1998Final results
1998 election for Oregon's 3rd District
U.S. House · Oregon
Earl Blumenauer (D) won with 83.9% of the vote, defeating Bruce Alexander Knight (Lib) by 74.7 points.
Earl BlumenauerDemocrat · winner
83.9%153,889
Bruce Alexander KnightLibertarian
9.2%16,930
Walter F. "walt" BrownSocialist
5.6%10,199
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.3%2,333
183,351 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 1998
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 BlumenauerNo Republican
$319.3K
Raised by the campaign
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$237.6K
Spent by the campaign
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$106.5K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998