1996Final results
1996 election for Oregon Senate District 23
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Bill Fisher (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Donald A. Dole (D) by 30.6 points.
Bill FisherRepublican · winner
65.3%27,609
Donald A. DoleDemocrat
34.7%14,673
42,282 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET