Bob BledsoeIndependent
4.8%1,237
25,852 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+18.21988D+6.51990R+6.91992R+11.71996R+16.21998R+41.32000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Tom Brian (R)Joanne Nordling (D)

Also on the ballot: Bob Bledsoe (Independent), 4.8%