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1996Final results

1996 election for Oregon Senate District 8

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Thomas Andrew Wilde (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Michael A. Fitz (R) by 28.7 points.

Thomas Andrew WildeDemocrat · winner
64.3%20,484
Michael A. FitzRepublican
35.7%11,357
31,841 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+56.81984D+27.91992D+28.71996R+9.32002R+18.22006R+10.22010

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