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Elections in Oregon |
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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, is running for a fourth term. [1]
Oregon is generally considered to be a strongly blue state at the federal and state levels, 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 defeating then-incumbent Gordon Smith, and was re-elected twice, in 2014 and 2020.
Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Jeff Merkley (D) | $4,045,046 | $3,185,575 | $4,665,032 |
Source: Federal Election Commission [5] |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Inside Elections [7] | Solid D | August 12, 2025 |
The Cook Political Report [8] | Solid D | August 18, 2025 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] | Safe D | August 12, 2025 |
Race To The WH [10] | Safe D | September 4, 2025 |
Official campaign websites