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The 2026 United States Senate election inOregon will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Oregon. Incumbent senator Jeff Merkley, who was re-elected with 56.9% of the vote in 2020, has announced his intention to run for a fourth term. [1]
Oregon is generally considered to be a Democratic stronghold, having not elected a Republican to the U.S. senate since 2002 (or any Republican statewide since 2016). Democrats control both U.S. Senate seats, all statewide offices, all but one seat in Oregon's U.S. House congressional delegation, and, since January 2025, hold supermajorities in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. [2] Merkley was first elected in 2008, and was re-elected twice, in 2014 and 2020.
Despite this, Republicans have been performing better in recent races, gaining seats in two of the last three legislative elections, [3] [4] and Republicans on the national level have begun to put more resources into Oregon candidates. [5] [6] [7]
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| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Inside Elections [8] | Solid D | January 17, 2025 |
| 270toWin [9] | Solid D | January 9, 2025 |
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