1996 General Election Results
| For Commissioner Position No. 1 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES |
| Jim Francesconi | 97,164 | 169 | 154 | 97,487 |
| Gail Shibley | 88,065 | 91 | 149 | 88,305 |
| Write-In Votes -- | 1,387 | |||
| Total Votes Cast for Office -- | 187,179 |
| For Commissioner Position No. 2 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES |
| Chuck Duffy | 70,542 | 144 | 110 | 70,796 |
| Erik Sten | 109,227 | 109 | 167 | 109,503 |
| Write-In Votes -- | 1,722 | |||
| Total Votes Cast for Office -- | 182,021 |
| For Commissioner Position No. 4 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES |
| Charlie Hales | 125,412 | 192 | 209 | 125,813 |
| Write-In Votes -- | 5,618 | |||
| Total Votes Cast for Office -- | 131,431 |
Mayor | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES |
| Vera Katz | 155,547 | 220 | 276 | 156,043 |
| Write-In Votes -- | 11,030 | |||
| Total Votes Cast for Office -- | 167,073 |