1996 United States Senate election in Oregon

1996 United States Senate election in Oregon
	County results ; Smith: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Bruggere: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Mark Hatfield; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Gordon H. Smith; Republican

The 1996 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Mark Hatfield decided to retire after thirty years in the Senate. Oregon State Senate President Gordon H. Smith, who had run for the Senate earlier that year, won the Republican primary, while businessman Tom Bruggere won a contested Democratic primary. The contest between Smith and Bruggere was one of the toughest that year, but ultimately, Smith was able to keep the seat in the Republican column and defeated Bruggere by a narrow margin. This is the last time that a Senate candidate was elected to the United States Senate in Oregon at the same time that a presidential candidate of the opposite party won Oregon.