1996 Primary Election Results
| For Commissioner Position No. 1 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES |
| Bob Bennett | 4,780 | 12 | 12 | 4,808 |
| Bob Bloodgood | 3,557 | 6 | 11 | 3,574 |
| Jim Francesconi | 27,941 | 54 | 37 | 28,032 |
| Jada Mae Langloss | 1,026 | 0 | 5 | 1,031 |
| Peter S. Nilsson | 1,397 | 5 | 3 | 1,405 |
| Dale E. Sherbourne | 2,344 | 8 | 4 | 2,356 |
| Gail Shibley | 27,631 | 47 | 31 | 27,709 |
| Erik Sten | 20,616 | 16 | 30 | 20,662 |
| Write-In Votes -- | 400 | |||
| Total Votes Cast for Office -- | 89,977 |
| For Commissioner Position No. 4 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES |
| Charlie Hales | 46,900 | 85 | 73 | 47,048 |
| Paul McCoy | 25,028 | 19 | 29 | 25,076 |
| Tom O'Connor | 11,413 | 33 | 25 | 11,461 |
| Write-In Votes -- | 741 | |||
| Total Votes Cast for Office -- | 84,336 |
For Mayor | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES |
| Michael Beaudin | 2,921 | 0 | 10 | 2,931 |
| Tom Cropper | 3,800 | 10 | 8 | 3,818 |
| Robert L. Forthan | 1,087 | 5 | 1 | 1,090 |
| Vera Katz | 76,911 | 116 | 111 | 77,138 |
| Lex Loeb | 2,321 | 5 | 5 | 2,331 |
| Paul Shene III | 801 | 0 | 2 | 803 |
| Bill Spidal | 5,925 | 16 | 9 | 5,950 |
| Write-In Votes -- | 961 | |||
| Total Votes Cast for Office -- | 95,022 |
Measure 26-39 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES |
| Yes | 40,387 | 103 | 82 | 4,0572 |
| No | 57,173 | 63 | 69 | 57,305 |
| Total Votes Cast for Measure -- | 97,877 |