[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 77 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 30, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     copy of the unofficial election returns received from the 
     Honorable Phil Keisling, Secretary of State, State of Oregon, 
     indicating that, according to the incomplete results of the 
     Special Election held on May 21, 1996, the Honorable Earl 
     Blumenauer was elected to the office of Representative in 
     Congress, from the Third Congressional District, State of 
     Oregon.
           With warm regards,
     Robin H. Carle.
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                                              State of Oregon,

                                          Salem, OR, May 22, 1996.
     Hon. Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Robin: Pursuant to your request, I am faxing to you 
     the unofficial returns for the Special Election for 
     Representative in Congress in the Third Congressional 
     District as obtained from the Multnomah and Clackamas County 
     Elections. I must emphasize the fact that these returns 
     cannot be considered official since, pursuant to Oregon law, 
     the official returns are not due to the Secretary of States' 
     Office, Elections Division until June 10, 1996. Also, the 
     Elections Division has until June 20, 1996 to canvass the 
     votes and certify the election results. This notification, 
     therefore, cannot be construed as an official certification 
     as required by ORS 254.545 of the Oregon Election Laws.
       On May 21, 1996, a special election was held to elect a 
     U.S. Representative to Oregon's Third Congressional District, 
     for a term ending in January, 1997. The incomplete results, 
     as of 12:00 noon May 22, as reported by Multnomah County and 
     Clackamas County, were as follows: (see page 2)
           Sincerely,
                                                    Phil Keisling,
                                               Secretary of State.

       U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, THIRD DISTRICT, ``INCOMPLETE RESULTS''      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Multnomah    Clackamas 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Blumenauer, 50,125 equal......................       46,135        3,990
Brunelle, 17,085 equal........................       14,725        2,360
Keating, 2,916 equal..........................        2,703          213
Guillebeau, 1,604 equal.......................        1,501          103
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Absentees still to be counted as of 12:00 noon, May 22, 
     1996:

Multnomah Co. estimated to count.................................22,500
Clackamas Co. estimated to count..................................4,000
                                                               ________

  Total..........................................................26,500

       Final Certification of the election, as required under 
     Oregon law, must occur no later than June 20, 1996.

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